Date Posted: Wednesday February 17, 2016 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. PRESIDENT’S AWARD: Recognizing Editors Canada’s stellar volunteers2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Sara Scharf3. ACTIVE VOICE: French story pitches wanted4. CERTIFICATION: Making global connections5. PARTNER DISCOUNTS: A new eTutorial and leadership conferences6. MEMBER NEWS: Promote yourself7. NEC: Notes from your national executive council 1. PRESIDENT’S […]
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Date Posted: Sunday January 24, 2016 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
Happy New Year from the Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada)! The last champagne cork has been popped and it’s back to business. January is when many of us take stock, set goals and plan for the future. While your membership in Editors Canada probably won’t motivate you to hit the gym, it can help […]
Date Posted: Friday January 1, 2016 News type: Member news
Congratulations to Nancy Cassidy (Editors Nova Scotia) on her recently released, self-published book, Quickies: Writing Short Fiction for the Romance Market. This book details Nancy’s “Short Plot Method” of development and is available in paperback or ebook format from most distributors. For more information, visit Nancy’s website.
Date Posted: Thursday December 17, 2015 News type: Association , Members-only news
Dear members and affiliates, It’s hard to believe the New Year is just around the corner. In the six months since I joined the Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) as executive director, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with many of you across the country. As 2015 comes to a close, I’d […]
Date Posted: Wednesday December 16, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. IN MEMORIAM: Janis Barr2. TOM FAIRLEY AWARD: Submit your nomination3. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Anissa Bouyahi4. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS: PES review under way5. CERTIFICATION: How would you test an editor’s skills?6. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!7. NATIONAL OFFICE: Holiday closure 1. IN MEMORIAM: […]
Date Posted: Monday December 14, 2015 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
Your Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) national executive council met in Ottawa on November 28-29 for our final quarterly meeting of 2015. What did you talk about? We continued the work we started in September and reviewed the budget for the year ahead. As always, we want to provide as many member services as […]
Date Posted: Tuesday December 1, 2015 News type: Member news
Editors Ottawa-Gatineau member Lynn Gauker has published On the Seventh Day under the pseudonym Elizabeth Celestine. This novel is now available in paperback format. Visit America Star Books for a synopsis of the book or to purchase it online.
Date Posted: Wednesday November 18, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. TOM FAIRLEY AWARD: Submit your nomination2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Marie-Ève Laroche3. WRITE FOR EDITORS CANADA: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé4. BRANCH NEWS: NCR is now Editors Ottawa–Gatineau5. PARL: A milestone for francophone editors in Canada6. CERTIFICATION: One step closer to computer […]
Date Posted: Sunday November 1, 2015 News type: Member news
Editors British Columbia member Karen Autio is delighted to announce the publication by Sono Nis Press of her book Kah-Lan the Adventurous Sea Otter, illustrated by Sheena Lott and edited by Laura Peetoom and Dawn Loewen (Dawn is a member of Editors Saskatchewan). This chapter book is written from the point of view of a young sea otter […]
Date Posted: Monday October 19, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Registration closes October 232. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Ann Kennedy3. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé4. SO YOU WANT TO BE AN EDITOR: New edition now available5. CONNECT ONLINE: Join us in the Editors Canada private Facebook group6. CONFERENCE 2016: Speaker […]
Date Posted: Monday October 19, 2015 News type: News release , Publications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, October 19, 2015—Editors Canada has launched a revised edition of its popular career guide, So You Want to Be an Editor. First published in 1991, So You Want to Be an Editor offers aspiring editors an inside look at the editing profession in Canada and an overview of the path to launching an editing career. […]
Date Posted: Friday September 25, 2015 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
Your national executive council (NEC) held its third-quarter meeting in Montreal on September 19–20. The minutes will be posted on the Editors Canada website once they are approved. In the meantime, here’s a summary. What did you talk about and what decisions did you make? It was a jam-packed agenda: 50 items! Amazingly, we got through it […]
Date Posted: Thursday September 17, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Enhance your career2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: David Hedley3. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé4. CONFERENCE 2016: What’s your conference wish list?5. NEC: Notes from your national executive council6. MEMBER NEWS: Promote yourself 1. CERTIFICATION: Enhance your career Looking for […]
Date Posted: Thursday August 20, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Q & A2. PARL: French editing proficiency information teleconference August 263. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Joanna Odrowaz4. MARKETING: Acquisitions and writing opportunities5. PUBLICATIONS: Editing Canadian English 3 and Editorial Niches now available6. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!7. WEB: @editors.ca and @reviseurs.ca email sending problems 1. […]
Date Posted: Saturday August 1, 2015 News type: Member news
BC branch member Sharon McInnis will be teaching an online proofreading course for the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). This is Sharon’s first online course, so wish her luck!
Date Posted: Monday July 20, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates from Editors Canada In this issue: 1. CERTIFICATION: Develop your game plan2. PARL: French editing proficiency information sessions3. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Catherine Baudin4. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé5. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!6. PUBLICATIONS: Editorial Niches available soon7. CONFERENCE 2015: Editing Goes Global recaps and handouts now […]
Date Posted: Friday July 17, 2015 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, July 17, 2015—Editors Canada has announced that Calgary-based editor Christine Beevis Trickett is the recipient of the 2015 Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award. Beevis Trickett has been a member and active volunteer of Editors Canada for almost 15 years. She was a founding member of the association’s Nova Scotia twig, where she […]
Date Posted: Wednesday July 1, 2015 News type: Member news
NCR branch member Gael Spivak was recently profiled by her employer, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, in its annual Day in the Life employee profiles. Each year, a few employees (out of 7,000) are selected as examples of model public servants and their profiles are published during National Public Service Week. From the communications about the profiles: […]
Date Posted: Tuesday June 30, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE: Wrapping the first international conference of editors2. AGM: Members vote to ratify governance changes3. ELECTIONS: New national executive council and national committee chairs4. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Amy Haagsma5. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!6. CERTIFICATION: Members […]
Date Posted: Thursday June 25, 2015 News type: Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 25, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada is transitioning to the Editors Canada brand this year. As of July 1, 2015, we will begin using the Editors Canada style name in all new national communications. The legal name of the association will not change. It remains Editors’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs. The shorter […]
Date Posted: Monday June 22, 2015 News type: Member news
We are sad to announce the passing of John Eerkes-Medrano of Victoria, BC, on Monday, June 15. John was a long-time member of the association (first joining in 1981), a former national executive council member, and a two-time winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence (1984 and 1997). He was involved in the […]
Date Posted: Tuesday June 16, 2015 News type: Awards , News release
Toronto, June 16, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced that Grace Yaginuma of Vancouver, BC, is the winner of the 2014 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Yaginuma was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on A Discerning Eye: The Walter C. Koerner Collection of European Ceramics by Carol E. Mayer (Figure 1 Publishing). The award was presented […]
Date Posted: Wednesday June 10, 2015 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Banville to the position of executive director, effective June 15. Banville, a fluently bilingual not-for-profit executive originally from Montreal, will work with volunteers from across the country and with association staff to achieve EAC’s mission to develop […]
Date Posted: Monday June 1, 2015 News type: Member news
BC branch member Cheryl Cohen has released her bluesy multi-genre debut CD, Love & Exile. Cheryl is a former career newspaper journalist (The Globe and Mail, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald) who has been freelancing, mainly as a book editor, since 1997. She started writing songs on her guitar in 2004, after moving to Salt Spring Island, BC. Her singer-songwriter website has more […]