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Farron Vee White

LGBTQ+ Editors Take Pride Year-Round

June 26, 2025 by Farron Vee White | Leave a Comment

June is Pride Month, a time for reflection, celebration and activism in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. But connection and advocacy aren’t one-off activities. In Pride Month and year-round, 2SLGBTQIA+ editors can find a safe space for community-building through the LGBTQ+ Editors Association. [Editor’s note: Editors Canada uses the abbreviation 2SLGBTQIA+ to encompass the many identities and […]

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Laura Bontje

A New Season for The Editors’ Weekly

June 19, 2025 by Laura Bontje | 6 Comments on A New Season for The Editors’ Weekly

In 2020, a pandemic furlough prompted me to launch the editing business I’d been researching for some time. By spring 2021, I’d handed in my notice and embraced full-time freelancing. Weeks later, I accepted a volunteer role with The Editors’ Weekly.  So in many ways, my time with the blog — first as proofreader, then […]

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Heather Buzila

You’re Invited to the Editors Canada AGM

June 12, 2025 by Heather Buzila | 1 Comment on You’re Invited to the Editors Canada AGM

The Editors Canada annual general meeting (AGM) is hosted every June. It’s an important part of the not-for-profit year and an opportunity “to conduct the annual business of the association.” But you don’t need to be actively involved with Editors Canada’s business to attend! The 2025 AGM will be held via Zoom on Thursday, June […]

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Pourquoi nous passons de X à BlueSky?

June 10, 2025 by Gaby Balan | Leave a Comment

Nous quittons X parce que Bluesky nous offre une alternative plus éthique, décentralisée et centrée sur les communautés. Ici, les voix comptent plus que les algorithmes.

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Catie Phares

Draftsmith: A Purpose-Built AI Tool That Respects the Editor

June 5, 2025 by Catie Phares | Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: Editors Canada has partnered with Intelligent Editing on various occasions, and The Editors’ Weekly received free early access for a reviewer to test Draftsmith 2.0 and share an honest opinion.  As an academic editor who regularly writes and speaks about AI’s role in editing, I’d describe myself as a highly skeptical user. I […]

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We Ask a Book Coach: Part 2

May 29, 2025 by Yuxuan Francis Liu | Leave a Comment

I came to book coaching from a writer’s perspective. In writing my manuscript, I kept wondering whether I should wait until the last page to reach out to an editor or contact one earlier.  Naturally, I reshuffled chapters, debating with myself about the narrative flow and the logic of each section. I can imagine that […]

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Sarah Higgins

Look Up — See that Bluesky?

May 22, 2025 by Sarah Higgins | Leave a Comment

Oh, hello (she says, putting her phone away). Was just scrolling through social media feeds … you know how it goes. How prevalent the internet is these days. How the concept of community has come to encompass both online and offline realities. And how the social media landscape has continued to change. Editors Canada has […]

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Sheryl Coe

Why Academic Editors Should Read Getting It Published

May 15, 2025 by Sheryl Coe | Leave a Comment

On June 6, the academic editing book club will discuss the book Getting It Published, Third Edition: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books, by William Germano. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group, a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). You might […]

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Monica Laane-Fralick

The Editors’ Weekly Welcomes a New Proofreader

May 8, 2025 by Monica Laane-Fralick | 1 Comment on The Editors’ Weekly Welcomes a New Proofreader

Correcting typos, checking links, formatting headings, selecting images, drafting social media posts, uploading content … these are just a few of the ways that the proofreader and social media contributor helps The Editors’ Weekly arrive in your inbox, ready to read. At the end of 2024, proofreader Kay Pettigrew wrapped up her term with the […]

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Connect with Your Editors Canada Branch

May 1, 2025 by Jen Jilany | 1 Comment on Connect with Your Editors Canada Branch

When you join Editors Canada, you’ll become a member of a local chapter called a branch or a twig. These groups offer resources, events and a sense of community for Editors Canada members, student affiliates and non-members. What can you expect from your local group? The Editors’ Weekly has invited current and past branch and […]

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