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On Editing an Editor: Margaret Kingsbury and Laura Bontje in Conversation

June 14, 2022 | Filed under: Laura Bontje

Editing a first-time author calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the author is also an editor? As part of a series of blog posts featuring conversations between editor/writers and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working …

Jen Campbell

An Interview with Jen Campbell, Editors Canada Conference Keynote Speaker

May 17, 2022 | Filed under: Chantelle Behrens

Jen Campbell is a bestselling author, award-winning poet and disability advocate. She has written 10 books for children and adults, spanning nonfiction, poetry, short stories and picture books. She reviews books on BBC Radio, is the books editor for TOAST Magazine, has an iTunes top 100 podcast called BOOKS WITH …

Lorina Stephens

An Interview with Lorina Stephens, Editors Canada Conference Keynote Speaker

May 3, 2022 | Filed under: Aerin Caley

Lorina Stephens didn’t start her career in writing and publishing. She has been a manager and bookkeeper for companies as diverse as a civil engineering firm, Faberge of Canada, and her own custom glass installation company. She has also created and sold historically accurate clothing patterns and has explored other …

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On Editing an Editor: Leslie Vermeer and Frances Peck in Conversation

March 8, 2022 | Filed under: Frances Peck

Editing a first-time novelist calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the novelist is also an editor? As part of a series of blog posts featuring conversations between editor/writers and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working …

Naomi Racz

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Naomi Racz

February 22, 2022 | Filed under: S. Robin Larin

This is the final post in a series of interviews that the Editors Canada student relations committee completed last year with Editors Canada award winners. This month, S. Robin Larin shares the committee’s interview with Naomi Racz (Cumberland, B.C.), who was the winner of the 2020 Claudette Upton Scholarship. (This …

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Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Maxie Bai Martin

January 18, 2022 | Filed under: Becky Heaman

The Editors Canada student relations committee 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. This month, Becky …

Iva Cheung

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Iva Cheung

December 14, 2021 | Filed under: Becky Heaman

The Editors Canada student relations committee 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. This month, Becky …

Cathy McPhalen

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Cathy McPhalen

November 9, 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. This month, …

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Update on the International Plain Language Standard: An Interview with Gael Spivak

October 26, 2021 | Filed under: Merel Elsinga

Gael Spivak, a previous president of Editors Canada, works in-house for the federal government as a writer and editor. Part of her job is her involvement in creating an international plain language standard for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). At the Editors Canada conference on June 13, 2021, Gael …

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Editing Medical-Legal Reports: An Interview with Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

October 19, 2021 | Filed under: Merel Elsinga

Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in editing medical-legal assessment reports. These reports comprise opinions of medical experts that are used in a legal claim context. At the Editors Canada conference on June 13, 2021, Jahleen presented “Editing Medical-Legal Reports: A Big Little Niche.” Recently, editor …

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