Earlier this week, BC's Office of the Ombudsperson released Special Report No. 39, Stem to Stern: Crown Land Allocation and the Victoria International Marina. Providing what the report calls "invaluable" editorial assistance was WCEA partner Georgina Montgomery, who completed her work on…
We were delighted to see several of our clients honoured at the recent Taste Canada Awards. Jennifer Cockrall-King and TouchWood Editions came away with gold for Food Artisans of the Okanagan in the culinary narratives category; Jim Sutherland and Appetite by…
Our congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Victoria Book Prizes: Margriet Ruurs, recipient of the Bolen Books Children's Book Prize for Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey (Orca Book Publishers), and Yasuko Thanh, recipient of the City of Victoria Butler Book…
The big question for many people working for the first time with an editor is, why? Why is this step needed? Why must I allow my finely honed work to be trod on by someone who’s not a subject matter…
Not only are we celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, we’re toasting the addition of two talented individuals to our pool of editors, writers, and trainers. As of October 1, 2017, Barbara Johnston and Rowena Rae are partners with West…
Typically, anniversaries are times of looking back, reminiscing and celebrating successes. My partners have already written about the founding of WCEA 25 years ago and stories that we share of our past. But anniversaries are also an opportunity to look…
We are delighted that Colin Henthorne’s The Queen of the North Disaster: The Captain’s Story (Harbour Publishing) has won the Keith Matthews Award for a book deserving special recognition, an honour bestowed by the Canadian Nautical Research Society. The jury…
What better time than Canada’s 150th to celebrate our country’s musical legacy? That’s the idea behind vocalist Eleanor McCain’s True North: The Canadian Songbook. This years-long project features recordings of 32 iconic Canadian songs, a concert tour, a forthcoming documentary…
To celebrate or to lament? That is the question for West Coast Editorial Associates. On the one hand, we mark our 25th anniversary this year. On the other, we bid farewell to Yvonne Van Ruskenveld, who retired on March 31,…
It’s a year for anniversaries. As we mark our 25th, we raise a collective glass to Room, celebrating four decades of literature, art, and feminism. Three partners—Audrey McClellan, Lana Okerlund, and the newly retired Yvonne Van Ruskenveld—have been members at…