monthly meeting

Editors BC General Meeting: New Guest Speaker and Presentation Topic

When: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7:30–8:30 pm PDT

Where: Online through Zoom

Cost: Free for Editors Canada members, $10 for non-members, $5 for student non-members

Food and travel writing: A journalist’s story

Don Genova’s editing experience has ranged from being severely edited (his first-ever story for the Toronto Star) to editing student writing in his Food and Travel Writing course at UBC. Along the way, he’s trained new journalists in supervisory roles and judged many writing competitions for various food and travel writing organizations. 

Continue reading →

Being an Indigenous Writer: Expectations, Realities, and Opportunities

When: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7:30–8:30 pm PDT

Where: Online through Zoom

Cost: Free for Editors Canada members, $10 for non-members, $5 for student non-members

While Jenn Ashton has always been a writer, only for the past decade has she considered herself an Indigenous writer, a label borne of perspective and opportunity and shaped by perception and expectation. While being an Indigenous writer felt stifling at first, Jenn has discovered the extraordinary benefits of Two-Eyed Seeing (one eye seeing two perspectives, Western and Indigenous). She will share the realities and opportunities available to Indigenous writers everywhere.

Continue reading →

Editors BC General Meeting: Learn More About the 2024 Editors Canada Conference in Vancouver

When: Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 7:30–8:30 pm PDT

Where: ​​Online through Zoom

Cost: Free for Editors Canada members, $10 for non-members, $5 for student non-members

This month, you’re invited to a sneak preview of the upcoming 2024 Editors Canada conference (Vancouver, June 21 to 23). In this informal meeting, local conference organizers will share ideas and updates about an exciting range of conference activities. Members giving presentations or workshops may also share brief overviews, hinting at the range of topics and depth of discussion this conference will cover. 

Continue reading →

For the Love of Books—a Reader’s Dream Job

When:  ​​Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 7:30 to 8:30 pm PDT

Where: ​​Online through Zoom

Cost: ​Free for Editors Canada members, $10 for non-members, $5 for student non-members

An avid reader and closet fiction writer, Pat Dobie had no idea that editing books was a job—until she realized it was the perfect one for her. Today she runs Lucid Edit, a thriving business, editing fiction and nonfiction books, teaching developmental editing, and working with writers all over the world. How did that happen? What does this dream job look like, day by day? We’ll talk about mistakes, happy accidents, and creativity in the service of creating your own dream job in editing.

Continue reading →

Meet Your 2023–24 Executive, Learn About Upcoming Programs and Professional Development…plus Show and Tell!

people mobile chatting world social media vector illustration

WHEN: Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 7:30 to 8:30 pm 

WHERE: Online through Zoom

COST: Free for Editors Canada members

$10 for non-members

$5 for student non-members

Welcome back to our monthly Editors BC meetings! Join us on Zoom at 7:30 pm Pacific Time (BYO beverage and snack). Socialize, meet your 2023–2024 executive committee, and hear about upcoming program and professional development events—including the 2024 Editors Canada conference that will take place in BC.

Continue reading →
Businesswoman sitting on the table, she look very sick

Boundaries and Consent: Say No to Burnout

WHEN: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 7:30 to 8:30 pm PDT

WHERE: Online through Zoom

COST: Free for Editors Canada members

$10 for non-members

$5 for student non-members

What do YES and NO feel like? It’s a simple question…but can you answer it? This session dives into the experience of consent/boundaries and what it means for editor-client relationships.

Continue reading →
Meandering river flows from the mountains, wraps around trees and shrubs, sample geometric shapes, flat illustration on white background

Editing Okanagan Women’s Voices: Syilx and Settler Writing and Relations

WHEN             Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 7:30 to 8:30 pm PST

WHERE          Online through Zoom

COST               Free for Editors Canada members

                         $10 for non-members

                         $5 for student non-members

Okanagan Women’s Voices: Syilx and Settler Writing and Relations, 1870s to 1960s is a new and unique history book that places together writings by both Indigenous and settler women of the Okanagan. This approach has led to “new perspectives and understanding” (Okanagan Women’s Voices, Introduction, p. vi). Join us in hearing from all three editors of this important book regarding their editing process and the decisions and discoveries they made.

Continue reading →
female business characters - girl power concept, and woman empowerment - two women and start up meeting for interview and management

Being Edited: Two Authors Share Their Experiences

When         Wednesday, January 18, 2023, from 7:30 to 8:30 pm PST

Where       Online through Zoom

Cost            Free for Editors Canada members

                     $10 for non-members

                     $5 for student non-members

Please join us for a valuable conversation with two authors about their experiences working with editors. They will share how they prepare for the editing process, what editors do that’s helpful, and what editors do that drives them crazy.

Continue reading →
Greeting card illustration with diverse groups of people holding each other.