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....
Even experienced editors sometimes pause to check the punctuation rules.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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,...
The WEB will be meeting via Zoom on Monday, June 22 at 1:00 pm.
The Nova Scotia twig of Editors Canada will be holding our annual general meeting via Zoom on Saturday, May 30 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Atlantic time. Login information and an agenda will be emailed to all twig members, and all are welcome to join in. Please let us...
The Wolfville-area editors will be gathering for their regular monthly lunch on Wednesday, May 20 at 12:00 pm, via Zoom. Login info will be sent by email.
Halifax-area editors will be gathering for a virtual lunch meeting via Zoom on Monday, May 11, 2020 at 12:00 pm. Members can check their email for login info.
The WEB is going to try for a Zoom meeting Wednesday, April 15, 12 noon. All members are welcome. Sign-in info is: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/173223349 Meeting ID: 173 223 349
Let's all come together as a Twig and check in with each other! Topic: Editors' Lunch - What works for you these days? Time: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:00 pm (Atlantic time) Check your member's email or the Editors in the Maritimes Facebook page for instructions on how...
Halifax-area editors will be meeting for lunch on Tuesday, March 31 at 12 pm at Hydrostone Heartwood, 3061 Gottingen Street. Please let us know via the twig email if you're planning to attend.
Cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions.
Our next lunch will be Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at 12 noon at Troy Restaurant, 12 Elm Street, Wolfville. https://www.troyrestaurant.ca/ RSVP to Julie Cochrane by Monday, February 10.
On Monday, February 24, 2020, Halifax-area editors will be gathering at 12:00 pm for lunch at McKelvie's in downtown Halifax at the corner of Prince Street and Bedford Row. You don't have to be a member to join us, just need to enjoy hot talk about gerunds,...
On Monday, January 27, 2020, Halifax-area editors will be gathering at 12:00 pm for lunch at The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse on Prince Street in downtown Halifax. You don't have to be a member to join us, just need to enjoy hot talk about gerunds, interrobangs,...
Our next lunch will be at Maritime Express Cider in Kentville on Tuesday (not Wednesday), January 14, 2020, at 12 noon. RSVP to Editors in the Maritimes by Sunday, January 12. Hope to see you there!
The December meeting of WEB will be held at the home of Anne Curry on Wednesday, December 18, at noon. Directions to Anne's will be provided when you RSVP. Anne will make a big lasagna and a dairy- and gluten-free main dish. Please bring a food item if you wish, but...
Our next lunch will be Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at noon at Chrismaria in New Minas. Please RSVP to Julie Cochrane by Sunday, November 24 whether you'll be able to make it. The address is Suite 104, 8934 Commercial Street, New Minas (in the movie theatre strip).
There's a Halifax Editors' Lunch planned for Monday, October 28, 12:00 pm. The venue is Hydrostone Heartwood, 3061 Gottingen Street, 902-404-9901. If you're planning to attend, please post here or email novascotia.twig@editors.ca by Thursday, October 24. Hope to see...
The next lunch of the Wolfville Editors' Bunch will be Wednesday, October 23, 12 noon, at Joe's Food Emporium in Wolfville. RSVP Julie Cochrane by Monday, October 21 (election day—don't forget to vote!) to let her know if you'll be coming.
The next WEB lunch will be at Crystany's in Canning (crystanysbrasserie.com) on Wednesday, September 18, at 12 noon. Please RSVP to julia.cochrane@ns.sympatico.ca by Monday September 16. Hope to see you there!
Our next lunch will be Wednesday, August 21, at noon at Troy Restaurant in Wolfville: https://www.troyrestaurant.ca/ All members are welcome. Please respond to Julia Cochrane by Tuesday, August 20 to let her know whether (or not) you will be there....
Our next lunch will be Monday, July 22, 2019, at 12 noon, at ArtCan in Canning: https://artcan.com/cafe/. Please RSVP to Julie Cochrane (julia.cochrane@ns.sympatico.ca) by Sunday, July 21. If you have dietary restrictions, let the restaurant know, and they can plan...
The next lunch will be Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the Evangeline Café in Grand Pré at 12 noon. Please RSVP to Julia Cochrane at julia.cochrane@ns.sympatico.ca by Sunday, June 23.
Our next lunch will be Tuesday, May 21, at the Noodle Guy in Port Williams at 12 noon. https://www.facebook.com/noodleguy/ RSVP to julia.cochrane@ns.sympatico.ca by Sunday, May 19.
Dear Folk, Let's get together and talk ... editing, running your own business, life, conference, weather ... anything that comes up! We, Julia Cochrane and Alexandra Peace, are coming up from the Annapolis Valley to gather with HRM editors. Won't you join us? We will...
Our next lunch will be at Sushi Fang in New Minas on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at 12 noon. https://www.facebook.com/sushifangnewminas/ Please RSVP julia.cochrane@ns.sympatico.ca by Sunday, March 17. Hang in there! It's almost spring!
The next lunch will be at the Church Brewing Co., 329 Main Street, Wolfville, NS. (https://www.facebook.com/churchbrewingco/) Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Time: 12 noon Please RSVP to julia.cochrane@ns.sympatico.ca by Sunday, February 24 so a reservation can be...
Begin 2019 by learning new or refreshing current editing skills! Plain Language for Editors is a hands-on workshop to help you make your clients' writing clearer and more readable. The benefit to your practice? Stronger stylistic and structural editing skills, broader...