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Should Editors Be Able to Write?

Tuesday April 28, 2015

We editors talk at length about different kinds of editing and who does what, and we generally assume that we’re working on a text written by someone else. Together with the author, we massage the content, the structure and the presentation into the best possible shape for its intended readers. But should we also be […]

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Kate Merriman

Combining Careers, Part 1: Vocational Discernment

Thursday December 8, 2022

I had been losing sleep for the better part of a year. The Anglican church in Toronto’s St. Clair West area, where I served as incumbent, could no longer afford a full-time priest. In a part of the city bounded by Little Portugal and Corso Italia, the prospects for Anglican congregational growth were slim … […]

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Sue Archer

Addressing Ableism in Editing: An Interview with Amanda Leduc

Tuesday March 30, 2021

Amanda Leduc’s essays and stories have appeared in publications across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. She holds a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews, U.K., and is the author of the non-fiction book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (Coach House Books, 2020) and the novel The […]

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General EAC Laura Bontje

Volunteer Posting: French Blog Editor

Thursday May 30, 2024

Calling all French-speaking editors! As you may know, The Editors’ Weekly has historically operated in English. Earlier this year, Editors Canada launched l’Hebdomadaire des réviseurs to share French-language content alongside the English posts here at The Editors’ Weekly. And now we need a managing editor for this new companion blog! If you’re interested in learning […]

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Farron Vee White

LGBTQ+ Editors Take Pride Year-Round

Thursday June 26, 2025

June is Pride Month, a time for reflection, celebration and activism in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. But connection and advocacy aren’t one-off activities. In Pride Month and year-round, 2SLGBTQIA+ editors can find a safe space for community-building through the LGBTQ+ Editors Association. [Editor’s note: Editors Canada uses the abbreviation 2SLGBTQIA+ to encompass the many identities and […]

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Mahima Bhagwat

Mahima Bhagwat on Editing with Authenticity

Thursday March 19, 2026

In this week’s post, Mahima Bhagwat shares her perspective on how editors can help authors shape authentic narratives. Q: You mention on your website that you’ve lived, studied and worked in multiple countries. In what ways does the perspective you’ve gained from that help you as an editor? I’m Indian, and all of my teen […]

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David Antrobus

The Editor’s Fedora Part 4

Thursday March 13, 2014

In Part 3 we discussed how editors determine costs. And before you scoff at or otherwise leap to judgment of the rates, it’s probably pertinent to mention another facet of this — it’s a generally accepted rule that whatever hourly rate a freelancer settles on, you can estimate their annual salary by multiplying it by […]

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Wilf Popoff

Wasted Words: Salvaging a Thesis

Tuesday March 20, 2018

In the past I refused students seeking a thesis editor — mainly for ethical reasons. The preamble to the Editors Canada “Guidelines for Ethical Editing of Theses / Dissertations” states: “In part, academia uses theses as a way of testing the ability of students, especially graduate students, to use written words for communicating ideas and […]

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Louise Harnby

Louise Harnby: An Editor’s Top 3

Tuesday March 10, 2020

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their Top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Louise Harnby is a line editor, copyeditor and proofreader who specializes in working with independent authors of commercial fiction, particularly crime, thriller and mystery writers. She is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing […]

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Ilana Reimer

Editors’ Facebook Groups

Tuesday February 2, 2021

I tend to be skeptical of the value of Facebook groups and reticent to invest time in them. But it turns out, I have nothing against Facebook groups. I just needed to find the right ones. I needed to discover the internet havens where editors can show their true colours without fear. In the early […]

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