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Literacy in Canada: What You Need to Know

February 20, 2025 by Aaron Dalton | 3 Comments on Literacy in Canada: What You Need to Know

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) tracks important statistics around the world. They assess literacy with a standardized measure called the Survey of Adult Skills, which is designed to be repeated every ten years. As advocates for the reader, editors should know as much about them as possible. The results of its first round were […]

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Editors Need Emergency Plans

February 13, 2025 by Nicola Aquino | 2 Comments on Editors Need Emergency Plans

This post has been adapted from a presentation for the Editors’ Vine, a virtual group for Editors Canada members who face barriers to participation in face-to-face branch or twig meetings. Since everyone’s business needs are different, we recommend that you review your emergency plans with your financial and legal advisors. Most of us have at […]

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Why Academic Editors Should Read Black Feminist Writing

February 6, 2025 by Kate Vacek | 2 Comments on Why Academic Editors Should Read Black Feminist Writing

Later this month, the academic editing book club will host Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans, the author of Black Feminist Writing, for a 60-minute Q&A. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group, a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). About the book Black Feminist Writing: A Practical […]

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Essential WordPress Tips for Editors

January 30, 2025 by Derrick Boddie | Leave a Comment

A thoughtfully designed WordPress site can do wonders for your editing services. It can beautifully reflect your organizational skills, attention to detail and eagerness to collaborate with clients. And the best part? You don’t need to be a tech whiz or have a hefty budget to enhance your online presence. Just concentrate on a few […]

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A Book Club for Academic Editors

January 23, 2025 by Letitia Henville | Leave a Comment

Participating in a book club offers a low-cost (or free! thank you, libraries!) opportunity for editors to engage in ongoing professional development and community-building. It’s not just the reading of the book that’s relevant: it’s the opportunity to discuss it with colleagues, debate its finer points and determine whether or not you want to integrate […]

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Four Tips for Editing Science Fiction

January 16, 2025 by Heather Romanowski | 2 Comments on Four Tips for Editing Science Fiction

Science fiction has been around for more than a century and has continued to evolve decade by decade. From Dragonriders of Pern to Gideon the Ninth, there is a robust science fiction industry, which is a lot to take in. It can be pretty daunting to step into a space with so much going on. […]

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L’Hebdomadaire des réviseurs Welcomes a New Managing Editor

January 9, 2025 by Gaby Balan | 2 Comments on L’Hebdomadaire des réviseurs Welcomes a New Managing Editor

Happy New Year, readers! If your New Year’s resolution includes doing some professional development en français, you’re in luck! The French-language “sister site” to The Editors’ Weekly will be rolling out more content in 2025, so make sure you’re subscribed to posts at l’Hebdomadaire des réviseurs. In the meantime, we invite you to get to […]

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Looking Ahead with The Editors’ Weekly, West Coast Editor and BoldFace

December 19, 2024 by Natalia Iwanek | Leave a Comment

With 2025 on its way, the editors of three Editors Canada blogs have come together in a series of collaborative posts to reflect on our experiences. Part one appeared in West Coast Editor, the blog for Editors BC, and introduced more about the blogs and their editors. BoldFace, the official blog of Editors Toronto, shared […]

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Test Yourself: Looking Back on 2024

December 5, 2024 by Laura Bontje | Leave a Comment

Pop quiz! How well do you remember the tips you’ve learned in 2024? I’ve pulled some questions from a selection of this year’s posts about editing tools, Editors Canada and editorial niches. If you need a refresher, you can help each other out in the comments or find the answer in the original post (each […]

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S. Robin Larin: An Editor’s Top 3

November 28, 2024 by S. Robin Larin | 4 Comments on S. Robin Larin: An Editor’s Top 3

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. S. Robin Larin is an award-winning editor who holds master’s degrees in literature and creative writing and specializes in developmental and line-level editing of fiction. A lifelong logophile, Robin lives in Ontario with two feline editorial assistants […]

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