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Lucy Kenward

Last But Not Least: An Interview with Leslie Vermeer

August 22, 2024 by Lucy Kenward | Leave a Comment

Leslie Vermeer is a longtime editor and academic who teaches editing and publishing. She is also the author of The Complete Canadian Book Editor and, most recently, Last But Not Least, a book about proofreading that includes tips and practical exercises. She spoke with Lucy Kenward about her newest book. The following interview has been […]

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Laura Bontje

On Editing an Editor: Margaret Kingsbury and Laura Bontje in Conversation

June 14, 2022 by Laura Bontje | 2 Comments on On Editing an Editor: Margaret Kingsbury and Laura Bontje in Conversation

Editing a first-time 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 as critique partners. Laura […]

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Chantelle Behrens

An Interview with Jen Campbell, Editors Canada Conference Keynote Speaker

May 17, 2022 by Chantelle Behrens | Leave a Comment

Jen Campbell is a bestselling author, award-winning poet and disability advocate. She has written 10 books for children and adults, spanning nonfiction, poetry, short stories and picture books. She reviews books on BBC Radio, is the books editor for TOAST Magazine, has an iTunes top 100 podcast called BOOKS WITH JEN and runs a YouTube […]

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Aerin Caley

An Interview with Lorina Stephens, Editors Canada Conference Keynote Speaker

May 3, 2022 by Aerin Caley | Leave a Comment

Lorina Stephens didn’t start her career in writing and publishing. She has been a manager and bookkeeper for companies as diverse as a civil engineering firm, Faberge of Canada, and her own custom glass installation company. She has also created and sold historically accurate clothing patterns and has explored other arts such as sculpture, printmaking […]

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Frances Peck

On Editing an Editor: Leslie Vermeer and Frances Peck in Conversation

March 8, 2022 by Frances Peck | 6 Comments on On Editing an Editor: Leslie Vermeer and Frances Peck in Conversation

Editing a first-time novelist calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the novelist 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. Frances Peck is a […]

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S. Robin Larin

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Naomi Racz

February 22, 2022 by S. Robin Larin | Leave a Comment

This is the final post in a series of interviews that the Editors Canada student relations committee completed last year with Editors Canada award winners. This month, S. Robin Larin shares the committee’s interview with Naomi Racz (Cumberland, B.C.), who was the winner of the 2020 Claudette Upton Scholarship. (This interview has been lightly edited.) […]

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Becky Heaman

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Maxie Bai Martin

January 18, 2022 by Becky Heaman | Leave a Comment

The Editors Canada student relations committee completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, Becky Heaman shared the committee’s interview with […]

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Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Iva Cheung

December 14, 2021 by Becky Heaman | 1 Comment on Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Iva Cheung

The Editors Canada student relations committee completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, Becky Heaman shared the committee’s interview […]

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S. Robin Larin

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Cathy McPhalen

November 9, 2021 by S. Robin Larin | Leave a Comment

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, S. Robin Larin shares the […]

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Merel Elsinga

Update on the International Plain Language Standard: An Interview with Gael Spivak

October 26, 2021 by Merel Elsinga | Leave a Comment

Gael Spivak, a previous president of Editors Canada, works in-house for the federal government as a writer and editor. Part of her job is her involvement in creating an international plain language standard for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). At the Editors Canada conference on June 13, 2021, Gael gave us an update on […]

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Editing Medical-Legal Reports: An Interview with Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

October 19, 2021 by Merel Elsinga | Leave a Comment

Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in editing medical-legal assessment reports. These reports comprise opinions of medical experts that are used in a legal claim context. At the Editors Canada conference on June 13, 2021, Jahleen presented “Editing Medical-Legal Reports: A Big Little Niche.” Recently, editor Merel Elsinga interviewed Jahleen to […]

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Becky Heaman

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Mary Rykov

September 28, 2021 by Becky Heaman | Leave a Comment

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, Becky Heaman shares the committee’s […]

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S. Robin Larin

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with James Harbeck

August 17, 2021 by S. Robin Larin | 5 Comments on Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with James Harbeck

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. This month, S. Robin Larin shares the committee’s interview with […]

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Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Amanda Lewis

July 13, 2021 by Becky Heaman | Leave a Comment

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. Amanda Lewis (Vancouver, British Columbia) received the […]

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Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Margo LaPierre

June 15, 2021 by S. Robin Larin | 2 Comments on Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Margo LaPierre

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. Margo LaPierre was the winner of the 2019 Claudette Upton […]

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Tracey Anderson

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

May 18, 2021 by Tracey Anderson | Leave a Comment

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

May 4, 2021 by Tracey Anderson | Leave a Comment

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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Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Donna L. Dawson

April 13, 2021 by Natalia Iwanek | 1 Comment on Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Donna L. Dawson

The Editors Canada student relations committee recently completed a series of interviews with Editors Canada award winners. Each month, we’ll bring you the highlights of our interviews in the hopes that those featured may inspire student editors beginning their careers, as well as editors who are already established. Donna L. Dawson is the winner of […]

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“I have come a long way from peddling poems for pennies in downtown Winnipeg”: An Interview with Joshua Whitehead

April 6, 2021 by Tracey Anderson | Leave a Comment

Joshua Whitehead (he/him) is a Two-Spirit, Oji-nêhiyaw member of Peguis First Nation (Treaty 1). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate, lecturer, and Killam scholar at the University of Calgary, where he studies Indigenous literatures and cultures with a focus on gender and sexuality. He is the author of full-metal indigiqueer and Jonny Appleseed and the […]

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Sue Archer

Addressing Ableism in Editing: An Interview with Amanda Leduc

March 30, 2021 by Sue Archer | Leave a Comment

Amanda Leduc’s essays and stories have appeared in publications across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. She holds a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews, U.K., and is the author of the non-fiction book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (Coach House Books, 2020) and the novel The […]

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Indigenous Voices: An Interview with Rhonda Kronyk

July 7, 2020 by Sue Archer | 1 Comment on Indigenous Voices: An Interview with Rhonda Kronyk

Rhonda is a settler/Dene research, writing and editing consultant. She is dedicated to increasing the inclusion of underrepresented communities in Canadian literature. A founding member of the Indigenous Editors Association, she specializes in editing manuscripts by and about Indigenous Peoples. As editor of Write, The Writers’ Union of Canada magazine, she approaches her work from […]

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