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Across the top of the conference logo is a wavy banner. On the left side of the banner are documents with editing marks and a yellow highlighter, and on the right is an open laptop. The Editors Canada logo is below the banner, and across the bottom of the conference logo are the words "Editors Canada 2024 Conference | Conférence de Réviseurs Canada 2024, Present Progressive | Le Présent Progressif"
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Ceileigh Mangalam

Proceed to Editors 24: Present Progressive!

Thursday March 14, 2024

A reminder… The secret’s out! Canada’s premier editing conference will be taking place in just a few short months in beautiful Vancouver, B.C. If you’ve missed the emails, Facebook invites, billboards and pointed notes left on your doorstep, please consider this your official invitation. The conference will be held from June 21 to 23 at […]

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Jennifer Borgioli Binis

Book Review: The Art of Academic Editing

Thursday April 18, 2024

People find their way to developmental editing down any number of paths, and mine was paved by years as a professional development provider for K–12 teachers. I worked for a small consulting firm, and we regularly met to compare notes and collaborate. Over the years, we developed protocols, rules of thumb and even sentence starters […]

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Suzanne Bowness

Suzanne Bowness: An Editor’s Top 3

Thursday May 2, 2024

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their Top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Suzanne Bowness is a writer, editor and communications consultant. She has written for publications from The Globe and Mail to University Affairs magazine. Since 2002, she has provided content creation, editing and consulting services to corporate clients through […]

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Michelle Waitzman

Five Tips for Creating a Newsletter People Will Actually Read

Thursday October 10, 2024

Michelle Waitzman will be discussing more about using plain language principles to improve newsletters — as well as professional emails and presentations — in her webinar “Newsletters, Emails and Presentations: Improving the Tools of Business Communications” on October 29 at 1 pm ET. Marketing experts have been telling business owners and solopreneurs for years that […]

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Lawrence Groening

Mind the Gap! The Point of Sensitivity Reading

Thursday October 17, 2024

We’re all familiar with the aphorism “write what you know” and the endless debates on who should be allowed to write what. Multiple studies have shown that our perceptions are shaped by the media we consume, from the books we read as children to the evening news we watch as adults. When those media rely […]

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Sydney Jarrard

Catalogue Editing: Three Tips for Success

Thursday November 21, 2024

Holiday catalogues are hitting your mailbox and online gift guides are popping up across your social media feeds. Who’s behind those publications, making sure prices are up to date, product names are accurate and merchandise pictures match the copy? It’s an editor, of course. Here are some tips for ensuring your catalogue is error-free:  Create […]

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Amanda Goldrick-Jones Anneline du Preez Laura Bontje Natalia Iwanek

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

Thursday December 19, 2024

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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Sam Keir Shannon Scott

On Editing an Editor: Shannon Scott and Sam Keir (Morgan Klein) in Conversation

Thursday March 27, 2025

Editing an author calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the author is also an editor? As part of a series of blog posts featuring conversations between editor/writers and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working together. Sam Keir (he/him) is a […]

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