West Coast Editor 2009

You may view or download any issue of West Coast Editor from 2009. Each is available as a PDF file. Click the title to view it in your web browser, or right-click (Windows) or ctrl-click (Mac) and choose "download" or "save" to save a copy on your computer.

To view the newsletter, you require a software program that can read PDF (Portable Document Format) files. If you have a Mac, the built-in Preview application will read PDFs. For Mac and Windows, you may use Adobe Reader, a free software program which can be downloaded from the Adobe site.

Winter 2009 Issue: Holiday Gift Guide (PDF, 5.5 MB)

The gift of education, by Carol Zhong
The gift of clean, by Clare O’Callaghan
Inexpensive home crafts for the eco-crowd, by Jennifer Getsinger
The Christmas thesaurus, by Hugh Macdonald
A most unusual Christmas gift, by Hugh Macdonald
A gift for my shoe-obsessed mother, by Cheryl Hannah

October 2009 Issue: War of Words II (PDF, 2.6 MB)

Whaddya mean, "the business of editing?" by Shelly Windover
The project, by Hugh Macdonald
My least favourite things, by Jennifer Getsinger
Misapprehension or healthy evolution? by Kirstie Laird
Human eyes needed, by Lorraine Meltzer
The great divide, part II

September 2009 Issue: War of Words (PDF, 1.6 MB)

English is a foreign language, by Hugh Macdonald

The great divide: Language mavens declare their editorial allegiances

May 2009 Issue: Volunteer with EAC-BC (PDF, 3 MB)

Notes from national, by Dania Sheldon
A doggerel ode to volunteers, by Hugh Macdonald
Job descriptions: Committee chairs and committee members

April 2009 Issue: Drive-by Editing (PDF, 2.7 MB)

Drive-by Editing photos, by Karen Reppin and Cheryl Hannah
Event Review: What's New in Editorial Standards, by Helen Clay
Event Review: Picture Research, by Helen Clay

Special Issue: Editing Events (2009 Spring Series)

Spring 2009 EAC-BC Seminars
Spring 2009 EAC-BC Speaker Sessions

January 2009 Issue: The Magazine Editor (PDF, 2 MB)

The Thrill of the Edit, by Wael Elazab
Magazine Articles: A Writer's Perspective, by Jeanne Ainslie
Event Review: A Day in the Life of a Trade Magazine Editor, by Helen Clay
Event Review: From Inspiration to Publication, by Juliana Pasko

To view the newsletter, you require a software program that can read PDF (Portable Document Format) files. If you have a Mac, the built-in Preview application will read PDFs. For Mac and Windows, you may use Adobe Reader, a free software program which can be downloaded from the Adobe site.

Back Issues

The following back issues can be downloaded from this site: