Date Posted: Thursday February 10, 2011 News type: Association , News release , Statements
Re: What real editors really do (and why writers should avoid freelancers)Published in The Globe and Mail on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Russell Smith confuses two things: types of editing, and whether the editor is freelance or in-house. The various editorial steps a manuscript can go through are pretty much as Russell describes: acquisitions (deciding which books to […]
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Date Posted: Saturday December 19, 2009 News type: Association
Fiscal year 2007 was a difficult one financially for the association, with some significant revenue shortfalls. You’ll find full details in the association’s annual report, which will be available in early May. Recent initiatives taken by the national executive council in response to this include creating an EAC/ACR CafePress shop, launching a membership drive (2,008 in […]
Date Posted: Saturday December 19, 2009 News type: Association , News release
Marta Horban, EAC’s executive director, has left the association to pursue other opportunities. Carolyn Burke, who brings considerable management experience to the position, will be our interim director. She will ably oversee EAC’s finances and operations while the search is underway for a new executive director. More information about Carolyn is available at http://www.integrityincorporated.com/management.aspx. If you […]
In October we let members know EAC had begun to pursue contracts to provide a full range of editing-related services to government agencies. If successful, these contracts would result in more work for the association’s members. We’re thrilled to announce that after reviewing a bid submitted by 10 EAC members on behalf of the association, the […]