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.
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…
’Tis the (editing conference) season
Last year, many editing conferences were cancelled due to COVID-19. Although we’ve come a long way in the last year, in-person gatherings are still uncertain. As a result, many editing associations and organizations have decided to hold their 2021 annual conferences virtually.
Behind the scenes with Canadian publishers
Some months ago, an unexpected and flattering invitation came my way: to be the keynote speaker at the Association of Canadian Publishers’ 2020 Mid-Winter Meeting, January 28–29, in Toronto. The ACP organizers asked me to talk about the value of…
Congratulations to some fine editors
Our warm congratulations go to the recipients of this year’s Editors Canada awards: Jennifer Croll, Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence Iva Cheung, Karen Virag Award Margo LaPierre, Claudette Upton Scholarship (an annual prize established by WCEA in honour of…
Reflecting the world we live in
At the beginning of May, I donned my children’s book author hat and attended the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ Marvellous Midwest conference in Chicago. I attended many informative sessions, but particularly thought-provoking was a panel discussion titled…
Story and structure: Opening our minds
At an October 2017 seminar in Vancouver, Greg Younging treated editors and other publishing folk to a sneak peek at his forthcoming book, Elements of Indigenous Style. Since the book hit stores in February 2018, it’s been sailing off the…
Book Publishing Boot Camp: A day of positive energy
Three WCEA partners—Barb Johnston, Audrey McClellan, and Rowena Rae—recently attended Book Publishing Boot Camp in Vancouver. Organized by publisher Maggie Langrick of LifeTree Media and business coach Pamela Chatry, the event introduced a roomful of entrepreneurs and professionals to the…