Punctuation: Accessibility’s silent superheroes
Proper punctuation can help readers untangle the most complex of sentences, but it also plays an important role in accessibility, in particular for screen-reader users.
Working with writers: The case for strengths-based editing
As editors, we work with writers to fix problems. While it is satisfying to identify problems and help writers improve their work, one of the hazards of editing is focusing only on what is wrong and forgetting to acknowledge what is right.
Your guide to editing conferences in 2026
Our annual conference round-up is back. Whether you’re looking for professional development from the comfort of your home office or excited to travel to a new destination, there’s lots to choose from.
The Nancy Flight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing
WCEA co-founder Nancy Flight has established the largest prize for editors in Canada.
Keen to go to an editing or plain language conference in 2025? Here’s your guide to what’s on
There are many editing and plain language conferences planned this year.
A seasonal distraction: The Twelve Days of Christmas for copy editors
Have some professional development fun with our Twelve Days of Christmas changes in the new edition of The Chicago Manual of Style.
Sentence case, Title Case, or ALL CAPS?
One of the most common issues we run into as editors is capitalization—starting certain words with a capital letter or using capital letters for entire words.
New Professional Editorial Standards
Editors Canada's updated Professional Editorial Standards move our profession forward.
Word of the year
Artificial intelligence was a hot topic in 2023; this is reflected in the Merriam-Webster and Cambridge Dictionary choices for word of the year.