What: Giveaway Contest for the “Eight-Step Editing” Seminar
When: Deadline is March 15, 2022, 11:59 pm PDT
Hey warmhearted wordsmiths! Would you like to attend an @EditorsBC online seminar … for free?
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Professional Development Seminar: Eight-Step Editing with Moira White
What: Editors BC professional development seminar
When: Saturday, April 23, 2022 and Saturday, April 30, 2022, 9:00 am–12:00 pm PDT
Where: Online through Zoom
Cost: $140 for Editors Canada members ($110 early bird), $230 for non-members ($200 early bird), and $50 for student affiliates. Advance registration required. Registration closes April 19, 2022, at 11:59 pm; early-bird rates are in effect through March 22, 2022.
Registration is limited, so we encourage you to register early to avoid disappointment.
Conscious Language with Crystal Shelley: An interview
Interview by Marta Orellana; copy edited by Patricia Tomaszewski
As editors, we have a knack for words. We can guide writers to express their thoughts and ideas with more clarity. And we can help to ensure that the language used is free of bias and harm.
So, being familiar with inclusive and conscious language is an important part of our profession, and Editors BC’s upcoming professional development seminar with Crystal Shelley will help editors become more proficient in identifying potential harm.
Let’s meet our presenter, Crystal Shelley.
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Talking tips and taxes with Sunny: An interview with personal tax advisor, Sunny Widerman
Interview by Marta Orellana; copy edited by Louise Standish
Are you self-employed or interested in starting out an exciting new endeavour, but the world of taxes just has you scratching your head?
Learning the basics of running your business means you need to understand how the financial and tax aspects of it work.
Editors BC is looking forward to hosting Sunny Widerman’s informative seminar on this topic, providing you with an easy-to-understand, jargon-free introduction to everything you need to know.
Let’s meet our presenter, Sunny.
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Professional Development Seminar: Conscious and Inclusive Editing – Understanding Conscious Language and the Editorial Role with Crystal Shelley
What: Editors BC professional development seminar
When: Saturday, March 12, 2022 and Saturday, March 19, 2022, 10:00 am–11:30 am PT
Where: Online through Zoom
Cost: $90 for Editors Canada members ($70 early bird), $170 for non-members ($150 early bird), and $50 for student affiliates. Advance registration required. Registration closes March 8, 2022, at 11:59 pm; early-bird rates are in effect through February 15, 2022.
Registration is limited, so we encourage you to register early to avoid disappointment.
Professional Development Seminar: Taxes for Freelancers
What: Editors BC professional development seminar
When: Saturday, February 19, 2022, 10:00 am–1:00 pm PT
Where: Online through Zoom
Cost: $90 for Editors Canada members ($70 early bird), $170 for non-members ($150 early bird), and $50 for student affiliates. Advance registration required. Registration closes February 16, 2022, at 11:59 pm; early-bird rates are in effect through January 19, 2022.
Registration is limited, so we encourage you to register early to avoid disappointment.
Questions to Ask a Poetry Editor: An interview with Ruth Daniell
Interview by Marta Orellana; copy edited by Claire Majors
Over the course of two days in January 2022, poetry editor Ruth Daniell will lead an Editors BC online seminar entitled “Questions to Ask a Poem: The Basics of Poetry Editing.” Attendees will explore the best ways to support poets and will learn the four key questions to ask any poem.
Let’s meet Ruth Daniell!
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Professional Development Seminar: Questions to Ask a Poem: The Basics of Poetry Editing with Ruth Daniell
What: Editors BC professional development seminar
When: Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 7:30–9:00 pm PST and Thursday, January 27, 2022, 7:30–9:00 pm PST
Where: Online through Zoom
Cost: $90 for Editors Canada members ($70 early bird), $170 for non-members ($150 early bird), and $50 for student affiliates. Advance registration required. Registration closes January 21, 2022, at 11:59 pm; early-bird rates are in effect through December 17, 2021.
Registration is limited, so we encourage you to register early to avoid disappointment.
Getting to Know Ann Carlsen, Instructor for Editors BC’s Upcoming Seminar, Copyright for Editors
Interview by Marta Orellana; copy edited by Taisha Garby
Editors BC is pleased to welcome Ann Carlsen for the upcoming professional development seminar, “Copyright for Editors.”
Ann has been practicing law in British Columbia since 1991 and specializes in intellectual property law.
Find out more about Ann, her expertise in copyright laws, and about the Editors BC seminar.
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Professional Development Seminar: Copyright for Editors
What: Editors BC professional development seminar
When: Saturday, October 30, Saturday, November 6, and Saturday, November 13, 2021, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm PDT
Where: Online through Zoom
Cost: $140 for Editors Canada members ($110 early bird), $230 for non-members ($200 early bird), and $50 for student affiliates. Advance registration required. Registration closes October 26, 2021, at 11:59 pm; early-bird rates are in effect through October 12, 2021.
Don’t miss out; register here!
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