Editors' Association of Canada

EAC-BC Newsletter - West Coast Editor

West Coast Editor is the official newsletter of the Editors' Association of Canada, BC Branch. It is sent by email eight times a year to members, then posted on this site. Editorial staff are fanatical supporters of the serial comma; they view it as an endangered species and treat it as such.

Themes & Deadlines

Interested in writing for West Coast Editor? Have ideas for theme-related articles? Contact newsletter editor Cheryl Hannah to discuss your ideas.

Issue Theme Submission Deadline
January 2010 Drive-by Editing November 11, 2009
February 2010

Editing Events:2010 Spring Series

 January 6, 2010
March 2010 The Secret Lives of Editors February 3, 2010
April 2010 Wretched Excess April 20, 2010
May 2010 Volunteering with EAC-BC April 7, 2010

Current Issue

Winter 2009 - Holiday Gift Guide

  • 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

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Back Issues

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