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General EAC Lucy Payette

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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S. Robin Larin

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with James Harbeck

août 17, 2021 by S. Robin Larin | 5 commentaires sur 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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Claire Majors Letitia Henville

“Meet Your Future Self”: Helping Student Editors Network

août 10, 2021 by Claire Majors

Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying labour market turmoil, Editors BC brought together students and experienced editors for an informal evening of conversation and relationship-building. The Zoom get-together was described by participants as a “valuable and inspiring event” that gave student editors “some clear ideas for moving forward” while allowing experienced […]

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Maggie Clark

A Day in the Life of a Content Marketing Specialist: Maggie Clark

août 3, 2021 by Maggie Clark

Writing and editing career paths can take many directions. In this “day-in-the-life” series, experienced professionals share their personal experiences in various roles related to writing, editing and communications. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email The Editors’ Weekly. What is your job? I’m part of Kryton International Inc.’s marketing department, […]

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Suzanne Bowness

A Little Help From My Friends: Starting a Mastermind Group

juillet 27, 2021 by Suzanne Bowness

Are you a senior-level freelancer looking to connect with same-level colleagues for advice? Or a junior in-house editor looking for pals for support on the journey up the career ladder? Wherever you are in your career, creating a “mastermind group” of fellow professionals to meet and talk shop with regularly can be a great way […]

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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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Becky Heaman

Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Amanda Lewis

juillet 13, 2021 by Becky Heaman

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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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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Becky Noelle

Feeling lost in the editing crowd? Join the student affiliates!

juin 29, 2021 by Becky Noelle | 5 commentaires sur Feeling lost in the editing crowd? Join the student affiliates!

Soon after joining Editors Canada in 2019, I attended the annual conference in Halifax. I felt both excited and anxious to be spending the weekend meeting other editors. My fellow student affiliates were some of the first people I met and connected with at the conference. It was reassuring to meet others at a similar […]

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Aaron Dalton

What Is Plain Language? Part 1: A Definition

juin 22, 2021 by Aaron Dalton | 6 commentaires sur What Is Plain Language? Part 1: A Definition

This is the first in a series of articles discussing the basic principles of plain language that I’ve found successful in my teaching. These principles may not be new to my fellow editors. Perhaps some material here will be useful in your own educational efforts. My experience is with non-fiction, mostly technical, writing. I would […]

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