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Emily Lam

A Growing Space for Academic Editors

September 28, 2023 by Emily Lam | Leave a Comment

If you’re an academic editor looking to connect with others in the field, or if you’ve ever thought about becoming an academic editor, then consider joining the Academic Editing (AE) special interest group, also known as the AE Chapter.   The AE Chapter is a virtual group jointly organized by Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers […]

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Sara Abdul

And That’s A Wrap

July 13, 2023 by Sara Abdul | 1 Comment on And That’s A Wrap

It is often said that the business of planning a conference begins when the previous year’s event concludes. As this year’s conference was wrapping up last month, conference manager Sara Abdul volunteered to share her experience with The Editors’ Weekly readers and to tell us a little about what comes next. Editors In Real Life […]

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Suzanne Bowness

Less than 20 Sleeps until Editors Meet in Real Life

June 1, 2023 by Suzanne Bowness | Leave a Comment

Who is ready for a great weekend in Toronto on June 17 and 18? If you plan to attend the Editors In Real Life conference (you read that right; we’re meeting in person!), you’ll be spending the two-day event at Toronto Metropolitan University. You’ll also be able to attend a day of pre-conference sessions hosted […]

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Suzanne Bowness

Meeting “In Real Life”: Conference 2023

March 2, 2023 by Suzanne Bowness | 1 Comment on Meeting “In Real Life”: Conference 2023

Raise your hand if you’ve missed meeting in real life (or IRL, as the social media specialists say it). Me too. That’s why we decided to dip our toes into the world of in-person conferences after two years of virtual success, planning a two-day event to be held June 17–18, 2023, at Toronto Metropolitan University […]

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Libby Graham

Editing Essentials: My Experience

September 27, 2022 by Libby Graham | 4 Comments on Editing Essentials: My Experience

I’m a new editor, and over the course of the past year or so, I’ve been searching for any and every tool to help hone my skills and launch my career. One of those tools was the Editors Canada Editing Essentials qualification. I thought that speaking on my experience with the test could be beneficial […]

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Cathy McPhalen

A New Gathering Place for Academic Editors

September 20, 2022 by Cathy McPhalen | 1 Comment on A New Gathering Place for Academic Editors

Editors Canada is launching a special interest group for freelance and in-house editors who work with academic clients: individual researchers, universities, students or academic journals and publishers. The vision for this virtual group is to provide a space to discuss themes and share information around editing in academic realms. Our academic clients need editors more […]

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Lucy Payette

Back-to-School Season: Of Food, Cocktails and Conversation

September 8, 2022 by Lucy Payette | Leave a Comment

Now that it’s September, many editors may be daydreaming of going back to school — especially as some in-class learning resumes. Here’s a smattering of online and in-person professional development opportunities available this fall: Niche editing Last April Judy Phillips wrote about what recipe editors do. The fall harvest season may inspire you to take […]

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Mary Rykov

Reflections on Mentorship

August 16, 2022 by Mary Rykov | 4 Comments on Reflections on Mentorship

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. — Lao Tzu The mentor role is ancient and storied. Mentor, in Homer’s Odyssey, is the friend of Odysseus who tutors Telemachus, Odysseus’s son. Athena, disguised as Mentor, steers young Telemachus’s search for his father. Those ancient Greeks did spin good yarns. Here I explore the […]

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Merel Elsinga

The Editing Essentials Test Tested: Unlock Your Editing Career

April 5, 2022 by Merel Elsinga | 8 Comments on The Editing Essentials Test Tested: Unlock Your Editing Career

You have just embraced editing as your new career. You have some editing experience, just not the five years recommended to sign up for an Editors Canada certification test. How can you convince prospective clients or a potential employer that you do have editing skills? The certification steering committee has come up with a new […]

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Gael Spivak

Using Volunteer Work to Make Yourself More Marketable

March 22, 2022 by Gael Spivak | 2 Comments on Using Volunteer Work to Make Yourself More Marketable

I didn’t volunteer with my editing association to get things out of it for myself. But over the years, I noticed that I was getting a lot out of it beyond feeling good about giving back to my community. This post summarizes what I learned so that you can use it to shape your own […]

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Glenna Jenkins

How the Pandemic Allowed Me to Learn a New Skill

January 26, 2021 by Glenna Jenkins | Leave a Comment

Last year, when Peerwith management asked me whether I could revise a paper written in Overleaf — an online LaTeX editor for the production of technical and scientific documentation — I saw it as a learning opportunity. Working as an academic editor through Peerwith.com meant I dodged the many changes and challenges the majority of […]

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Anna Williams

Special Feature: Keep Busy While Self-Isolating

March 26, 2020 by Anna Williams | 2 Comments on Special Feature: Keep Busy While Self-Isolating

Is self-isolation and social distancing taking a toll? Here is a list of ideas to keep you busy: Creative Writing Stretch those creative muscles! Get inspired with some writing prompts below: The Writer’s Digest The Write Practice New York Times Online Libraries Libraries already have vast online resources, and many of them are extending due […]

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Gael Spivak

Networking, Introverts and Squirrels

January 21, 2020 by Gael Spivak | 4 Comments on Networking, Introverts and Squirrels

I used to think I didn’t like networking because I detest small talk and won’t walk into a room of people all by myself. But a few conversations and experiences changed my mind. Connections A friend told me that I’m one of the best networkers she knows. This caught my attention, especially since this friend […]

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Nancy Flight

40 Years: An Editor’s Perspective

March 5, 2019 by Nancy Flight | 3 Comments on 40 Years: An Editor’s Perspective

Forty-six years ago, when I embarked on my editing career, my first assignment was to edit a 500-page novel, which the publisher plunked onto my desk along with a copy of The Chicago Manual of Style and a dictionary. “Here, edit this,” he said. That was my instruction in its entirety. There were no courses […]

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Anita Jenkins

Conferences Are for Everyone

July 10, 2018 by Anita Jenkins | 5 Comments on Conferences Are for Everyone

I had a lot of reasons not to attend the Editors Canada 2018 conference, held in Saskatoon on May 25-27. I was struggling with low energy and caregiving duties (spouse). Also, I have been retired — or at least semi-retired — for a decade. But since Saskatoon is so close to my home in Edmonton […]

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Marianne Grier

Swapping Snacks From the Editor’s Lunch Box

August 29, 2017 by Marianne Grier | 4 Comments on Swapping Snacks From the Editor’s Lunch Box

I’ve always found new beginnings deliciously appealing. Whether it’s starting a fresh crossword puzzle, trying a new recipe or signing up for a class, I love the excitement of a new endeavour and wonder what I might learn along the way. As a school student, I wasn’t always keen to get back to class at […]

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Frances Peck

Keeping Up With the (Editorial) Times

November 22, 2016 by Frances Peck | 8 Comments on Keeping Up With the (Editorial) Times

As editors, we can never stop learning. Whether it’s to resolve specific questions, maintain a credential or generally stay on top of our field, we have to keep up with a dizzying array of books, articles, blogs, newsletters, interviews, Twitter chats, Facebook posts, webinars — and the list goes on. Ignore that information and we […]

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