• News
• Who Are We?
• Looking for an Editor?
• Membership Information
• Professional Development Seminars
• Related Organizations
• Local Editing Courses
• Comments & Suggestions
• Contact Information and Current EAC-BC Executive

News

LAST UPDATE: 23 January 2010

• Registration for Indexing Basics with Karen Griffiths is now open!
• Our next general meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. See our Meetings page for more details.
  • Where: YWCA, 535 Hornby Street, Welch Room, 4th floor, Vancouver. The YWCA is located on the west side of Hornby Street between Dunsmuir and Pender, one block northeast of the Burrard SkyTrain Station.
  • Parking: Available across the street for $4.00 after 6:00 p.m. Street parking is also available, although it is metered until 8:00 p.m.
  • Cost: Free for EAC members; $10 for nonmembers; $5 for students with valid ID.
• Our newly updated list of EAC-BC executives for 2009-2010 is online.
• Issues of West Coast Editor, our newsletter, can now be downloaded from the Newsletter page.
• Visit editors.penmachine.com and sign in to download or listen audio files from EAC-BC meetings. We now have audio from October 2008 through March 2009.

Who Are We?

We are the British Columbia Branch of the Editors' Association of Canada (EAC), a professional organization of more than 1,600 members coast to coast and more than 200 in British Columbia.

Since 1979, our contributions to the Canadian publishing community have been recognized by publishers, business, government, private and public institutions, and individuals.

A professional editor can supplement your regular staff, supervise a project from start to finish, or simply provide a few hours of expertise.

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Looking for an Editor?

If you need an editor, post your request on our Hotline Editor Request Form. Our hotline coordinator will broadcast your request to our membership of more than 200 editors resident in British Columbia. An available editor will then contact you.

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Membership Information

Information about joining EAC/ACR as a student, qualifying, voting, or emeritus member is available at the national membership page. Anyone with an interest in editing may become a qualifying member. Student, voting and emeritus memberships require supporting documentation. Anyone may become an associate member.

For more information about membership in the BC branch of EAC/ACR, please contact us or email us your name and full mailing address.

A Membership Application Form is available online. Please print out and return the completed form, along with your credit card information, a cheque, or a money order, to the National Office (the address is on the form).

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Professional Development Seminars

EAC-BC attracts a wide range of industry experts to teach our popular one-day professional development seminars. Check out this year's programs and be sure to take advantage of our great early bird pricing.

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Related Organizations

The Professional Editors Association of Vancouver Island provides professional development, networking and support to editors in and around Victoria, British Columbia.

The Society for Technical Communication is a world-wide organization dedicated to serving the needs of professionals who deliver technical information to the public. Members include salaried and contract professionals working as technical writers, editors, managers, graphic designers and web developers. Membership benefits include access to special interest groups such as the Contracting and Independent Consulting Special Interest Group, a job bank, an online forum and monthly journals. The Canada West Coast chapter holds monthly meetings in Vancouver and offers regular professional development workshops. All events are open to members and non-members alike.

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) includes more than 13,000 professional communicators worldwide from various backgrounds: corporate industry, government, non-profit, human resources, public relations and advertising. The BC Chapter has a membership of more than 300 professionals. Nonmembers are invited to participate in the annual Blue Wave Awards program, recognizing the best work produced by communicators in British Columbia over the past year.

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Local Editing Courses

Simon Fraser University's Writing and Publishing Program offers editing courses that may be taken individually or as part of a certificate program.

The Print Futures: Professional Writing Program is a two-year program designed for students who wish to develop their writing skills to a professional level before entering or returning to the workplace.

The BCIT Associate Certificate in Technical Writing is British Columbia's only for-credit undergraduate program in technical writing. Part-time studies are also available.

Feedback, comments, or suggestions are welcome!