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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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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

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The SME and Me: Navigating an Edit with a Subject Matter Expert

Thursday May 7, 2026

The first publishing company I worked for had an in-house newsletter that included photos from sales meetings, recipes, updates on the company baseball team (the Weasels) and random pieces on diverse topics. One of my contributions was titled something like, “How to impress at cocktail parties.” (Unfortunately, I can’t find the original; I hope the […]

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freelance editors subject matter experts Suzanne Schaan

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Christina Petrides

Breaking into a new market sector as an editor

Thursday May 21, 2026

If you thought that only newbie editors find it difficult to move into a new-to-them market sector, take it from me: it is not true! Even seasoned editors feel that familiar dread when it comes to putting themselves out there in a market they’re not well established in. And it’s got nothing to do with […]

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Christina Petrides New horizons world travel

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Zanne Klingenberg

Show Your Pride

Thursday June 25, 2026

As Pride month draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on what it means to me as an editor. I feel most fulfilled when the various aspects of myself are integrated: my queerness informs my editing, certainly, but how does my editing interact with my queerness? The answer, for me, is that editing has […]

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editing community Pride month Zanne Klingenberg