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On Editing an Editor: Brenna Bailey-Davies and Genevieve Clovis in Conversation

September 21, 2023 by Brenna Bailey-Davies | 1 Comment on On Editing an Editor: Brenna Bailey-Davies and Genevieve Clovis in Conversation

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 author-editors and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working together. Genevieve Clovis (Toronto, Ont.) is […]

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Tali Ijack

What Role Can Editors Play in the Conscious Language Debate?

June 8, 2023 by Tali Ijack | 5 Comments on What Role Can Editors Play in the Conscious Language Debate?

Conscious language (also known as inclusive language) is a topic that is gaining a lot of attention on a global scale. Recently, there has been some heated debate over some publishers’ decisions to edit the works of Roald Dahl and Agatha Christie to align with current language standards. These debates highlight the divide that exists […]

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Marianne Grier

The Times They Are A-Changin’

October 13, 2020 by Marianne Grier | 2 Comments on The Times They Are A-Changin’

My parents recently sold our family home. Perched on a hill in a small Nova Scotia town, the house was the backdrop to my childhood and school years. While I hadn’t lived there for ages, it was the place I always went back to. I could navigate my way in the dark, identify family members’ […]

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