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Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Amanda Lewis

July 13, 2021 | Filed under: Becky Heaman

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. Amanda Lewis …

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Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Margo LaPierre

June 15, 2021 | Filed under: S. Robin Larin

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. Margo LaPierre was the winner …

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Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Donna L. Dawson

April 13, 2021 | Filed under: Natalia Iwanek

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. Donna L. …

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Job Application Process for Freelancers

February 25, 2020 | Filed under: Tanya Mykhaylychenko

“Freelancing In America,” a study of the independent workforce, is now in its seventh year. While it doesn’t offer statistics about editors, the 2019 report confirms that 50 per cent of freelancers (57 million workers) consider it a long-term career. As freelance editors, we are aware of competition, industry and …

How Joining an Editorial Association Kickstarted My Career

June 5, 2018 | Filed under: Christina Vasilevski

It’s 2008. After graduating from university the year before, I have a soul-sucking job with a company of dubious morals. However, it’s the Great Recession and beggars can’t be choosers. I feel stuck, sad and like I’m drowning. Maybe I should get back into writing, I think. Online, I find …

The Perils of Blabbing

April 3, 2018 | Filed under: Brendan O’Brien

As a freelance editor, I’m lucky to work on some interesting books and journal material as well as dull and tedious stuff. I sometimes come across something that I would like to share, but resist the temptation, as publishers and authors naturally don’t like the contents of books, etc. to …

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