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Editing Indigenous Writing: A Nuanced Partnership

March 16, 2023 | Filed under: Suzanne Methot

A lot of Indigenous writing is under-edited, because many non-Indigenous editors don’t feel like they have a way in to the text and are scared of making a mistake. Other times, it can be over-edited, because the editor has shoehorned the story into a format that reflects European values and …

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More Online Diversity-Focused Writers’ Events to Attend This Fall

October 20, 2020 | Filed under: Sangeeta Mehta

Over the summer, when many writers’ events were cancelled due to the pandemic, I was heartened to learn that a few created for writers from marginalized backgrounds continued as planned, but online. Here is the brief list I had compiled of events to attend over the summer and fall. I …

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Three Online Diversity-Focused Writers’ Events to Attend This Summer and Fall

July 23, 2020 | Filed under: Sangeeta Mehta

Last month, I had been scheduled to speak at the Editors Canada conference about how developmental editors can help writers balance cultural sensitivity with craft. It would have been an incredible experience to exchange ideas with other editorial professionals who also want to work more effectively with writers whose culture …

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Indigenous Voices: An Interview with Rhonda Kronyk

July 7, 2020 | Filed under: Sue Archer

Rhonda is a settler/Dene research, writing and editing consultant. She is dedicated to increasing the inclusion of underrepresented communities in Canadian literature. A founding member of the Indigenous Editors Association, she specializes in editing manuscripts by and about Indigenous Peoples. As editor of Write, The Writers’ Union of Canada magazine, …

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Diversity in Publishing: An Interview with Sangeeta Mehta

April 21, 2020 | Filed under: Sue Archer

This week, the Editors’ Weekly is holding a conversation with Sangeeta Mehta on the current state of diversity in publishing and how editors can be leaders in the fight for inclusion. About Sangeeta Sangeeta Mehta has worked in the book publishing field since the late 1990s. She has been an …

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