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Holly Vestad

Volunteer with Editors Canada: Career Builder Committee Chair 

September 24, 2026 by Holly Vestad | Leave a Comment

Are you looking for a way to build your resume and skills while giving back to the editing community? There are exciting opportunities to do just that by volunteering with Editors Canada. Today we are chatting with Holly Vestad, former chair, about the current opportunity to chair the career builder committee.  What is the career […]

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Sarah Higgins

Punctuation as Breath

September 17, 2026 by Sarah Higgins | 2 Comments on Punctuation as Breath

As a playwright, I place a lot of importance on punctuation. Plays are written specifically to be voiced and embodied, so they need to align with the internal rhythm of the reader/speaker — heartbeat, breath. Punctuation is a very useful, nearly universal way to do that. I say nearly universal because each mark means something […]

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Brooke Ramos Dickson

Editing EAL Writing: The Advantages of Multilingualism in Editing

September 10, 2026 by Brooke Ramos Dickson | Leave a Comment

Editing the written work of an EAL (English as an Additional Language) speaker is one of the most challenging yet rewarding endeavours an editor can undertake. Where the stylistic and grammatical issues encountered in writing by native English speakers tend to follow predictable patterns, the errors and weaknesses in EAL writing vary widely depending on […]

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How a Reader Becomes an Editor

September 3, 2026 by Ashley Davies | 3 Comments on How a Reader Becomes an Editor

I can pinpoint the moment I discovered I wanted to be an editor to the day.  On April 23, 2020, I finished reading a Jane Austen fan fiction novel (a.k.a. JAFF) to relax. I had just finished the third year of my honours bachelor of arts degree (HBA) and had somehow survived the rapid switch […]

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Laura Bontje

Throwback Thursday: Sample Edits — Yea or Nay?  

August 27, 2026 by Laura Bontje | Leave a Comment

It’s #ThrowbackThursday! The Editors’ Weekly archives are a treasure trove of valuable advice and insight. In this series we highlight some of our favourite gems from the past. It is a question all freelance editors must ask themselves: To offer a sample edit or not to offer a sample edit? To find the answer, today […]

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Christine Peric

Transferable Skills for Editing

August 20, 2026 by Christine Peric | 3 Comments on Transferable Skills for Editing

I recently attended my first Editors Canada conference in the beautiful city of Halifax. I justified the trip from Manitoba to Nova Scotia as a first step in the right direction toward my new freelance editing career. Deciding to include myself among this crowd felt a little presumptuous, but I convinced myself I would attend […]

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Meredith Harris

A Guide to Developmental Editing for Academic Manuscripts

August 13, 2026 by Meredith Harris | Leave a Comment

In September, the academic editing book club will meet online to discuss Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers by Laura Portwood-Stacer. This book club is run by the Academic Editing special interest group (SIG), a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA).  About the book Make […]

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Joy Moskovic

Editing Certificate Programs in Canada, Part 2

July 23, 2026 by Joy Moskovic | Leave a Comment

Welcome back to our two-part exploration of editing certificate programs in Canada. Last week, we covered the programs offered through Mount Royal University and George Brown College, both of which focus on brand-new or prospective editors. Today, we will look at the certificates available from Queen’s University and Simon Fraser University, as well as how […]

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Joy Moskovic

Editing Certificate Programs in Canada, Part 1

July 16, 2026 by Joy Moskovic | 4 Comments on Editing Certificate Programs in Canada, Part 1

So, you’ve decided to become an editor, change your niche, or gain more knowledge and improve your skills. Where do you start? Mentorships, volunteering or training offered by professional editors or associations like Editors Canada can all help. In Canada, we’re also fortunate to have many editing and editing-adjacent courses offered by post-secondary institutions. A […]

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Alex Benarzi

The Subtle Side of Conscious Language

July 9, 2026 by Alex Benarzi | Leave a Comment

You’re flying above a work for a structural edit or wading through the waters of a stylistic edit, when you come across a scene or a phrase that makes you pause. Is this potentially harmful? Should I encourage the author to use conscious language here? Karen Yin, in The Conscious Style Guide, suggests that “conscious […]

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