Editors Canada news releases
Date Posted: Wednesday April 18, 2012 News type: Awards , News release
Heidi Waechtler of Vancouver is the 2011 recipient of EAC’s Claudette Upton Scholarship FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, April 19, 2012—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced that Heidi Waechtler of Vancouver, BC, is the 2011 recipient of the Claudette Upton Scholarship. The $1,000 cash award will be presented at EAC’s annual conference, scheduled for June 1 […]
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Date Posted: Tuesday August 30, 2011 News type: Association , News release , Publications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, August 30, 2011—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has launched a revised edition of So You Want to Be an Editor, an informational booklet for those interested in a career in editing in the 21st century. The previous edition, published in 1991, has advised and assisted aspiring editors for the past two decades. […]
Date Posted: Thursday June 23, 2011 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 23, 2011—Kingston, Ontario-based editor Adrienne Montgomerie has received the 2011 Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award from the Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC). Montgomerie was recognized for her tireless dedication and enthusiasm in launching a new Kingston-based EAC twig. Twigs are new ventures that aim to serve EAC members outside of […]
Date Posted: Thursday May 26, 2011 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 30, 2011—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that Lucy Kenward of Vancouver, BC, is the winner of the 2010 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Kenward, a senior editor at D&M, was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on Vij’s at Home: Relax, Honey by Meeru Dhalwala. The award […]
Date Posted: Wednesday May 25, 2011 News type: Awards , News release
Kathryn White of Toronto is the recipient of EAC’s Claudette Upton Scholarship FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 26, 2011— The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced that Kathryn White of Toronto is the 2010 recipient of the Claudette Upton Scholarship, a national award that will be presented at the association’s annual conference, held this year in […]
Date Posted: Monday May 16, 2011 News type: Certification , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 16, 2011—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that four more editors have received the designation of Certified Professional Editor (CPE). EAC has awarded almost 150 certification credentials since launching its landmark certification program in 2006. “With each test setting, we are very proud to see the number of […]
Date Posted: Wednesday May 11, 2011 News type: Awards , News release
Media Contact:Michelle OuCommunications ManagerEditors’ Association of CanadaAssociation canadienne des réviseurs416 975-1379 / 1 866 226-3348communications@editors.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 12, 2011—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced the finalists for the 2010 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The $2,000 prize is awarded annually to an editor who has shown excellence, skill and talent in […]
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 […]
Date Posted: Monday June 14, 2010 News type: Awards , News release
Media Contact:Michelle OuCommunications ManagerEditors’ Association of CanadaAssociation canadienne des réviseurs416 975-1379 / 1 866 226-3348communications@editors.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 15, 2010—Toronto-based editor Cy Strom has been named as the recipient of the inaugural Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award, the Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced. Strom was recognized for his continuing role in […]
Date Posted: Wednesday June 2, 2010 News type: Awards , News release
Media Contact:Michelle OuCommunications ManagerEditors’ Association of CanadaAssociation canadienne des réviseurs416 975-1379 / 1 866 226-3348communications@editors.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 2, 2010—The Editors’ Association of Canada is pleased to announce the winner of the 2009 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The award recipient is Mary Lou Roy, Production Editor at the University of Alberta Press in […]
Date Posted: Tuesday May 4, 2010 News type: Awards , News release
Media Contact:Michelle OuCommunications ManagerEditors’ Association of CanadaAssociation canadienne des réviseurs416 975-1379 / 1 866 226-3348 communications@editors.ca Recipient to be acknowledged at Editors’ Association of Canada National Conference, May 28–30, Montreal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 5, 2010—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that Helen Clay of New Westminster, BC, has won the […]
Date Posted: Monday May 3, 2010 News type: Awards , News release
Media Contact:Michelle OuCommunications ManagerEditors’ Association of CanadaAssociation canadienne des réviseurs416 975-1379 / 1 866 226-3348communications@editors.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 3, 2010—Today the short list of candidates for the 2009 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence was announced by the Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC). Each year, this $2,000 award is given to an editor who […]
Date Posted: Thursday April 29, 2010 News type: Certification , News release
Media Contact:Michelle OuCommunications ManagerEditors’ Association of CanadaAssociation canadienne des réviseurs416 975-1379 / 1 866 226-3348communications@editors.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, April 29, 2010—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is proud to announce that 10 more editors have achieved EAC’s top designation of Certified Professional Editor (CPE). Since EAC launched its certification program in 2006, a total of 14 […]
Date Posted: Sunday December 20, 2009 News type: Awards , News release
Media Contact:Marta HorbanExecutive DirectorEditors’ Association of CanadaAssociation canadienne des réviseurs505–27 Carlton StreetToronto ON M5B 1L2416 975-13791 866 226-3348executivedirector@editors.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 15, 2008 — The Editors’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs (EAC/ACR) today announced the short list for the 2007 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The $2,000 Tom Fairley Award recognizes the editor’s […]
Date Posted: Saturday December 19, 2009 News type: Certification , News release
EAC congratulates all candidates of EAC’s certification program. We’re proud to announce the first editors to successfully complete all four certification tests and achieve the designation of Certified Professional Editor (CPE). Janice Dyer (Toronto branch)Kristina Lundberg (Prairie Provinces branch)Anne Louise Mahoney (National Capital Region branch)Ann-Marie Metten (British Columbia branch) “These distinguished editors have demonstrated exemplary skill, experience and dedication, […]
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 […]
Date Posted: Saturday December 19, 2009 News type: Awards , News release
The national executive council is very pleased to announce a new national award, the Claudette Upton Scholarship. Named in memory of honorary life member Claudette Reed Upton-Keeley, this award will recognize a promising student editor from among our membership. The national executive council is grateful to members of West Coast Editorial Associates (WCEA) for their […]
Date Posted: Wednesday June 10, 2009 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2009—The Editors’ Association of Canada today announced the winner of the 2008 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Vancouver editor Melva McLean has been honoured for her pivotal role in producing TRIUMF Five-Year Plan 2010–2015: Building a Vision for the Future (published by TRIUMF). From a short list of four candidates, McLean was […]
Date Posted: Thursday May 14, 2009 News type: Awards , News release
Media Contact:Michelle OuCommunications ManagerEditors’ Association of CanadaAssociation canadienne des réviseurs505–27 Carlton StreetToronto ON M5B 1L2416 975-13791 866 226-3348communications@editors.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 14, 2009—Today the short list of candidates for the 2008 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence was announced by the Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC). Each year, this $2,000 award is given to an […]
Date Posted: Saturday June 7, 2008 News type: Awards , News release
A west coast editor who helped an east coast author shape a book with national significance has been honoured by the Editors’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs. From a short list of four candidates, Saeko Usukawa was chosen to receive the 2007 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence for her contribution to Abstract Painting in Canada (above right) […]
Date Posted: Friday June 8, 2007 News type: Awards , News release
OTTAWA, June 8, 2007 – The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that the 2006 winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence is Audrey McClellan of Victoria, BC, for her work on Judith Williams’s controversial book, Clam Gardens: Aboriginal Mariculture on Canada’s West Coast. Working with what Carellin Brook, managing editor […]
Date Posted: Wednesday June 21, 2006 News type: Awards , News release
VANCOUVER, June 21, 2006 – The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that this year’s winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence is Frank Condron of Toronto, Ontario, for his work on the book How to Go Further: A Guide to Simple Organic Living with Woody Harrelson and Friends. The Tom […]
Date Posted: Friday June 17, 2005 News type: Awards , News release
TORONTO, June 17, 2005—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that this year’s winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence is Valerie Wyatt of Victoria, B.C. Wyatt won for her work on Tree of Life: The Incredible Biodiversity of Life on Earth, by first-time author and environmental educator Rochelle Strauss. “Part […]
Date Posted: Saturday June 5, 2004 News type: Awards , News release
CALGARY, June 5, 2004—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that Toronto editor Ian Coutts has won the 2003 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence for his work on D-Day: The Greatest Invasion–A People’s History (Raincoast/Madison Press) by Dan van der Vat.Coutts was presented with the award in Calgary, 60 years almost to the […]