THE EDITORS' WEEKLY

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Mahima Bhagwat

Mahima Bhagwat on Editing with Authenticity

March 19, 2026 by Mahima Bhagwat | 1 Comment on Mahima Bhagwat on Editing with Authenticity

In this week’s post, Mahima Bhagwat shares her perspective on how editors can help authors shape authentic narratives. Q: You mention on your website that you’ve lived, studied and worked in multiple countries. In what ways does the perspective you’ve gained from that help you as an editor? I’m Indian, and all of my teen […]

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Marlies Gabriele Prinzl

Thinking About Grant Editing Services? This Book Could Help

March 12, 2026 by Marlies Gabriele Prinzl | Leave a Comment

In April, the academic editing book club will meet online to discuss The Grant Writing Guide by Betty Lai. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group (SIG), a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). Picking up The Grant Writing Guide At a time when freelancers compete […]

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Holly Vestad

Introducing  the Career Development Hub

March 5, 2026 by Holly Vestad | Leave a Comment

Have you heard? Editors Canada has launched a subsite called the Career Development Hub (the Hub), a user-friendly webpage for members that collects career-building resources for all types of editors, in all industries and at all stages, whether student affiliate or advanced. In this post, Alex Benarzi, Lynne Melcombe and Holly Vestad explain how the […]

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Susan Glickman

Poetry Moment: Dear Trees (Part Two)

February 26, 2026 by Susan Glickman | 2 Comments on Poetry Moment: Dear Trees (Part Two)

Conversation with the Author Last week, in our post, Poetry Moment: Dear Trees, , we spoke with Susan Glickman about our trade as editors, client work and questioning the bigger picture. We continue our conversation here in Part Two. Q: From an editorial perspective, what are your thoughts on how the publishing industry can deal […]

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Susan Glickman

Poetry Moment: Dear Trees

February 19, 2026 by Susan Glickman | 4 Comments on Poetry Moment: Dear Trees

Dear Trees Day after day I parse minute nuances in syntax and semantics for clients who, too often, are writing books that contribute negligiblyto the store of human knowledgeor ways we might understand each otherin this fraught and fiery world. What kind of occupation is this for a person who wishes to be of service?Am I employed merely […]

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Emily Doucet

Emily Doucet on The Editing of Art

February 12, 2026 by Emily Doucet | Leave a Comment

Welcome to a new series about arts and art history editing. In this post we’ll meet Emily Doucet and learn about her experience editing art and art history texts. How did you enter the field of arts/art history editing? I did a PhD in art history and have published art criticism over the years. In […]

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Natalia Iwanek

Multilingual Editing: Hybridity, Non-Normativity and Resistance

February 5, 2026 by Natalia Iwanek | 3 Comments on Multilingual Editing: Hybridity, Non-Normativity and Resistance

Picture the scene A then-young, future editor happily plays in a park with their caregiver, both recent arrivals from a distant political-economic system in the midst of collapse. The word “Canada” in cursive proudly extends across their brand-new sweatshirt. “Speak English,” a nearby voice shouts. And so, a lifelong deconstruction of language, of difference and […]

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Emily Distefano

Emily Distefano: What’s on My Desk?

January 29, 2026 by Emily Distefano | 3 Comments on Emily Distefano: What’s on My Desk?

Welcome to our new series where we snoop through the workspaces of our fellow editors. This week, Emily Distefano, the newest member of our proofreading team at The Editors’ Weekly, tells us all about her desk essentials. Tools of the trade First, the basics: computer, glasses, office supplies. My current laptop is a sturdy Lenovo […]

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Don Mailhot

AI: The Power-Hungry Beast

January 22, 2026 by Don Mailhot | 2 Comments on AI: The Power-Hungry Beast

With all this talk of AI, we are entering a time of transition and change as our society becomes increasingly dependent on it.  It’s hard to ignore the practical uses of AI. We are seeing AI take redundant tasks and spit out results in a fraction of time. Simple, streamlined and quick. Results that sometimes […]

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Jamie Banks

Maintaining Your Joy as a Copy Editor

January 15, 2026 by Jamie Banks | Leave a Comment

In February, the academic editing book club will host author Jamaal D. Pittman for a 60-minute Q&A about The Copy Editor’s (Life)Style Guide: Maintaining Your Joy (and Sanity) in a Rapidly Changing Profession. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group(SIG), a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association […]

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