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News releases

Editors Canada announces 7 professional certifications in 2023 – June 28, 2023

Editors Canada announces 2023 national awards and scholarship recipients – June 19, 2023

Fazeela Jiwa Named Winner of the 2023 Tom Fairley Award – June 19, 2023

Georgia Atkin awarded 2023 Claudette Upton Scholarship – June 19, 2023

Adrienne Montgomerie named winner of the 2023 Karen Virag Award – June 19, 2023

Editors Canada awards 2023 Equity Fellowship – June 19, 2023

Gael Spivak named 2023 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 19, 2023

2023 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 23, 2023

Editors Canada announces 2022 national awards and scholarship recipients – June 24, 2022

Michael Leyne Named Winner of the 2022 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 24, 2022

Madison Taylor awarded 2022 Claudette Upton Scholarship – June 24, 2022

Rosemary Shipton named winner of the 2022 Karen Virag Award – June 24, 2022

Editors Canada awards 2022 Equity Fellowship – June 24, 2022

Patricia MacDonald named 2022 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 24, 2022

Editors Canada announces 10 professional certifications in 2022 – June 2, 2022

2022 Karen Virag Award Short List Announced – May 25, 2022

2022 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 18, 2022

Editors Canada statement in support of Ukraine – March 3, 2022

Editors Canada statement on discovery of mass and unmarked graves at residential schools – August 4, 2021

Editors Canada announces three professional certifications in 2021 – July 2, 2021

Editors Canada announces 2021 national awards and scholarship recipients – June 28, 2021

Shirarose Wilensky named winner of the 2021 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 28, 2021

Lindsay Hobbs awarded 2021 Claudette Upton Scholarship – June 28, 2021

Karen Virag Award not presented in 2021 – June 28, 2021

Editors Canada awards inaugural Equity Fellowship – June 28, 2021

Nancy Foran named 2021 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 28, 2021

2021 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – June 1, 2021

Editors Canada Announces New Equity Fellowship – April 27, 2021

Editors Canada condemns anti-Asian violence and racism – March 19, 2021

Editors Canada announces six new certified copy editors – September 14, 2020

Editors Canada announces 2020 national awards and scholarship recipients – June 22, 2020

Amanda Lewis named winner of the 2020 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 22, 2020

Naomi Racz awarded 2020 Claudette Upton Scholarship – June 22, 2020

Greg Ioannou named winner of the 2020 Karen Virag Award – June 22, 2020

Alexandra Peace named 2020 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 22, 2020

Editors Canada stands against anti-Black racism – June 4, 2020

2020 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 19, 2020

Editors Canada names Natasha Bood as new executive director – April 14, 2020

Editors Canada appoints Lucy White as interim executive director – January 13, 2020

Editors Canada announces 2019 national awards and scholarship recipients – June 10, 2019

Jennifer Croll named winner of the 2019 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 10, 2019

Margo LaPierre awarded 2019 Claudette Upton Scholarship – June 10, 2019

Iva Cheung named winner of the 2019 Karen Virag Award – June 10, 2019

Donna L. Dawson named 2019 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 10, 2019

2019 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 27, 2019

Editors Canada launches Guidelines for Ethical Editing of Student Texts – January 21, 2019

Editors Canada awards 19 professional certifications in 2018 – July 16, 2018

Exceptional editors recognized at 2018 Editors Canada awards ceremony – May 28, 2018

Gilles Vilasco named winner of the 2018 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – May 28, 2018

Letitia Henville awarded 2018 Claudette Upton Scholarship – May 28, 2018

James Harbeck named winner of the 2018 Karen Virag Award – May 28, 2018

Tamra Ross named 2018 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – May 28, 2018

2018 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 10, 2018

Editors Canada announces the new réviseurs agréés from its French editing proficiency testing program – March 13, 2018

Editors Canada member Michael Redhill wins the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize – November 21, 2017

Editors Canada phasing out online edition of Editing Canadian English – November 14, 2017

Editors Canada announces the first réviseures agréés avec attestation en révision comparative – July 10, 2017

Editors Canada awards eight professional certifications in 2017 – June 14, 2017

Exceptional editors recognized at 2017 Editors Canada awards ceremony – June 12, 2017

Dania Sheldon named winner of the 2016 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 12, 2017

Irina Malakhova awarded the 2016 Claudette Upton Scholarship – June 12, 2017

Virginia Durksen named winner of the 2017 Karen Virag Award – June 12, 2017

Jeanne McKane named 2017 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 12, 2017

Editors Canada launches John Eerkes-Medrano Mentorship Program – May 18, 2017

2016 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 8, 2017

New edition of Professional Editorial Standards reflect technology advances and new forms of publishing – February 2, 2017

Editors Canada names John Yip-Chuck new executive director – October 13, 2016

Editors Canada calls on Government of Canada to write laws in plain language #Plain4Democracy – October 12, 2016

Longtime Vancouver editor Nancy Flight recognized for promoting the editing profession – October 3, 2016

Editors Canada appoints Michelle Ou as interim executive director – July 28, 2016

Exceptional editors recognized at 2016 Editors Canada awards ceremony – June 13, 2016

Sandra Gravel named 2016 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 13, 2016

Lindsay Vermeulen awarded 2015 Claudette Upton Scholarship – June 13, 2016

Lesley Peterson named winner of the 2015 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 13, 2016

Editors Canada awards nine professional certifications in 2016 – June 2, 2016

2015 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 31, 2016

Partnership between Editors Canada and ACES crosses borders, expands member resources – April 6, 2016

Editors Canada announces the first réviseurs agréés from its French editing proficiency testing program – March 22, 2016

Editors Canada launches revised edition of So You Want to Be an Editor career guide – October 19, 2015

Christine Beevis Trickett named 2015 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – July 17, 2015

Say hello to Editors Canada starting July 1 – June 25, 2015

Grace Yaginuma named winner of the 2014 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 16, 2015

Editors' Association of Canada names Patrick Banville new executive director – June 10, 2015

Editors' Association of Canada awards 24 professional certifications in 2015 – May 28, 2015

Andrea Hatley awarded 2014 Claudette Upton Scholarship – May 27, 2015

Editors' Association of Canada launches Canada's first French editing certification program – May 22, 2015

2014 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 11, 2015

Editors' Association of Canada launches Editing Canadian English online – February 25, 2015

Editors' Association of Canada announces first international conference of editors – November 12, 2014

Editors' Association of Canada announces $50 student affiliate rate – September 22, 2014

Michelle Boulton named 2014 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – July 15, 2014

Peter Midgley named winner of the 30th annual Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 19, 2014

Editors' Association of Canada awards 21 professional certifications in 2014 – June 5, 2014

Daniel Polowin named recipient of the Claudette Upton Scholarship – June 3, 2014

ACES partners with the Editors' Association of Canada to expand member opportunities – May 20, 2014

30th Annual Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 15, 2014

Moira White named 2013 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 27, 2013

Sandy Newton named winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 19, 2013

Editors' Association of Canada Awards 24 New Certifications – May 29, 2013

2012 Tom Fairley Award Short List Announced – May 21, 2013

Catharine Chen is the recipient of the Claudette Upton Scholarship – May 8, 2013

Barbara Dylla named 2012 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 27, 2012

Iva Cheung named winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence – June 19, 2012

Editors' Association of Canada Recognizes 14 Newly Certified Editors Through its Landmark Certification Program – May 30, 2012

2011 Tom Fairley Award Shortlist Announced – May 23, 2012

Scholarship Recipient Anticipates an Expanding Role for 21st Century Editors – April 19, 2012

Editors' Association of Canada Launches First Official Twig in Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph – October 3, 2011

Editors' Association of Canada answers many questions in updated edition of So You Want to Be an Editor – August 30, 2011

Adrienne Montgomerie named 2011 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 23, 2011

2010 Tom Fairley Award winner cooks up winning recipe for follow-up to a bestseller – May 30, 2011

Humanitarian editor helps marginalized people find their voices – May 26, 2011

Editors' Association of Canada announces new certified editors – May 16, 2011

2010 Tom Fairley Award short list announced – May 12, 2011

Editors' Association of Canada members vote to adopt revised structure – March 24, 2011

Cy Strom named 2010 Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year – June 15, 2010

2009 Tom Fairley Award winner aims for cultural preservation of an historic people – June 2, 2010

Environmental scientist wins inaugural scholarship for student editors – May 5, 2010

2009 Tom Fairley Award short list announced – May 3, 2010

Editors' Association of Canada announces new certified editors – April 29, 2010

Editors' Association of Canada releases new edition of <em>Professional Editorial Standards</em> – January 20, 2010

Editors' Association of Canada announces scholarship opportunity for student editors – November 9, 2009

2008 Tom Fairley Award winner applauds her team – June 10, 2009

2008 Tom Fairley Award short list announced – May 14, 2009

Editors' Association of Canada announces Canada's first Certified Professional Editors (CPEs) – March 26, 2009

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Editors Canada in the news

Past president Heather Buzila in conversation with Wayne Jones - Writing & Editing podcast, January 5, 2023

Opinion: Canada needs a consistently updated dictionary (subscriber access only) - Quill & Quire, September 14, 2021

These veteran editors say it's perception, not reality, that more errors are being published – CBC "The Sunday Edition," November 22, 2019

I want to be a copy editor … what will my salary be?The Globe and Mail (subscription required), May 20, 2019

Editors Canada releases new guidelines for the ethical editing of students' workUniversity Affairs, March 5, 2019

Editors Canada encourages stock photo agencies to acquire and provide more diverse images – January 24, 2019

Editors Canada endorses the "I Value Canadian Stories" coalition – December 18, 2017

Editors Canada supports the copy editors of The New York Times – July 5, 2017

Tout savoir sur le métier de réviseur, interview with Marie-Christine Payette – Radio Canada, June 9, 2016 (In French)

The ins and outs of publishing an e-book – CTV Canada AM, April 19, 2016

Editors' Association of Canada responds to "Who is speaking up for Canadian English?" – August 13, 2014

Interview with EAC Conference 2013 keynote speaker Robert MacNeil – CTV Atlantic, June 10, 2013

MEA Musings (newsletter of the Manitoba Editors' Association), November 2011

Access Copyright Foundation awards $100,000 in research grants (EAC receives $5,000 to research e-publishing Editing Canadian English) – Quill & Quire, May 2, 2011

Editors' Association of Canada responds to "What real editors really do (and why writers should avoid freelancers)" – February 10, 2011

"Where have all the book editors gone?"The Globe and Mail, February 4, 2011

Publishers may pick up Pronk's tabQuill & Quire, October 14, 2010

Editors, authors go unpaid as Pronk & Associates "restructures" – Quill & Quire, September 27, 2010

 

Partnerships

The joys of teaching writing to engineers – Language Portal of Canada, August 29, 2016

Colour highlighting technique can improve organization and scannability in writing – Language Portal of Canada, July 4, 2016

The future of Canadian book publishing: An interview with Cynthia Good – Language Portal of Canada, March 7, 2016

Comparative revision: An essential step – Language Portal of Canada, February 1, 2016

Editing Canadian English, 3rd edition: There's more to Canadian English style than meets the eh – Language Portal of Canada, December 1, 2015

Is a French editing proficiency program beneficial? – Language Portal of Canada, August 3, 2015

Editing Goes Global: The first international conference of editors – Language Portal of Canada, March 9, 2015

Sentence diagramming as an editorial tool: Commas with a series – Language Portal of Canada, January 26, 2015

Converting units of measure – Language Portal of Canada, August 18, 2014

Eight style points for metric measurements – Language Portal of Canada, May 5, 2014

Cree language facts for editors of English and French: Standard spelling – Language Portal of Canada, March 10, 2014

Cree language facts for editors of English and French: Gender – Language Portal of Canada, October 29, 2013

Cree language facts for editors of English and French – Language Portal of Canada, June 17, 2013

Bilingual occupations – Mais non! – Language Portal of Canada, April 2, 2013

Editing and translation—Objective: optimizing the message – Language Portal of Canada, February 4, 2013

Editing secrets finally revealed! – Language Portal of Canada, October 15, 2012

Certification for professional editors – Language Portal of Canada, July 30, 2012

For the word nerd at heart: (EAC) Conference 2012! – Language Portal of Canada, April 10, 2012

About the Editors' Association of Canada – Language Portal of Canada, January 31, 2012

Editing in a bilingual country – Language Portal of Canada, August 29, 2011

Working as an editor – Language Portal of Canada, August 8, 2011

Becoming an editor – Language Portal of Canada, June 13, 2011

The Editors' Association of Canada signs up for enhanced membership in CHRC – March 2, 2011

The Editors' Association of Canada partners with the Language Portal of Canada – February 21, 2011

 

Member news

Member news is designed to not only applaud Editors Canada members' successes but also let visitors to the website know that Editors Canada members win awards, publish books and make their mark on the communications world in other important ways.

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Speakers list

Editors Canada speakers are members who will speak about the editing profession at meetings of associations and groups, and at career fairs in their community.

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