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The Editors’ Weekly Welcomes New Editorial Team

July 6, 2023 by Lucy Payette | 3 Comments on The Editors’ Weekly Welcomes New Editorial Team

Dear readers, We’re so pleased to announce Laura Bontje as the new managing editor of The Editors’ Weekly. A freelance editor in London, Ont., Laura specializes in fiction editing, with a particular focus on children’s literature. She is also the author of the forthcoming picture books Was It a Cat I Saw? (Amicus Ink, 2024) and When the […]

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Spring Updates: Blog Notes, AGM and Conference Revisited

June 20, 2023 by Lucy Payette | Leave a Comment

Looking for writing or editing experience? If you are interested in building your writing or editing portfolio, why not consider volunteering for The Editors’ Weekly? The blog depends on Editors Canada members who have experience in any of these areas: As one of our experienced editors has written, you “don’t [need to] separate your paid […]

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Back-to-School Season: Of Food, Cocktails and Conversation

September 8, 2022 by Lucy Payette | Leave a Comment

Now that it’s September, many editors may be daydreaming of going back to school — especially as some in-class learning resumes. Here’s a smattering of online and in-person professional development opportunities available this fall: Niche editing Last April Judy Phillips wrote about what recipe editors do. The fall harvest season may inspire you to take […]

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Letter From the Editor: Why You Might Want to Consider Contributing to The Editors’ Weekly

August 23, 2022 by Lucy Payette | 10 Comments on Letter From the Editor: Why You Might Want to Consider Contributing to The Editors’ Weekly

Dear readers, These past two-plus years, I’ve kept good company with authors, publishing leaders, instructors and professors, new and established freelancers, linguistics experts, translators, in-house and niche editors and many more, and most of it during a pandemic. At a time when many were feeling disconnected, I was having weekly conversations with talented contributors and […]

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Letter From the Editor

July 12, 2022 by Lucy Payette | Leave a Comment

Dear readers, We are on a summer break at The Editors’ Weekly and plan to return to publishing in August. In the meantime, please let us know if there are topics you’d like to see featured or if you would like to contribute. If you have an idea for a blog post or have any questions, […]

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January Is Mentoring Month: How Are We Doing?

January 25, 2022 by Lucy Payette | 4 Comments on January Is Mentoring Month: How Are We Doing?

In a nod to mentoring month, a movement formally recognized in the U.S. and gaining traction in Canada, let’s reflect on mentoring in the editing industry. Much has been written about mentoring in The Editors’ Weekly over the years, including the most recent post by Jennifer D. Foster on the benefits of mentorship, stories of […]

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Searching for the Positive Side of Change

December 21, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 2 Comments on Searching for the Positive Side of Change

Many of my conversations of late have started with “I would have thought by now we would be … ” or “I’m not sure what the next few months will bring ….” This past year has been called many things: the Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle, the second year of COVID. Whatever you call this […]

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Support for Editing and Publishing on Giving Tuesday

November 30, 2021 by admin | Leave a Comment

Written with files from Zofia Laubitz, Editors Canada awards coordinator. Today is Giving Tuesday. Described as the “opening day of the giving season,” it is a time when charities, companies and individuals rally for their favourite causes. It’s a perfect time to consider supporting the editing community. Ways to support the editing community Support editors […]

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What’s New in the Canadian Press Stylebook

November 2, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 1 Comment on What’s New in the Canadian Press Stylebook

Since its inception in 1940, The Canadian Press Stylebook has changed “cautiously,” as stated on its website, with a motto of “evolution, not revolution.” Nonetheless, if you’ve followed Canadian Press style, you know it isn’t enough to commit to memory the style standards and leave it at that. Language and usage changes — and style […]

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Letter From the Editor

August 24, 2021 by Lucy Payette | Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, The Editors’ Weekly is on hiatus this week. In the meantime, we hope this post finds you healthy and well this summer. Please let us know if there are topics you’d like to see featured or if you would like to contribute. We are always looking for articles about conferences and workshops of […]

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Developing the Next Generation of Canadian Readers

February 16, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 6 Comments on Developing the Next Generation of Canadian Readers

My son’s middle-school language arts teacher initiated a reading project earlier this year. The task was simple: choose a book to read with an adult and talk about it. I’m on board with the assignment. Despite my efforts, there are a few entertainment systems vying for my son’s attention. When he chose me as the […]

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Editorial Headspace: A Year in Review

December 22, 2020 by Lucy Payette | 4 Comments on Editorial Headspace: A Year in Review

In November, CBC Radio host Tom Power replayed an episode on q about the unlikely success of Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You, and I’ve had the song stuck in my head ever since. The relentless earworm aside, the opening strain sums up my expectations for the pending holiday break: I don’t […]

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