Celebrating books that make a difference
Working on the Gillette Children's Healthcare Series has been a career highlight for WCEA partner Ruth Wilson.
Happy International Plain Language Week!
October 13 to 18 is International Plain Language Week! Whatever you’re writing right now—email, report, manual, web page, or some other informational document—think of how you can make it easier for your readers to find, understand, and use the information…
West Coast Editorial Associates at the Editors Canada Conference 2024
All of us at West Coast Editorial Associates (WCEA) are looking forward to the Editors Canada conference “Present Progressive: Passion, Precision and Purpose,” which will be held June 21 to 23, 2024, in Vancouver. The annual conference is always a…
Your 2024 guide to editing conferences
Thinking of attending an editing conference this year? Here’s our snapshot of the conferences in 2024.
Your 2023 guide to conferences on editing
In-person editing conferences are happening again! While the pandemic is not quite behind us, we have once again started to travel, regularly gather in person, and attend in-person events. The benefits of attending conferences are many. Conferences are a chance…
The best bits and bites of 2022
This year marks WCEA’s 30th anniversary. How we work as editors and the tools we use have changed substantially in those 30 years, but much has stayed the same.
Awarding plain language
Congratulations to BC Pension Corporation for winning a ClearMark Award.
Celebrating fall literary festivals and awards
Along with colourful leaves and cozy sweaters, local literary festivals and awards are our favourite signs of fall.
BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlists announced
Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, and publishers shortlisted for the 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes! Our partners had a hand in three of the finalists: Merrie-Ellen Wilcox proofread Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines, by Dr…
And the award goes to…
We always love hearing the results of book awards, and we’re proud that WCEA partners have worked on some of the books recognized this fall. Baking Day with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bake Together, by Anna Olson (Appetite by…