Date Posted: Sunday June 27, 2021 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 28, 2021—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced it will not present the Karen Virag Award in 2021 due to a lack of nominations. This marks the first year the award will not be presented since it was created in 2014 and first awarded in 2016. “Editors Canada […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 28, 2021—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has awarded the inaugural Equity Fellowship to three recipients. 2021 Equity Fellowship Recipients Shamaila Anjum (Calgary, Alberta) (not pictured)Alicia Elliott (Brantford, Ontario)Lola Opatayo (Burnaby, British Columbia) The Editors Canada Equity Fellowship is designed to support editors who have traditionally been excluded by […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 28, 2021—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Lindsay Hobbs of Minden, Ontario, is the recipient of the 2021 Claudette Upton Scholarship. First awarded in 2010, the scholarship is a $1,000 cash award intended to support continuing professional development in editing. For Hobbs, books, reading and writing have always […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 28, 2021—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Shirarose Wilensky of Port Moody, British Columbia, is the winner of the 2021 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Wilensky was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi (Arsenal Pulp Press). The 2021 […]
Date Posted: Monday May 31, 2021 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 1, 2021—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced the finalists for the 2021 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The Tom Fairley Award is presented annually by Editors Canada to an exceptional editor who played an important role in the success of a project completed in English or […]
Date Posted: Monday April 26, 2021 News type: Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, April 27, 2021—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) is pleased to announce a new annual fellowship designed to support editors who have traditionally been excluded by the publishing and editing industries, including editors who are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour), 2SLGBTQIA+, neurodivergent and disabled. Presented for the first time in […]
Date Posted: Monday June 22, 2020 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 22, 2020—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has presented 5 national awards, including $4,400 in prize money, to 11 recipients. Editors Canada’s annual awards recognize exceptional editors for their talent and dedication. The association supports the professional development of editors throughout their careers, and is proud to honour the outstanding editors […]
Date Posted: Sunday June 21, 2020 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 22, 2020—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Alexandra Peace of Canning, Nova Scotia, is the recipient of the 2020 Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award. Many volunteer projects are not visible to Editors Canada members, but are vitally important to the healthy existence of the association. One such position […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 22, 2020—Greg Ioannou of Toronto, Ontario, is the winner of the 2020 Karen Virag Award. This award, which comes with a $400 prize, recognizes exceptional efforts by an individual or organization to raise the profile of editing in their community. Virag, a highly accomplished member of the Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 22, 2020—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Amanda Lewis of Vancouver, British Columbia, is the winner of the 2020 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Lewis was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on Indigenous Relations: Insights, Tips & Suggestions to Make Reconciliation a Reality by Bob Joseph with Cynthia F. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 22, 2020—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced Naomi Racz of Markham, Ontario, is the recipient of the 2020 Claudette Upton Scholarship. First awarded in 2010, the scholarship is a $1,000 cash award intended to support continuing professional development in editing. Racz began writing at the age of seven. “Throughout my childhood […]
Date Posted: Monday May 18, 2020 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 19, 2020—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced the finalists for the 2020 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The Tom Fairley Award is presented annually by Editors Canada to an exceptional editor who played an important role in the success of a project completed in English or […]
Date Posted: Monday June 10, 2019 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has presented 5 national awards, including $4,400 in prize money, to 12 recipients. The awards were presented during the association’s 40th anniversary conference on Saturday, June 8, at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax. Editors Canada’s annual awards recognize exceptional editors for their talent and […]
Date Posted: Sunday June 9, 2019 News type: Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Donna L. Dawson of Aurora, Ontario, is the recipient of the 2019 Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award. Dawson was recognized for 10 years of steadfast, reliable and highly skilled support to the association’s landmark professional certification program. During her time working […]
Date Posted: Sunday June 9, 2019 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—Iva Cheung of New Westminster, British Columbia, is the winner of the 2019 Karen Virag Award. This award, which comes with a $400 prize, recognizes exceptional efforts by an individual or organization to raise the profile of editing in their community. Virag, a highly accomplished member of the Editors’ Association of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Jennifer Croll of Vancouver, British Columbia, is the winner of the 2019 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. (Photo credit Rebecca Blissett) Croll was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography by Andrea Warner (Greystone Books). The award was […]
Poet finds magic in nurturing the written word FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Margo LaPierre of Russell, Ontario, is the recipient of the 2019 Claudette Upton Scholarship. The award was presented at the awards banquet of Editors Canada’s 40th anniversary conference in Halifax on Saturday, June 8. The scholarship […]
Date Posted: Sunday May 26, 2019 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 27, 2019—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced the finalists for the 2019 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. In 2019, Editors Canada will present the Tom Fairley Award for the 35th time. The 2019 award recognizes an exceptional editor who played an important role on a project published […]
Date Posted: Sunday May 27, 2018 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 28, 2018—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has presented 5 national awards, including $4,400 in prize money, to 15 recipients. The ceremony took place at the association’s awards banquet on Saturday, May 26, at the Radisson Hotel Saskatoon. The Editors Canada awards banquet is an annual celebration recognizing exceptional editors for […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 28, 2018—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Tamra Ross of Calgary, Alberta, is the recipient of the 2018 Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award. For more than a decade Ross has contributed her time and skill to Editors Canada. She got her start as the designer of the association’s […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 28, 2018—James Harbeck of Toronto, Ontario, is the winner of the 2018 Karen Virag Award, which recognizes exceptional efforts by an individual or organization to raise the profile of editing in their community. The award comes with a $400 cash prize and is named for a highly accomplished member of the Editors’ […]
Focus on fine detail in poetry studies leads to editing career FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 28, 2018—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Letitia Henville of Vancouver, British Columbia, is the recipient of the 2018 Claudette Upton Scholarship. The award was presented at the annual Editors Canada awards banquet in Saskatoon on Saturday, May 26. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 28, 2018—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced that Gilles Vilasco of Montreal, Quebec, is the winner of the 2018 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Vilasco was awarded the $2,000 prize for his work on Le repos Saint-François d’Assise : 100 ans d’accompagnement, l’assurance d’une pérennité (Cimetière Le repos Saint‐François d’Assise). The award […]
Date Posted: Wednesday May 9, 2018 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 10, 2018—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) has announced the finalists for the 2018 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The Tom Fairley Award recognizes an editor’s outstanding contribution to a work published in Canada in English or French in the award year. The $2,000 grand prize will be […]