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Mind the Gap! The Point of Sensitivity Reading

Thursday October 17, 2024

We’re all familiar with the aphorism “write what you know” and the endless debates on who should be allowed to write what. Multiple studies have shown that our perceptions are shaped by the media we consume, from the books we read as children to the evening news we watch as adults. When those media rely […]

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S. Robin Larin

S. Robin Larin: An Editor’s Top 3

Thursday November 28, 2024

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. S. Robin Larin is an award-winning editor who holds master’s degrees in literature and creative writing and specializes in developmental and line-level editing of fiction. A lifelong logophile, Robin lives in Ontario with two feline editorial assistants […]

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Tara Penner

Read and Discuss: Elements of Indigenous Style, Second Edition

Thursday March 13, 2025

Next month, the academic editing book club will host Warren Cariou, the lead editor of the revised Elements of Indigenous Style, for a 60-minute Q&A. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group, a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). I was thrilled to have the opportunity […]

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Holly Vestad

Editing in the Age of AI

Thursday March 20, 2025

It’s March 2025, and in offering to write a piece about AI, I run the risk of becoming outdated as I type. From what I can tell, the response to generative AI’s influence on writing and editing ranges from gratitude for its time-saving measures to annoyance at its errors to outright panic at its potential […]

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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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Alex Benarzi

The Power of Affective Communities in Editing

Thursday April 3, 2025

At conferences, I sometimes wander into sessions without knowing the speaker or topic. This was the case during the 2025 Calgary Teacher’s Convention. (I wasn’t crashing the convention: I’m an educator as well as an editor.) I eschewed the session on my schedule and, by chance, ended up at a talk by Dr. Samra Zafar. […]

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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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Aalap Trivedi

Get to Know Your New Blog Team: Aalap Trivedi

Thursday August 14, 2025

Welcome to our mini-series introducing the new editorial board at The Editors’ Weekly! This week, meet Aalap Trivedi. What kind of editing work do you do? In my full-time job, I edit textbooks and learning materials for the skilled trades. In my editing business, I work on curriculum documents, research reports, scholarly papers and book […]

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Janet MacMillan

La Rentrée

Thursday September 18, 2025

The French language has a wonderful word for this time of year: la rentrée. Re-entering, not returning, not back to. The potential of the future. The potential to change and to have changed. The potential to develop and to learn new things. To approach things, both professional and personal, in a different way. To see […]

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Sayali Dighe

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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