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Lana Okerlund

What Do Editors Need To Know Now?

Tuesday May 7, 2013

The volatile state of the publishing industry today—and, by extension, the editing profession—can sometimes feel pretty daunting. Digital disruptions to the book, magazine, and newspaper segments of the industry in particular are like an ongoing series of earthquake tremors beneath what previously felt like steady ground. Technological innovations have brought new forms of reading and […]

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Roma Ilnyckyj

Editing Science: Mechanics and Beyond

Tuesday March 10, 2015

I work for a science communications company called Talk Science to Me. Our goal is to help scientists communicate their research effectively, and we offer writing, editing, design and project management services, among others. As an associate editor, I mostly copy edit and proofread research reports, articles, books and websites. Many of our clients are […]

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Paul Buckingham

Non-fiction Developmental Editing

Tuesday August 15, 2017

I’ve always loved trying to understand things — investigating ideas and concepts to make sense of them, seeking clearer ways to view them. I was delighted, therefore, when I discovered that there’s a kind of editing rooted in exactly that pursuit: developmental editing. The name describes it well: you’re helping the author develop a manuscript […]

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Trish Morgan

Lifelong Learning for Mentors and Mentees

Tuesday August 28, 2018

Editors Canada launched the John Eerkes-Medrano Mentorship Program in the spring of 2017. For information about how you can become a mentor or a mentee, click here. Let’s begin with three playful suppositions. First, the best kinds of editing involve learning. Second, the best editors have learned from mentors. Third, the best mentors keep on learning. […]

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Tracey Anderson

“Editing has the power to elevate writing to a level where change is possible”: An Interview with Sheila Cameron

Tuesday May 4, 2021

Sheila Cameron has 15 years’ experience providing style and copy editing on a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and business materials. Currently, she develops and edits content for eLeadership Academy™, an online educational platform that utilizes neuroscience insights to foster leadership growth. Editors Canada is delighted that on Sunday, June 13, 2021, at 11:15 a.m. […]

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Tracey Anderson

Writing Coaches and Writers — “A Beautiful Synergy”: An Interview with Tanya Gold

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Tanya Gold is a book editor, writing coach, translator and literary omnivore. She’s been in publishing about 20 years and has worked on all kinds of cool books. These days, she works on fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. It has been suggested that she reads too much for her own good. This might be true. […]

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Tali Ijack

Editing for Accessibility: Basic Best Practices

Thursday August 10, 2023

Accessibility is the lack of obstacles to obtaining, attaining or retaining something. The Accessible Canada Act, established in 2019, aims to identify, remove and prevent barriers that cause the exclusion of all persons, especially disabled persons, from various necessary aspects of life. Information and communication technologies have been identified as areas that need to meet […]

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Katherine Morton Letitia Henville

Collaborating on a Webinar: Two Editors’ Perspectives

Thursday October 12, 2023

Katherine Morton and Letitia Henville’s webinar, “Working with Other Editors: What, Why and How,” will be presented live on October 24, 2023; the recording will be available for purchase shortly thereafter.  Have you ever wanted to deliver an Editors Canada webinar but felt uncertain about taking the leap? You don’t have to leap alone — […]

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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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