Halifax graphic designer Peggy Issenman will be presenting on the designer-editor relationship. Peggy’s many years of experience include book design for McGill-Queen’s University Press. If you’re interested in attending, email us for the link. View the recording....
Patricia MacDonald of Howie Centre, Cape Breton, NS, has been named the Lee d'Anjou Volunteer of the Year for 2022 by Editors Canada. MacDonald is recognized for nearly a decade of service to the association, working on several conference committees and task forces,...
Congratulations to Fazeela Jiwa on having received the 2022 President's Award for Volunteer Service from Editors Canada! The Editors Canada President's Award for Volunteer Service recognizes outstanding service to the organization, at the branch, twig or national...
TWIG NEWS We’re pleased to welcome our newest member, Jenna Nelson, who lives in Ellsworth, Maine.CONGRATULATIONS to Twig member Claire Wilkshire of St. John’s, NL, who has been nominated for an Atlantic Book Award for her collection of stories The Love Olympics. She...
Watch the recording of Editors Atlantic's Annual General Meeting, held via Zoom on 23 April 2022 (enter the passcode: vt2Ds.X1). We held our twig AGM on April 23 via Zoom. We were happy to see some new members, as well as a few folks interested in possibly joining the...
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Monthly update for members of Editors Atlantic.
TWIG NEWS • A warm welcome to our newest members, Kim Doucet Boyer in Bathurst, NB, Sharon Gareau in Gander, NL, Camille Croteau in PEI, and Sherry Leclerc in Sydney, NS. We hope to see you face-to-face in the near future. • Twig website update: Our wonderful website...
TWIG NEWS A warm welcome to our newest members, Lesley Carson in Hubbards, NS, and Stephanie Moise, who has transferred to Halifax from the Ottawa-Gatineau branch. A warm and very appreciative welcome to our new twig co-chair, Heather White. Heather is also a recent...
Back by popular demand! Free Tax Help for Small Business If you have tax-related questions, here is your chance to get them answered. This seminar led by professionals from the Canada Revenue Agency will help you learn about: • business tax deductions • common tax...
REPORT TO ATLANTIC TWIG MEMBERS • NOVEMBER 2021 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TODAY—November 29—is the last day to take advantage of Editors Canada’s half-price sale on recorded webinars. Act now! Something Wikid This Way Came: On November 17, Jenny Higgins...
It's beginning to feel a lot like twig time! Join your fellow editors and celebrate the season Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 7:30–9:00pm (Atlantic time). RSVP atlantic@editors.ca for the Zoom link. Bring a happy 2021 story, have a libation to hand, wear your favourite...
Atlantic twig members: On Wednesday, November 17 we'll be hosting a presentation by Jenny Higgins, former Wikipedian-in-residence at the Centre for Newfoundland Studies at Memorial University. 6:30 pm Atlantic time, 7:00 pm NL time. Email atlantic@editors.ca for the...
REPORT TO ATLANTIC TWIG MEMBERS • OCTOBER 2021 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Our September presentation by Alan Sheppard, production editor at Goose Lane Editions in Fredericton, was a resounding success. Our October event with Deirdre Greene-Lono was totally...
After the resounding success of our September presentation with Alan Sheppard, we're excited to announce our October programming — Lexicography as Editing: A Day in the Life of a Harmless Drudge, a presentation by former OED lexicographer Deirdre Greene Lono!...
Alan Sheppard, production editor at Goose Lane Editions in Fredericton, will be giving a presentation to Atlantic twig members Wednesday, September 29 at 8:00 pm Atlantic time, 8:30 Newfoundland time. Alan will be sharing his insider's tips on what he looks for when...
REPORT TO ATLANTIC TWIG MEMBERS • SEPTEMBER 2021 We hope everyone had a wonderful summer. After our own hiatus we’re back on track with planned events and online presentations for our members. A warm welcome to our new members Claire Bennet and Amber...
WHAT’S NEW The merger between the Newfoundland & Labrador twig and the Nova Scotia twig is a fait accompli! We’re now the Atlantic twig or Editors Atlantic. Our new email address is atlantic@editors.ca. On Twitter we’re @EditorsAtlantic and you can find us on...
Nicola Aquino has been a member of Editors Canada since 2018 and is active in the Editors Atlantic (formerly Editors Nova Scotia) twig. She runs her own freelance business, Spit & Polish Editing, and co-moderates The Editors' Vine online meetings. (The Editors’...
It's a done deal: the Newfoundland & Labrador twig and the Nova Scotia twig have officially merged into the Atlantic twig, or Editors Atlantic. We are 64 members strong, representative of Editors Canada members in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia,...
Hi folks! We finally got our email sorted out: we're now (and hopefully forever) atlantic@editors.ca. Those of you who are registered members of the twig should have received an email with a link for a Doodle poll to choose the time for our next meeting, as we've...
WHAT’S NEW First of all, a warm welcome to our newest members, all in Nova Scotia: Karen Crouse in Sydney, Andrew Wetmore in Smiths Cove, and Heather White in Halifax. BIG NEWS is our merger with the Newfoundland & Labrador twig! We polled our respective...
The objective of the workshop is to prepare participants for a healthy, mutually-beneficial mentoring relationship, whether mentor or mentee, that will help them to improve their editing practice. Working in your editing business usually means taking courses,...
The Wolfville Editors' Bunch will make an attempt to meet in person on Tuesday, May 18 at 12:00pm in Willow Park in Wolfville — if COVID-19 and the weather co-operate. If not, the meeting will be online. Watch this space for info updates.
We've set up a Zoom meeting for Saturday, May 8. Join us at 12:00 pm for a casual get-together, where we can see each other's faces and catch up on each other's news—and maybe meet some of our newest members. Email us at editors.maritimes@gmail.com for the link.
WHAT’S NEW Update on Editors Canada server issues. As a consequence of this, we’ve set up a new twig email address: editors.maritimes@gmail.com. Registration is open for the Editors Canada 2021 national conference, Editors 21: Editors Transform, scheduled for June 12...
These are the minutes of the meeting held Saturday, April 10, 2021: Nova Scotia Twig Annual General Meeting, Saturday, April 10, 2021 1. Thanks to Becky Skillin for her service as twig co-coordinator for the past term. 2. Call for nominations for new co-coordinators....
WHAT’S NEW • We extend a warm welcome to our newest members, Jennifer MacLeod, in Lunenburg, and Katherine McDougall, in Greenfield, NS. • On February 27, Editors Canada had a major server problem that took all association websites and email offline, which is why our...
The 2021 AGM of the Nova Scotia twig is scheduled for Saturday, April 10. Up for discussion are several motions to update Editors Canada governance documents. These can be sent to members for preview upon request. We'll welcome new members, review the year, and...
On Saturday, March 13, we held an online social event. Molly Rookwood facilitated a rousing game of STET! Dreyer's English. Scoring 17.5 points out of a possible 18, Patricia MacDonald was awarded a copy of Dutch Oven as a prize.
On Wednesday, March 10, the Wolfville Editors' Bunch gathered in the Zoom room for a friendly chat. It's hoped that with COVID-19 restrictions gradually being eased in Nova Scotia, these events can take place in person again very soon.
WHAT'S NEW • We extend a warm welcome to our newest member, Catharine Lailson, in Halifax. • Registration is now open for the Editors Canada 2021 national conference, Editors 21: Editors Transform, scheduled for June 12 & 13. This is Editors Canada’s first...
Saturday, April 24, 11:00 am, Kaitlin Littlechild will answer any of our questions related to changing terminology and Indigenous style.
Saturday, March 27, 11:00 am, Candida Hadley will facilitate a discussion of what we have discovered and absorbed into our editing practices for recognizing and eliminating bias and what to use or avoid in order to accurately and respectfully use Indigenous language...
Saturday, February 27, 11:00 am Editors Canada Toronto member Raya Morrison will be sharing her knowledge with regard to applying editing and quality assurance techniques to web material for increased accessibility, i.e. how to edit digital content with considerations...
WHAT'S NEW We extend a warm welcome to our newest member, Nora Adshade, in Halifax. This brings us to 44 members in all three Maritime provinces. We averaged 10 more members in 2020 over 2019. We are all looking forward to the day when we can meet in person! On...
Congratulations to Antigonish twig member Nicola Aquino on being Editors Canada’s featured volunteer for December! Nicola co-administers the Editors’ Vine that meets online monthly. Find out more about Nicola from our December 16 Facebook posting. A warm welcome to...
Editors Nova Scotia will be hosting an online presentation by CRA liaison officer Charbel Saab on Friday, January 22, 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Topics discussed will include business tax deductions, common tax filing errors, and general bookkeeping concepts and...
Local news • Welcome to our newest members, Tere Mullin in Halifax, and Dominique Paquet in Dieppe, NB. • On Wednesday, November 25, CRA representative Charbel Saab gave an online presentation on preparing for tax season, which we opened to other branches and twigs....
Local news • Welcome to our newest member, Heddy Johannesen. Check out Heddy’s bio here. National news • The 2021 Editors Canada conference will now be held completely online rather than in Edmonton as originally planned. The Editors Canada Facebook group will reflect...
Editors Nova Scotia will be hosting an online presentation by CRA liaison officer Charbel Saab on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Topics discussed will include business tax deductions, common tax filing errors, and general bookkeeping concepts...
The Wolfville Editors' Bunch will be meeting for a picnic lunch at Willow Park in Wolfville on Tuesday, October 20. BYOC* *chair
Editors Nova Scotia will be hosting a Zoom session on Saturday, October 24, 11:00 am in which twig member and professional indexer Alexandra Peace will explain what's involved in building an index.
The Editors’ Vine/La vigne As previously mentioned in Twig Talk, The Editors’ Vine is a new initiative by Editors Canada to connect members who face barriers in attending twig or branch meetings. Two meetings with the same theme are held each month (on the first...
CELEBRATE • July’s new members hail from Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. A hearty welcome goes to Maureen Duffy Cobb, Joan Allaby, and Jocelyn Pletz! • August’s Kahoot online trivia night was a hoot, and Georgia Atkin won The Little Book of...
Our next WEB lunch will be Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 12:30 pm at Troy Restaurant in Wolfville.
How much should I charge for my work? What about invoicing? Should I use contracts? These and other questions will be addressed in this Zoom meeting. Longtime Editors NS members Margaret MacQuarrie and Anne Curry will share their own tried-and-true practices regarding...
There’s not much to report these days! New regional director • Our new regional director of branches and twigs is Anne Godlewski of the Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph twig. She’ll be taking over from both Anne Curry (east) and Shauna Babiuk (west). The Editors’ Vine/La...
Editors Canada AGM • This meeting was held on Saturday, June 20. It was conducted as a webinar and approximately 80 people attended. Minutes of the meeting will be posted on the Editors Canada website once they’re approved. Treasurer Michelle Weitzman’s slides may be...
Around the Virtual Table: How Has Your Editing Developed Recently? Let's do takeaway for elevenses. Maybe you call it “second breakfast.” Regardless, what takeaways from recent webinars, edits, successes, and mistakes(!) have proven to be helpful? Quotes, discoveries,...