Ergonomics for Editors: What Works for You?

WHENWednesday, April 15, 2026 7:00 to 8:00 pm PST
WHEREOnline through Zoom
COSTFree for Editors Canada members
$10 for non-members
$5 for student non-members

Editors spend a lot of time—often, far too much time—sitting at their desks and staring at computer screens. How can we modify our workspaces and processes to minimize the negative effects of this occupational hazard?

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Boundaries for Editors: Pruning Perfectionism and Beating Burnout

WHENWednesday, March 18, 2026 7:00 to 8:00 pm PST
WHEREOnline through Zoom
COSTFree for Editors Canada members
$10 for non-members
$5 for student non-members

An eagle eye for errors is the superpower of professional problem-finders . . . until it starts negatively affecting our relationships and health. Boundary skills help limit the perfectionism, procrastination, and people-pleasing that lead to burnout. In this session, you’ll learn what Yes, No, and Maybe feel like and how to use that sensory data to inform your business practices.

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Can You Find Inner Peace During a Pandemic?

Written by Marta Orellana; copy edited by Meagan Kus

Editors find comfort in the stable predictability of grammatical rules, of univocal styles and definitions—with some exceptions to keep us on our toes. We turn to these to balance the everyday chaos in the world beyond the word. But what happens when the thread in the fabric of our daily lives is so forcefully yanked that our safety blankets are completely torn at their seams? Is our respite in linguistic structures enough to offset the surrealness of a world dizzied by a viral outbreak?

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