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An Academic Rock Star’s Advice for Editors

Tuesday April 17, 2018

Recently I was asked to speak at the memorial service for Francess Halpenny — a true powerhouse in Canadian publishing. In the course of her long life, she was head of the Editorial Department at University of Toronto Press (UTP) during its “golden years,” general editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, dean of the […]

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Christine Beevis Trickett

Even Nature Needs an Editor

Tuesday June 18, 2019

This post is part of a new series of case studies by and for in-house editors. The focus of this series is on the personal experiences and various roles of in-house editors. A post will appear on the Editors’ Weekly every other month. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email Sara Promislow. I am a […]

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Anita Jenkins

Do Freelance Editors Know How to Work at Home?

Tuesday September 1, 2020

Many thousands of office employees who were forced to work from home because of COVID-19 will continue to do so. Only 36 per cent of Canadians anticipate returning to their “place of work” when the pandemic subsides, according to an Angus Reid study. Freelance editors have been working from home for years and, by and […]

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General EAC

Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 1

Tuesday July 6, 2021

Some of the best book and podcast recommendations come from fellow editors. It’s no surprise — we learn and refine our skills by reading and listening to content. We also read and listen for pleasure (or to make use of those long periods in lockdown). In the spirit of learning, summer and escape, we asked […]

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Rosemary Shipton

Editing in the Time of Covid

Tuesday January 11, 2022

As we enter 2022, it’s time to ask how editors have fared during the pandemic and what lies ahead. When the world as we knew it suddenly shut down in March 2020, we feared for our health and our livelihoods, uncertain what might transpire. How have we done? For most editors, it seems, work continued […]

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Letitia Henville

How (And Why) I Developed a Digital Tool for My Freelance Clients — And Then Gave It Away for Free

Tuesday September 13, 2022

This past June, I launched a new digital tool for academic writers — my preferred clients — at writingwellishard.com. This tool enables academics to compare features of their own writing with the features of a writing sample of their choice. For instance, users could see whether they write sentences that are, on average, longer or […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

How Editors Can Maximize Referrals

Thursday November 17, 2022

Self-employed editors and writers appreciate repeat clients and referrals. The more we are known and visible, the easier it is to have client prospects. Referrals come to us through past relationships, the quality of our work and our online presence. Relationships work best when we take a genuine interest in our clients’ work and listen […]

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Closing the Book on 2023

Thursday December 21, 2023

Dear readers, The Editors’ Weekly will be taking a holiday break, with no posts on December 28 and January 4. We’ll be back in the new year with new posts about the academic editing special interest group, the Editors Canada national executive council, embracing neurodivergence as an editor, an exciting new project for language lovers […]

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Trello for Editors: Three Ways to Make It Your Own

Thursday August 29, 2024

In any project-driven job, it’s important to have a system for tracking your workflow and deadlines. Project management tools can vary from paper to-do lists to free or paid software. But it can take time to find the system that works best for you, especially when you’re not sure how best to optimize it for […]

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Don Mailhot

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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