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Maggie Clark

A Day in the Life of a Content Marketing Specialist: Maggie Clark

August 3, 2021 by Maggie Clark | Leave a Comment

Writing and editing career paths can take many directions. In this “day-in-the-life” series, experienced professionals share their personal experiences in various roles related to writing, editing and communications. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email The Editors’ Weekly. What is your job? I’m part of Kryton International Inc.’s marketing department, […]

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Suzanne Bowness

A Little Help From My Friends: Starting a Mastermind Group

July 27, 2021 by Suzanne Bowness | Leave a Comment

Are you a senior-level freelancer looking to connect with same-level colleagues for advice? Or a junior in-house editor looking for pals for support on the journey up the career ladder? Wherever you are in your career, creating a “mastermind group” of fellow professionals to meet and talk shop with regularly can be a great way […]

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Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 2

July 20, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 2 Comments on Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 2

Some of the best book and podcast recommendations come from fellow editors. In a continuation of our summer series, we’ve asked two more members of our blog committee to share their latest picks. Sue Bowness Sue is the director of communications for Editors Canada, a freelance writer and editor at Codeword Communications and a part-time writing professor […]

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Becky Heaman

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Amanda Lewis

July 13, 2021 by Becky Heaman | Leave a Comment

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 (Vancouver, British Columbia) received the […]

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Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 1

July 6, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 4 Comments on Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 1

Some of the best book and podcast recommendations come from fellow editors. It’s no surprise — we learn and refine our skills by reading and listening to content. We also read and listen for pleasure (or to make use of those long periods in lockdown). In the spirit of learning, summer and escape, we asked […]

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Becky Noelle

Feeling lost in the editing crowd? Join the student affiliates!

June 29, 2021 by Becky Noelle | 5 Comments on Feeling lost in the editing crowd? Join the student affiliates!

Soon after joining Editors Canada in 2019, I attended the annual conference in Halifax. I felt both excited and anxious to be spending the weekend meeting other editors. My fellow student affiliates were some of the first people I met and connected with at the conference. It was reassuring to meet others at a similar […]

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Aaron Dalton

What Is Plain Language? Part 1: A Definition

June 22, 2021 by Aaron Dalton | 6 Comments on What Is Plain Language? Part 1: A Definition

This is the first in a series of articles discussing the basic principles of plain language that I’ve found successful in my teaching. These principles may not be new to my fellow editors. Perhaps some material here will be useful in your own educational efforts. My experience is with non-fiction, mostly technical, writing. I would […]

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S. Robin Larin

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Margo LaPierre

June 15, 2021 by S. Robin Larin | 2 Comments on Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Margo LaPierre

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 of the 2019 Claudette Upton […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Some Notes on Networking on LinkedIn for Editors

June 8, 2021 by Tanya Mykhaylychenko | Leave a Comment

I recently read a thread where several editors expressed, understandably, their reluctance to use LinkedIn to network. The term “networking” is used broadly and is not always clear in terms of expected actions and etiquette. You may even be distracted by some notifications on LinkedIn that do not apply to your situation (you can always […]

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Marianne Grier

A Day in the Life of a Communications Manager: Marianne Grier

June 1, 2021 by Marianne Grier | Leave a Comment

Writing and editing career paths can take many directions. In this new “day-in-the-life” series, experienced professionals share their personal experiences and various roles related to writing, editing and communications. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email The Editors’ Weekly. What is your job? I’m an operations manager for communication and […]

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