by Laura Jones The flight to Vancouver is stunning. If you’re lucky enough to fly in from the east on a day without too many clouds, you will see the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains below, stretching beyond the wing of the plane to the horizon. It was a Thursday, and I was flying … Continue reading Editors 24: Connection, Community, and Compassion
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Pre-Conference Workshops Hosted by Editors Toronto on Friday, June 16, 2023
To gear up for the 2023 Editors Canada Conference: Editors In Real Life, Editors Toronto is hosting three in-person workshops on Friday, June 16, 2023, at Tecumseh Auditorium, 55 Gould Street, Toronto. These workshops are two-hour interactive sessions where you’ll get to participate in hands-on activities and receive guidance from subject-matter experts who are established in the … Continue reading Pre-Conference Workshops Hosted by Editors Toronto on Friday, June 16, 2023
Editors Advise: Learning New Skills for Professional Growth
In this series, Editors Toronto members and BoldFace contributors share their experiences, insights, and tips on the practical aspects of working as an editor or writer. The previous edition of “Editors Advise” tackled recognizing and dealing with our editorial weaknesses. For this edition, six editors share their recommendations related to professional development. Photo by Mikhail … Continue reading Editors Advise: Learning New Skills for Professional Growth
What I Took Away from My First Editors Canada Conference
By Adrienne Huston—The words came out of my mouth without much thought: “I’m just a student.” It was the first session of the weekend, and I was introducing myself. Attendees were gathered from across the country, each sitting at their own desk yet all present for Editors Transform, the 2021 national—and first virtual …
A Generosity of Editors
by Michelle Waitzman Editors sometimes have fun sharing—and inventing—collective nouns for various groups of creatures or people. When it comes to editors themselves, I propose to call the group “a generosity of editors.” When they gather in large (or even modest) numbers, editors are exceedingly generous with their knowledge, experience and wisdom. I was reminded … Continue reading A Generosity of Editors
Editors Canada Conference 2019: A Great Way to Connect with Other Editors and Learn New Skills
by Ann Kennedy On June 7, 8, and 9, editors from across North America and as far away as Australia gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to reconnect, learn new skills, and refresh long-used ones. The annual Editors Canada conference was held this year at The Westin Nova Scotian, an ideal location for hitting the local … Continue reading Editors Canada Conference 2019: A Great Way to Connect with Other Editors and Learn New Skills
Report on ACES 2017 in St. Petersburg, Florida
By Berna Ozunal This year, 591 people travelled to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the annual American Copy Editors Society (ACES) conference held from March 23 to 25 at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel—the second-highest attendance ever. I went to St. Pete’s for a few reasons this year: I enjoyed last year’s conference in Portland … Continue reading Report on ACES 2017 in St. Petersburg, Florida
Top events for editors: June to December 2016
By Olga Sushinsky Are you an editor looking for opportunities to network with your fellow colleagues or potential clients? Perhaps you are at the beginning or middle of your editing career and are wondering about other options, such as business writing or indexing. No matter what your goals are, there are still plenty of events that you … Continue reading Top events for editors: June to December 2016
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