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Member news: April 2018

Date Posted: Sunday April 1, 2018 News type: Member news

Lisa Carter, a member from Editors Ottawa-Gatineau, was awarded the Gulf Coast Prize in Translation 2018 for an excerpt from Spanish into English of the novel Tiempo de ser by Chilean-Canadian author Camila Reimers.

Member news: March 2018

Date Posted: Thursday March 1, 2018 News type: Member news

Suzanne Nussey, an emeritus member from Editors Ottawa–Gatineau, recently took second place in Prairie Fire’s 2017 Creative Non-Fiction Contest. Her short memoir, “A Recent History of Fear in North America,” will be published in the summer issue of Prairie Fire in early July 2018.

Member news: February 2018

Date Posted: Thursday February 1, 2018 News type: Member news

Editors Ottawa-Gatineau member Pierrette Brousseau was asked by the House of Commons to create a style guide for the 6,000+ footnotes (in each language) of the Third Edition of the House of Commons Procedure and Practice. They wanted a style guide based on the principles of the Chicago Manual of Style, the Canadian Style and the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (because […]

In Memoriam: Francess Halpenny

Date Posted: Monday January 8, 2018 News type: Member news

We are sad to announce the passing of long-time Editors Toronto member Francess Halpenny. Francess died in Toronto on Monday, December 25, 2017, at the age of 98. She was made an honorary life member of the association in 1988 in recognition of her contributions to the profession. From 1969 to 1988, Francess was general […]

Member news: December 2017

Date Posted: Friday December 1, 2017 News type: Member news

Editors Nova Scotia member Valerie Mansour is editor of the just-released Nova Scotia Cookery, Then & Now: Modern Interpretations of Heritage Recipes. The book is based on an online exhibition of recipes dating back to the 1700s at the Nova Scotia Archives. Valerie and the Archives staff selected 83 recipes for the book, which were then matched with […]

Member news: November 2017

Date Posted: Wednesday November 1, 2017 News type: Member news

Editors Quebec/Atlantic Canada member Virginia (Ginny) McGowan, PhD, is the lead co-author of “Helping women get on TRACK: Building resilience through a business mentoring program for women entrepreneurs in Prince Edward Island.” The article, which she co-authored with Hannah Bell, appears in the scholarly publication From black horses to white steeds: Building community resilience. This edited collection […]

Member news: September 2017

Date Posted: Friday September 1, 2017 News type: Member news

Editors Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph member Carolyn Wilker has had her picture book, Harry’s Trees, published for a general market by Angel Hope Publishing. The project began as a legacy for her father, who died in May of 2016. It reflects his interest in and care for the environment, and especially trees. Harry’s Trees is a delight for young readers as they […]

Member news: June 2017

Date Posted: Thursday June 1, 2017 News type: Member news

Editors Toronto member Marnie Lamb has had her first novel published. The History of Hilary Hambrushina, published by Iguana Books, tells the story of 12-year-old Hilary. Hilary has one goal for her first year in junior high: to become popular. But her plans are turned upside down when her best friend leaves for the summer and a quirky […]

Member news: April 2017

Date Posted: Saturday April 1, 2017 News type: Member news

Editors British Columbia member Sheila Cameron is the author of Shine Bright: Live A Supernova Life. This non-fiction work, published by Catch Our Drift Productions, is now available through all sales channels. Cameron worked through the final drafts of this book with fellow Editors British Columbia member Erin Parker, who provided substantive and stylistic editing services. Sheila Cameron is […]

Member news: March 2017

Date Posted: Wednesday March 1, 2017 News type: Member news

Editing Globally is an international editorial collective, launched by long-time Editors Canada members Janet MacMillan (Editors Toronto) and Madeline Koch (Editors Toronto), along with three other colleagues—Kelly Lamb in Toronto, Katherine Trail in Scotland and Etty Payne in England. It provides seamless and thorough editorial services to clients around the world. The five members have supported each other, referred […]

Member news: February 2017

Date Posted: Wednesday February 1, 2017 News type: Member news

Editors Newfoundland and Labrador member Diana Newton was featured in the Winter Issue of Tracking Changes, the American Copy Editors Society’s award-winning journal. The blurb about her is entitled “67 countries and 23 long-distance moves” and features a photo of Diana (together with her Chocolate Labrador Retriever) against the backdrop of her coastal Newfoundland village.

Member news: December 2016

Date Posted: Thursday December 1, 2016 News type: Member news

In November, Sandra Gravel (Editors Quebec/Atlantic Canada) published Entrepreneurs : Soignez vos écrits – Améliorez vos affaires. This book is intended to help the self-employed, microentrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who write their own business copy to improve the overall quality of their text, and correct common mistakes. The cover and layout for this book were created by 3C Publications, […]

Member news: November 2016

Date Posted: Tuesday November 1, 2016 News type: Member news

Editors British Columbia member Lana Okerlund has joined West Coast Editorial Associates, LLP. For nearly 25 years, West Coast Editorial Associates has been providing editorial, writing and training services to a wide range of corporate, government and publishing clients across Canada and internationally. Five of the partners are located in Victoria and now three in Vancouver. Lana […]

Member news: October 2016

Date Posted: Saturday October 1, 2016 News type: Member news

Editors Manitoba member Melody Rogan has won first place in the Marie Barton Postcard Fiction Award held by The Writers’ Collective of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Free Press.

Member news: September 2016

Date Posted: Thursday September 1, 2016 News type: Member news

Penelope Mavoungou (Editors Quebec/Atlantic Canada) has written Polygamiques, a collection of short stories published in 2015 by Éditions Doxa in France.

Member news: August 2016

Date Posted: Monday August 1, 2016 News type: Member news

Karen Autio (Editors British Columbia) has won the 2016 Word Award for best children’s novel for her book Kah-Lan the Adventurous Sea Otter. Editors Toronto member Marnie Lamb has had her first novel accepted for publication. The History of Hilary Hambrushina, a young adult novel, will be published by Iguana Books this fall. For further information and to purchase an advance copy, […]

Member news: July 2016

Date Posted: Friday July 1, 2016 News type: Member news

Mary Newberry (Editors Toronto), a freelance indexer and editor residing in Toronto, is the 2016 recipient of the Ewart-Daveluy Indexing Award. The award was presented at the joint conference of the Indexing Society of Canada and American Society for Indexing in Chicago, IL, on Thursday, June 16, 2016. This award honours Mary’s indexing of The Letterbooks of […]

Member news: June 2016

Date Posted: Wednesday June 1, 2016 News type: Member news

Editors British Columbia member Nancy Flight is the editor of Tuco: The Parrot, the Others, and a Scattershot World by Brian Brett, which recently won the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. She also edited That Lonely Section of Hell: The Botched Investigation of a Serial Killer Who Almost Got Away by Lorimer Shenher, which was a finalist for the same award. Both […]

Member news: May 2016

Date Posted: Sunday May 1, 2016 News type: Member news

Editors Ottawa–Gatineau member Stacey D. Atkinson has published her second novel, Letters from Labrador. It’s based on a true story about a British nurse who moved to northern Labrador in the 1970s to be a midwife and who now struggles to keep her memories alive as she lives with Lewy body dementia. You can purchase the book directly […]

Member news: April 2016

Date Posted: Friday April 1, 2016 News type: Member news

On March 17, Alain Lafond, an author from the greater Montreal area, launched his latest book, Le forgeron du destin, the third and final installment in his supernatural thriller series. Sophie Pallotta (Editors Quebec/Atlantic Canada) had the pleasure of editing this book, and of presenting the author at the launch, as a friend and close collaborator. Along with […]

Member news: January 2016

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.

Member news: December 2015

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.

Member news: November 2015

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 […]

Member news: August 2015

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!