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? Check here for upcoming issues' themes and deadlines. Contact newsletter editor Cheryl Hannah to discuss your ideas.



Current Issue

WCE Bugle January 2012 (PDF, 448 KB)

Holiday Gift Guide 2011 (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Contents

  • Contributors share memories of their favourite Christmas traditions
  • Curios: DIY found-object bracelet project
  • The bookshelf: mini book-reviews
  • WCE Christmas Carol: “O Editor”
  • The WCE funnies

Features

  • The pleasure of gift giving, by Carey Ditmars
  • My mother hates presents, by Tina Robinson
  • The gift of running, by Eva van Emden
  • A gift for an author, by Cheryl Hannah
  • Aunt Broccoli’s green tips for the eco-crowd: how to grow your own sustained yield Christmas tree farm on a Vancouver city lot, by Jennifer S. Getsinger
  • A very fine cat indeed, by Hugh Macdonald
  • Urban Girl and the hostess gift
  • Urban Bookworm and the hostess gift
  • Urban Girl gets ready
  • Urban Girl gets comfortable
  • WCE kids’ lit picks: How to Train your Dragon

Etcetera listings

  • November 16: New members welcome session
  • November 16: Doing business with the government
  • December 10: EAC-BC Christmas party
  • January 18: Tweeting your way to job leads
  • January 21: Eight-step editing


October 2011 "The Secret Lives of Editors" (PDF, 1.6 MB)

  • Curios: Bad writing takes the prize
  • Curios: Who’s who?
  • Word art for editors
  • The many (not so secret) lives of David, by Carol Tulpar
  • Who’s who? (answers and sources)
  • Lib Alcock: Secret life: writer and cartoonist, a WCE interview
  • Letters: Scholarship recipient sends thanks; “What’s a meta for?”    
  • etcetera 


September 2011 "The West Coast Editor Bugle" (PDF, 414 KB)

  • BC Branch Chair's 3-point plan
  • EAC-BC membership survey reults
  • Festival, conference, and seminar listings
  • Stay in the know


June 2011 "Stand Out from the Crowd. Become a Volunteer" (PDF, 1 MB)

  • Curios: Test your “Volunteer IQ”
  • Why volunteer?
  • Editing in the age of e-everything (photos from May 27 Welcome Reception)
  • etcetera


May 2011 "WCE Bugle" (PDF, 222 KB)

  • Vancouver declares e-edited state of emergency
  • Limited seats available in pre-conference seminars
  • Editors to walk the red carpet at May 27th Welcome Reception
  • Annual Book Swap and BC branch elections


April 2011 "Web Marketing" (PDF, 1.9 MB)

  • EAC conference menu
  • West Coast Editor web-marketing survey: the results are in
  • The brave new world of e-marketing your editing business
  • Priscilla P. Perfect and the case of the roving reporter
  • Caveat editor: beware the e-plagiarist
  • Poetic fibs contest winner
  • etcetera


March 2011 “Conference 2011” Issue (PDF, 1.6 MB)

  • Conference details
  • Curios
  • Editors in the age of e-everything: an endangered species?  by Helen Polychronakos
  • etcetera
  • plus: “self-serving sources” event review;  “the state of the publishing industry”; and more …


February 2011 Etcetera Plus (PDF, 645 KB)

  • Help wanted
  • Curios
  • The bookshelf: Christine Dudgeon
  • Conference chat: WCE chats with conference coordinator Marlene Dong
  • etcetera plus


Jan 2011 Drive by Editing (PDF, 1.6 MB)

  • Letters: Gary Lund, West Coast Editor
  • Poetic fibs: a contest
  • Curios: Canadian men excel at romance
  • Drive-by Editing photographs
  • Etcetera

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Back Issues

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