Our call for webinar proposals is now open!
Editors Canada invites all experienced industry leaders to submit webinar proposals on the topics below for the 2026–2027 cycle. Members and non-members of Editors Canada are welcome to apply. We offer competitive rates of pay to all webinar presenters.
The topics are organized into different streams that we hope to offer during this cycle. We are also open to other suggestions.
Fundamentals
- Communication
- Acquisitions editing
- Manuscript evaluation
- Production editing
- Coaching
- Fact-checking
- Plagiarism
- Narrative structure
- Localization
- Accessibility
- Glossaries
- Formatting in Word
- Adobe InDesign basics for editors
- Editing data/tables/formulas
Developing Editing Skills
- Structural editing
- Stylistic editing
- Copy editing
- Proofreading
Marketing Your Editing Skills
- How to market to government clients
- How to write successful tenders for public work
- How to prepare winning STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) proposals
- How to grow your fiction editing business
- How to grow your developmental editing for creative non-fiction business
- How to network and cultivate contacts
- What skills publishing houses look for in their editors, both in-house and freelance
- How editors can prepare themselves for in-house job opportunities
General Interest
- Tools for editors
- The editing process for non-editors (e.g. writers)
- The business of editing
- Niche editing (including genres such as medicine, manga, annual reports, poetry and screenplays, and skills such as indexing and obtaining permissions)
This submission cycle, we will offer an increased rate of pay to presenters who propose webinars on the following topics:
The Cutting Edge Editor
- How to edit misinformation
- Copyright for editors
- Editing web content
- AI for editing, publishing and writing
- Current legal or ethical considerations for editors
- Inclusive language and editing
- Expectations of ongoing professional development
- Project management and organizational skills for editors
- How editors should work with each other
- Conscious language
- Accessibility
- New software, applications, websites or tools for editors
- New careers for editors in the age of AI
The French Editor
Any French webinars on the topics listed throughout this email will also be eligible for an increased presenter fee. Feel free to share this opportunity with your French-speaking colleagues.
Direct Commissions
This year, we are also looking for specific titles to add to our programming. If you are qualified to lead a course in one of the following areas, please complete a proposal and include your qualifications in your bio:
- Editing your personal digital archive: how to organize and manage your photos, emails and other virtual items
- Editing video games
- Newsroom editing
- Fact-checking for news editors
- Introduction to web editing
- Introduction to editing film and TV scripts
- Introduction to the publishing process for editors
- Introduction to knowledge management
- Introduction to manuscript evaluation
Panels and Roundtables
In addition to our informative and instructive series of webinars, we are also introducing panels and roundtables into our training offerings. The purpose of this type of training is to generate an hour-long discussion on a given topic from three professionals with different expertise. For example, a successful panel on strategic pricing would include speakers with different specializations and levels of experience. An Editors Canada representative will host each panel or roundtable by introducing each speaker and managing technical operations. Please ensure that one participating speaker is prepared to lead the discussion and moderate throughout.
Below is a list of topics we are interested in seeing, but as always, we are open to suggestions.
- General concerns about the editing and writing industry in Canada
- Newsroom editing
- Misinformation in editing
- AI in the editing and writing industry
- Finding work as an editor
- Diversity, inclusion and accessibility best practices
- Strategic pricing in the changing market
- Essential editing software
- Growing your client base
- In-house editing
- Freelance editing
- Academic editing
Those wishing to present a panel or roundtable should submit a group proposal with one representative identified as the contact for the group.
Join us at our 2026 Virtual Training Day, Issues in Editing!
A number of proposals will be selected for inclusion in our virtual training day, a conference-style day-long event consisting of panels, webinars and networking sessions. Access to the full event will be available at a discounted rate. Each webinar will also be available for purchase individually at our regular webinar rates. Each panel will be available at adjusted rates. Networking events will only be available to attendees of the full training day event. This event will be held virtually via Zoom in October.
Apply
All experienced presenters with expertise on the above topics are welcome to apply by completing the Editors Canada webinar proposal form.
The deadline for proposals is July 20, 2026.
Please feel free to pass along this email to others.
If your webinar proposal is selected, we will contact you regarding contract and compensation. We will respond to all submissions within five weeks of the deadline.
Send any questions to info@editors.ca.
Editors26 session recordings are available for purchase for a limited time!
Recordings of individual conference sessions and full conference packages are now available for purchase until August 31, 2026.
Individual sessions and full conference packages are available. As usual, members of Editors Canada will receive virtual conference materials at a discounted rate.
The full conference package includes 38 single-hour conference sessions and access to our virtual networking groups.
Individual Sessions
- Members: $42
- Non-members: $70
Full Conference Package
- Members: $279
- Non-members: $379
- Students: $159
Visit the conference website to purchase streaming access to the recorded conference sessions now.