Search

Enter your keywords

Search results

Filed under:

Top Three Fixes for Academic Research Grant Applications

Tuesday March 24, 2020

As a former in-house grants facilitator in a small health sciences department, and now as a freelance academic editor, I see a lot of the same issues recurring in applications for academic research funding. If I only had an hour or two to review a grant, these are the top three things I’d be looking […]

Tagged

Filed under:

Sue Archer

Diversity in Publishing: An Interview with Sangeeta Mehta

Tuesday April 21, 2020

This week, the Editors’ Weekly is holding a conversation with Sangeeta Mehta on the current state of diversity in publishing and how editors can be leaders in the fight for inclusion. About Sangeeta Sangeeta Mehta has worked in the book publishing field since the late 1990s. She has been an acquiring editor at both Little, […]

Tagged

book editors book publishing cultural sensitivity diversity initiative Editorial Freelancers Association inclusion publishing Sangeeta Mehta sensitivity readers Sue Archer

A laptop screen shows a document with red circle correction marks.

Filed under:

Aaron Dalton

Wildcards and Regular Expressions

Tuesday November 10, 2020

Recently, I’ve seen some problems involving global text edits that were easily solved with Microsoft Word’s Advanced Find and Replace feature. Spending some time learning the ins and outs of this feature will more than pay off when you’re able to do something in minutes that would take you hours to do manually. Find and […]

Tagged

Aaron Dalton editing tools software technology Word

Illustration of only a torso wearing a blue shirt with a red name tag that reads "Hello, My Name is THEY"

Filed under:

Barbara McClintock

Sex, Gender and Pronouns: Using the Correct Pronouns for Inclusiveness

Tuesday November 17, 2020

In the U.S. presidential election this month, the first openly transgender woman, Sarah McBride, won a seat in the Delaware State Senate. It’s a milestone for diversity and one that has an impact on our work as writers and editors. Striving to ensure the equality of men and women in professional writing is not new […]

Tagged

Barbara McClintock gender-neutral pronouns inclusive language singular “they”

Image of woman in business attire sitting cross-legged as if in meditation. A to-do list, smartphone, clock, notebook, pen, and hourglass hover above her

Filed under:

Marianne Grier

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

Tuesday June 1, 2021

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 […]

Tagged

career communications editing career editors at work in-house work Marianne Grier

Illustration of a text document with a rosette adorned with a star at the bottom of the page.

Filed under:

Merel Elsinga

Update on the International Plain Language Standard: An Interview with Gael Spivak

Tuesday October 26, 2021

Gael Spivak, a previous president of Editors Canada, works in-house for the federal government as a writer and editor. Part of her job is her involvement in creating an international plain language standard for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). At the Editors Canada conference on June 13, 2021, Gael gave us an update on […]

Tagged

communications editing standards Gael Spivak interview Merel Elsinga plain language writing

Illustration of two people's hands pointing at a clipboard with items checked off of a to-do list. Hand-drawn sketches of business symbols (papers, charts, emails, etc.) surround the clipboard.

Filed under:

Aaron Dalton

What is Plain Language? Part 4: Craftsmanship

Tuesday November 16, 2021

This is the fourth in a series of articles discussing the basic principles of plain language by Aaron Dalton. Most of the writing that happens in an office is stream-of-consciousness. We fire off dozens of quick emails and texts a day with little thought. But the writing we do for external readers requires more care. Effective writing […]

Tagged

Aaron Dalton communications literacy plain language writing

White text on a blue square reads: "Giving Tuesday. Nov 30. Together we stand. #GivingTuesdayCA | 30 Nov 2021". The word "stand" appears in red for emphasis.

Filed under:

General EAC Lucy Payette Zofia Laubitz

Support for Editing and Publishing on Giving Tuesday

Tuesday November 30, 2021

Written with files from Zofia Laubitz, Editors Canada awards coordinator. Today is Giving Tuesday. Described as the “opening day of the giving season,” it is a time when charities, companies and individuals rally for their favourite causes. It’s a perfect time to consider supporting the editing community. Ways to support the editing community Support editors […]

Tagged

award profiles awards editing community GivingTuesday Zofia Laubitz

Maxie Bai Martin holds a blue mug in front of her face.

Filed under:

Becky Heaman

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Maxie Bai Martin

Tuesday January 18, 2022

The Editors Canada student relations committee 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. This month, Becky Heaman shared the committee’s interview with […]

Tagged

award profiles Becky Heaman editor advice freelance editing freelance editors interview Maxie Bai Martin

Speech bubble with the text "Top 3: Rules, Tools, Channels" on a red background.

Filed under:

Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Ruth E. Thaler-Carter: An Editor’s Top 3

Tuesday April 12, 2022

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Ruth E. Thaler-Carter has been managing and speaking about websites for several years, for both her own ventures and those of her clients. Her in-person and virtual presentations about editors’ websites have been popular with several professional […]

Tagged

editing tools editor advice Editor’s Top 3 freelance freelance editors marketing Ruth E. Thaler-Carter work-life balance