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.
Words that have worn out their welcome
Certain words and phrases rise to prominence every year, capturing the zeitgeist. Every December, I love reading the words of the year from the major dictionaries. For 2024, Merriam-Webster chose “polarization” as its word of the year, Oxford University Press…
The finer points of lists
A list can be a powerful plain-language tool to help readers find information they might otherwise miss. When used effectively, lists help busy readers skim content so they can grasp ideas quickly and efficiently. Increasingly, however, lists are overused and…
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.
Editing consciously
The hearts of editors beat faster in April when the University of Chicago Press announced that a new edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, number 18, would be released in September. It’s come a long way since the 1st…
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…
New Professional Editorial Standards
Editors Canada's updated Professional Editorial Standards move our profession forward.
Your 2024 guide to editing conferences
Thinking of attending an editing conference this year? Here’s our snapshot of the conferences in 2024.
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.
What is a manuscript evaluation—and do you need one?
Are you writing a manuscript and wondering if anyone will want to read it? A manuscript evaluation may be exactly what you’re after.