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Heather Buzila

Your Editors Canada National Executive Council

May 18, 2023 by Heather Buzila | 4 Comments on Your Editors Canada National Executive Council

Editors Canada is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization with around 1,300 members from Canada and around the world. There are several acceptable governance options for not-for-profit organizations; in the case of Editors Canada, it is governed by a national executive council (NEC) made up of several directors. I’d like to offer a refresher (or an […]

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Lynne Williams

Safety and Respect: A Look at Editors Canada’s Workplace Harassment Policy

June 21, 2022 by Lynne Williams | Leave a Comment

In March, the Canadian Labour Congress released findings from a national survey on workplace harassment. It was the first of its kind in Canada and revealed that 7 in 10 workers have experienced some form of harassment at work. The study’s researchers also found an increase in online harassment since the start of the pandemic, […]

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Berna Ozunal

Letter to Non-Editors

October 22, 2019 by Berna Ozunal | 5 Comments on Letter to Non-Editors

This post is part of a 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 the Member Services Committee. After […]

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Lindsay Vermeulen

One Step at a Time: Journey to a Dream Job

October 23, 2018 by Lindsay Vermeulen | 10 Comments on One Step at a Time: Journey to a Dream Job

I was shepherded to my first Editors BC meeting by the editing instructor from my publishing diploma, who suggested I join Editors Canada. Maybe “suggested” isn’t the right word — when she heard I hadn’t joined yet, she had the college pay my student affiliate fee, told me which meeting we were attending and went […]

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Standards Communication Task Force

Standards at Work: Academic Editing

April 24, 2018 by Standards Communication Task Force | 4 Comments on Standards at Work: Academic Editing

Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards (PES) describe the responsibilities of an editor. The scope of PES is broad; this series explores how the standards apply to a variety of editing contexts. I edit academic papers in preparation for submission to journals. My clients are researchers, and have usually settled the structure and content of their […]

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Standards Communication Task Force

PES in the Field: Raising (the Topic of) Our Standards

February 27, 2018 by Standards Communication Task Force | 3 Comments on PES in the Field: Raising (the Topic of) Our Standards

“I’m talking about making something less boring.” This was feedback from an Editors Canada member on a draft of the latest update to Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards (PES). The 2016 update was a year-long process that incorporated feedback and comments from many members. When a draft of the new text was circulated for final […]

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Marion Soubliere

Attending Conferences at Home and Abroad? Aye!

July 11, 2017 by Marion Soublière | 2 Comments on Attending Conferences at Home and Abroad? Aye!

For editors, industry conferences are like chicken soup for the soul. Editing can be a lonely profession, but combining learning with camaraderie is a spirit-boosting elixir. Many of us are still brimming with ideas and newfound confidence following June’s 2017 Editors Canada conference in Gatineau. Such learning and networking need not stop with membership in […]

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Anita Jenkins

Editors Canada’s Karen Virag Award

July 4, 2017 by Anita Jenkins | 1 Comment on Editors Canada’s Karen Virag Award

Editors Canada established the Karen Virag Award in 2016 to honour the memory of a remarkable Edmonton editor. This award recognizes individuals or groups who do an exceptional job of raising the profile of editors and the editing profession. These skills and initiatives are somewhat exceptional among the editing ranks, since an editor’s usual role […]

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Suzanne Purkis

Interview with Cherie Dimaline

May 16, 2017 by Suzanne Purkis | 3 Comments on Interview with Cherie Dimaline

On Saturday, June 10, Métis writer and editor Cherie Dimaline will kick off the 2017 Editors Canada conference with a keynote address. Conference co-chair Suzanne Purkis interviewed Cherie about writing, editing and some of the challenges facing Indigenous writers in Canada. 1. Does your experience as an editor influence your approach to writing? If so, how? […]

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Sue Archer

Confessions of a Conference Buddy (Coordinator)

May 9, 2017 by Sue Archer | 2 Comments on Confessions of a Conference Buddy (Coordinator)

I remember when I signed up for my first Editors Canada conference back in 2014. At the time, I’d never held the job title of “editor,” but after years of working in jobs where I’d managed to feed my need to wrangle with words, I’d come to realize it was the role I’d been living […]

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