Editing 2SLGBTQIA+Affirming Terminology

by Natalia Iwanek Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash In recent years, editing and writing-related industry standards have increasingly implemented inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) frameworks and the use of conscious and/or inclusive language. While many celebrate these types of developments โ€“ as seen most recently with the highly anticipated publication of Karen Yinโ€™s … Continue reading Editing 2SLGBTQIA+Affirming Terminology

Executive Unplugged: Lily Omidi, Communications Co-Chair

We wanted to give Editors Toronto members and student affiliates another way to get to know their executive committee, while also showing them what is involved in being on the committee. So, we asked executive committee members to introduce themselves and their roles by answering a few questions for our โ€œExecutive Unpluggedโ€ series. Meet Lily … Continue reading Executive Unplugged: Lily Omidi, Communications Co-Chair

Editor for Life: Patricia MacDonald, Editor

A career as an editor is often a solo adventure, especially if youโ€™re a freelancer. So, we thought one way to better connect with fellow editors was to ask them to submit their responses to a set of questions based on the Five Ws: who, what, where, when, and why. Read on for some thought-provoking, … Continue reading Editor for Life: Patricia MacDonald, Editor

How to Invite Yourself to an Inbox: Newsletter as Connection Tool

by Suzanne Bowness For most freelance editors/writers with a roster of clients, โ€œhow to keep in touch without being annoyingโ€ is a question that keeps us up at night, or at least flits through our mind on a slow workday. We want to seem genuinely friendly and helpful, while at the same time staying top … Continue reading How to Invite Yourself to an Inbox: Newsletter as Connection Tool

Executive Unplugged: Sharon Cozens, Secretary (Part 2)

We wanted to give Editors Toronto members and student affiliates another way to get to know their executive committee, while also showing them what is involved in being on the committee. So, we asked executive committee members to introduce themselves and their roles by answering a few questions for our โ€œExecutive Unpluggedโ€ series. Meet Sharon … Continue reading Executive Unplugged: Sharon Cozens, Secretary (Part 2)

โ€œUnlock the Power of Constructive Feedback: Creating Psychological Safety for Effective Client Interactionsโ€ with Nagma Sayed (Editors Toronto November 2024 Program Recap)

by Maria Edymans The editor is an enigmatic figure: omnipresent, but inconspicuous. For some, this might seem like the perfect job for a lone wolf. The editor, in their humble way, is imagined hunching over in their cubicle, surrounded by Princess and the Pea-like slush piles โ€“ a mix between an artist and a mathematician. … Continue reading โ€œUnlock the Power of Constructive Feedback: Creating Psychological Safety for Effective Client Interactionsโ€ with Nagma Sayed (Editors Toronto November 2024 Program Recap)

Book Review: โ€œThe Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers,โ€ by Karen Yin

by Sharon Cozens Karen Yin, writer of The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers (2024), originally โ€œcoined the term conscious language to describe language that is rooted in critical thinking and compassion, used skillfully in a specific context.โ€ Photo by The Jopwell Collection on Unsplash Nowadays, an increasing … Continue reading Book Review: โ€œThe Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers,โ€ by Karen Yin

Editing Non-English Quotations and Their Translations in Scholarly Texts: A Case Study

by Carla DeSantis As an editor of scholarly texts, I work with complex texts that include multiple elements to be considered, such as bibliographies, footnotes, quotations from primary and secondary sources, and multilingual content. While all these elements must be carefully reviewed for correctness, completeness, and consistency, there is one that can easily slip by … Continue reading Editing Non-English Quotations and Their Translations in Scholarly Texts: A Case Study