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Lucy Payette is a Senior Technical Editor at StandardAero in Winnipeg. She has worked for more than 20 years in corporate and digital communications for companies based in Toronto and Montreal.
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The Editors’ Weekly Welcomes New Editorial Team

juillet 6, 2023 by Lucy Payette | 3 commentaires sur The Editors’ Weekly Welcomes New Editorial Team

Dear readers, We’re so pleased to announce Laura Bontje as the new managing editor of The Editors’ Weekly. A freelance editor in London, Ont., Laura specializes in fiction editing, with a particular focus on children’s literature. She is also the author of the forthcoming picture books Was It a Cat I Saw? (Amicus Ink, 2024) and When the […]

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Spring Updates: Blog Notes, AGM and Conference Revisited

juin 20, 2023 by Lucy Payette

Looking for writing or editing experience? If you are interested in building your writing or editing portfolio, why not consider volunteering for The Editors’ Weekly? The blog depends on Editors Canada members who have experience in any of these areas: As one of our experienced editors has written, you “don’t [need to] separate your paid […]

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

septembre 8, 2022 by Lucy Payette

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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Letter From the Editor: Why You Might Want to Consider Contributing to The Editors’ Weekly

août 23, 2022 by Lucy Payette | 10 commentaires sur Letter From the Editor: Why You Might Want to Consider Contributing to The Editors’ Weekly

Dear readers, These past two-plus years, I’ve kept good company with authors, publishing leaders, instructors and professors, new and established freelancers, linguistics experts, translators, in-house and niche editors and many more, and most of it during a pandemic. At a time when many were feeling disconnected, I was having weekly conversations with talented contributors and […]

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Letter From the Editor

juillet 12, 2022 by Lucy Payette

Dear readers, We are on a summer break at The Editors’ Weekly and plan to return to publishing in August. In the meantime, please let us know if there are topics you’d like to see featured or if you would like to contribute. If you have an idea for a blog post or have any questions, […]

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January Is Mentoring Month: How Are We Doing?

janvier 25, 2022 by Lucy Payette | 4 commentaires sur January Is Mentoring Month: How Are We Doing?

In a nod to mentoring month, a movement formally recognized in the U.S. and gaining traction in Canada, let’s reflect on mentoring in the editing industry. Much has been written about mentoring in The Editors’ Weekly over the years, including the most recent post by Jennifer D. Foster on the benefits of mentorship, stories of […]

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Searching for the Positive Side of Change

Décembre 21, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 2 commentaires sur Searching for the Positive Side of Change

Many of my conversations of late have started with “I would have thought by now we would be … ” or “I’m not sure what the next few months will bring ….” This past year has been called many things: the Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle, the second year of COVID. Whatever you call this […]

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What’s New in the Canadian Press Stylebook

novembre 2, 2021 by Lucy Payette | Un commentaire sur What’s New in the Canadian Press Stylebook

Since its inception in 1940, The Canadian Press Stylebook has changed “cautiously,” as stated on its website, with a motto of “evolution, not revolution.” Nonetheless, if you’ve followed Canadian Press style, you know it isn’t enough to commit to memory the style standards and leave it at that. Language and usage changes — and style […]

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Letter From the Editor

août 24, 2021 by Lucy Payette

Dear Readers, The Editors’ Weekly is on hiatus this week. In the meantime, we hope this post finds you healthy and well this summer. Please let us know if there are topics you’d like to see featured or if you would like to contribute. We are always looking for articles about conferences and workshops of […]

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Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 2

juillet 20, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 2 commentaires sur Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 2

Some of the best book and podcast recommendations come from fellow editors. In a continuation of our summer series, we’ve asked two more members of our blog committee to share their latest picks. Sue Bowness Sue is the director of communications for Editors Canada, a freelance writer and editor at Codeword Communications and a part-time writing professor […]

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Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 1

juillet 6, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 4 commentaires sur Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 1

Some of the best book and podcast recommendations come from fellow editors. It’s no surprise — we learn and refine our skills by reading and listening to content. We also read and listen for pleasure (or to make use of those long periods in lockdown). In the spirit of learning, summer and escape, we asked […]

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Developing the Next Generation of Canadian Readers

février 16, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 6 commentaires sur Developing the Next Generation of Canadian Readers

My son’s middle-school language arts teacher initiated a reading project earlier this year. The task was simple: choose a book to read with an adult and talk about it. I’m on board with the assignment. Despite my efforts, there are a few entertainment systems vying for my son’s attention. When he chose me as the […]

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Editorial Headspace: A Year in Review

Décembre 22, 2020 by Lucy Payette | 4 commentaires sur Editorial Headspace: A Year in Review

In November, CBC Radio host Tom Power replayed an episode on q about the unlikely success of Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You, and I’ve had the song stuck in my head ever since. The relentless earworm aside, the opening strain sums up my expectations for the pending holiday break: I don’t […]

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