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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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Amanda Goldrick-Jones Anneline du Preez blogging Laura Bontje Natalia Iwanek networking

Illustration of two happy people sitting in chairs with laptops. One wears a collared shirt, vest, and tie; they have light-brown skin, short black hair and a black beard and mustache. The second person wears a yellow dress and grey blazer; they have medium-brown skin, and their black-and-mauve hair is in a long braid. (Copyright: andrewrybalko © 123RF.com)

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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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2SLGBTQIA+author-editor relationship collaboration Sam Keir Shannon Scott

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Monica Laane-Fralick

The Editors’ Weekly Welcomes a New Proofreader

Thursday May 8, 2025

Correcting typos, checking links, formatting headings, selecting images, drafting social media posts, uploading content … these are just a few of the ways that the proofreader and social media contributor helps The Editors’ Weekly arrive in your inbox, ready to read. At the end of 2024, proofreader Kay Pettigrew wrapped up her term with the […]

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Monica Laane-Fralick proofreading

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Letitia Henville

When Two Neurodivergent Minds Meet (Part 2)

Thursday December 4, 2025

A Virtual Assistant and an Editor Share Their Process Last week, I described why I decided to hire a virtual assistant (VA) in June 2025, and shared Melanie’s responses to my questions. This week, Melanie interviews me. Melanie Lobo: Our first conversation was on Reddit — what made you reach out to me? Letitia Henville: […]

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freelance business Letitia Henville virtual assistant

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Our 2026 Articles Wishlist

Thursday January 8, 2026

Welcome to 2026! Here at The Editors’ Weekly, a brand new year means planning a whole year’s worth of new blog posts. We’re always looking for more contributors to represent the wide experiences and diversity of Editors Canada members, so if you’ve never contributed before, or want to write for us again, we’d love to […]

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blog writing editorial calendar Sayali Dighe

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AI: The Power-Hungry Beast

Thursday January 22, 2026

With all this talk of AI, we are entering a time of transition and change as our society becomes increasingly dependent on it. It’s hard to ignore the practical uses of AI. We are seeing AI take redundant tasks and spit out results in a fraction of time. Simple, streamlined and quick. Results that sometimes […]

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AI Don Mailhot editing

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Multilingual Editing: Hybridity, Non-Normativity and Resistance

Thursday February 5, 2026

Picture the scene A then-young, future editor happily plays in a park with their caregiver, both recent arrivals from a distant political-economic system in the midst of collapse. The word “Canada” in cursive proudly extends across their brand-new sweatshirt. “Speak English,” a nearby voice shouts. And so, a lifelong deconstruction of language, of difference and […]

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linguistics multilingual editing Natalie Iwanek

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Poetry Moment: Dear Trees

Thursday February 19, 2026

Dear Trees Day after day I parse minute nuances in syntax and semantics for clients who, too often, are writing books that contribute negligiblyto the store of human knowledgeor ways we might understand each otherin this fraught and fiery world. What kind of occupation is this for a person who wishes to be of service?Am I employed merely […]

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freelance editors poetry Susan Glickman

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Marlies Gabriele Prinzl

Thinking About Grant Editing Services? This Book Could Help

Thursday March 12, 2026

In April, the academic editing book club will meet online to discuss The Grant Writing Guide by Betty Lai. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group (SIG), a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). Picking up The Grant Writing Guide At a time when freelancers compete […]

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academic editing grants Marlies Gabriele Prinzl