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An Interview with Letitia Henville, PhD

Date Posted: Tuesday May 31, 2022 News type: Uncategorized

On Tuesday, April 19, Letitia Henville presented to us on editing research grant proposals. Letitia (she/her) has a PhD in English Literature and is an award-winning instructor and editor who helps researchers articulate their goals to an audience of their peers. She lives and works on the unceded, stolen territory of the Səl̓ílwətaʔ and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm […]

“Authors Talk Editing” with Fantasy Writer Nick Eames”

Date Posted: Monday March 28, 2022 News type: Uncategorized

Our “Authors Talk Editing” series focuses on Kingston and area writers, but when Nick Eames agreed to speak to us at our March meeting, he’d just relocated to Victoria, BC. That still worked for us, though, particularly since this series had never featured a fantasy writer before. Nick was an energetic and engaging speaker, a […]

“Taxes for Freelancers”

Date Posted: Tuesday February 22, 2022 News type: Uncategorized

For our meeting on February 15, 2022, we were joined by two liaison officers from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), who discussed preparing and filing business taxes. Shelley Pederson gave a PowerPoint presentation, while Karen Westbrook answered questions in the Chat. The presentation covered the following topics, among others: determining deductions; when business taxes are […]

How I Became an Editor in the STEM Field: Two Members’ Experiences

Date Posted: Friday January 28, 2022 News type: Uncategorized

At our meeting on Tuesday, January 18, Sarah Anderson and Jennifer Ingham gave an interesting and perceptive presentation on their careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). It was clear that they enjoy their work and bring to it a wealth of expertise and authority. Before the program started, Jodie Lees reminded us that […]

“Authors Talk Editing” with Ying S. Lee

Date Posted: Wednesday December 1, 2021 News type: Uncategorized

Our meeting on Tuesday, November 16 featured Kingston author Ying Lee. About Ying Ying was born in Singapore, raised in Vancouver and Toronto, and lived for a spell in England. As she completed her PhD in Victorian literature and culture, she began to research a story about a girl detective in 1850s London. The result […]

Issues for New Editors

Date Posted: Tuesday November 30, 2021 News type: Uncategorized

The topic of the Editors Kingston meeting on Tuesday, October 19 was “Issues for New Editors.” Five new people attended the event, all of whom were either new or aspiring editors. The event was split into three general topics: different types of editing, how to get freelance work, and pricing and contracts. The speakers’ bios […]

September “Meet and Greet”

Date Posted: Thursday September 23, 2021 News type: Uncategorized

A small group of members and non-members, and one visitor, gathered at Lake Ontario Park on Tuesday, September 21. We’d postponed the event from the previous Tuesday because of the weather, and this night was perfect. We’d moved the start time to 6:30 from 7:00 since the days are getting shorter. We introduced ourselves to […]

“Authors Talk Editing” with Brenda Gayle and Carolyn Heald

Date Posted: Thursday May 27, 2021 News type: Uncategorized

Wednesday, May 12 Author Brenda Gayle My first novel, a romantic suspense, was published by a small press in 2008. At that time, indie (self-) publishing was frowned upon. And the industry barely tolerated small presses. It would be a couple of years before international associations, like the Romance Writers of America, “officially” recognized small-press […]

“Creating Hansard” with Kathleen Byrne

Date Posted: Wednesday April 21, 2021 News type: Uncategorized

On Wednesday, May 14, Kathleen Byrne spoke to us about working at the Ontario Legislature as a transcriber at Hansard. She works in House Publications and Language Services, which is part of the Language Services Division. In this role, she transcribes the proceedings in the legislature as well as in the 10 select and standing […]

Workshop: Remedies for Editing Headaches

Date Posted: Monday March 22, 2021 News type: Uncategorized

On March 10, we used a PowerPoint presentation to ponder troublesome text and discuss potential solutions. It was interesting to hear people’s different takes on what the problems were and the best ways to correct them. Here are a few of the headaches and their remedies; that there may be others. To receive the full […]

“Taxes and Other Issues for Small Business”

Date Posted: Thursday February 18, 2021 News type: Uncategorized

For our meeting on February 10, we were looking forward to hearing a presentation by Line Commeau of Shoebox Services, a local business that offers income tax preparation as well as bookkeeping and accounting services. Unfortunately, at the last minute, she was unwell and had to cancel. Nevertheless, everyone had information and experiences to share, […]

Scholarly Editing Panel

Date Posted: Monday February 1, 2021 News type: Uncategorized

January 13, 2021 Nancy Wills was an enthusiastic and informative host for this discussion. Panellists: Ellie Barton, Angela Pietrobon, Stephanie Stone (see bios below) Moderator for Q&A: Wade Guyitt Q. How would you define scholarly? A. Ellie described it as a form of nonfiction that has been peer-reviewed, as opposed to other types of nonfiction […]

“Diversity and Inclusion”

Date Posted: Wednesday November 25, 2020 News type: Uncategorized

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Tom Fairley Award Editors Canada is accepting nominations for the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. It “recognizes an exceptional editor who played an important role on a project published in 2020” and is worth $2,000. Anyone involved in a work can submit a nomination – publisher, editor, author or designer […]

Film Editing with Clarke Mackey

Date Posted: Tuesday October 20, 2020 News type: Uncategorized

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 – Editors Kingston hosted Kingston media maker, writer, teacher, and cultural activist Clarke Mackey to talk about film editing and its comparisons with print editing. Clarke has worked as a director, cinematographer, editor, producer, or writer on over 50 film, television, and new-media projects. In recent years, he has been producing […]

“Complementary Pairs” and “Back to the Future”

Date Posted: Monday October 5, 2020 News type: Uncategorized

On Wednesday, September 8, 2020, five hardy souls braved the cool, early fall air and gathered in the pavilion at Lake Ontario Park, King Street West, Kingston. We welcomed a new visitor, Barbara Muirhead. “Complementary Pairs” Jim Penistan had set us an editors’ challenge: why is one word considered obscure (e.g., dysphemism) when its opposite […]

Fun with Hard-Copy Marks

Date Posted: Monday February 24, 2020 News type: Uncategorized

The sound of pencils scratching on paper filled the boardroom of the Ongwanada Centre as the editors of the Kingston twig delved into a task that was once the mainstay of the editorial profession but is rare today: marking up paper manuscript pages. I had brought along an exercise for practising hard-copy marks that I […]

POSTPONED: Shelley Tanaka Talks Children’s Books

Date Posted: Monday February 17, 2020 News type: Uncategorized

UPDATE: Shelley Tanaka’s visit has been postponed (poor Shelley has broken her ankle). The March 11 meeting has been cancelled, but we’ll be sure to have Shelley come speak to us when she’s up and around again! On Wednesday, March 11, Editors Kingston will welcome Shelley Tanaka at the twig gathering. Shelley Tanaka is the […]

Coming Up February 12: Fun with Hard-Copy Marks

Date Posted: Monday February 3, 2020 News type: Uncategorized

The pointy symbol on the Editors Kingston logo is … (a) an upside-down letter V, illustrating how editors put language right when it has gone awry (b) a tent, symbolizing a snug home for every word in the wilderness of text (c) a witch’s hat, because editors work deep magic (d) a caret mark, used […]

John Thompson on Editing Nunatsiaq News

Date Posted: Friday January 31, 2020 News type: Uncategorized

by Camille Croteau On Wednesday, January 8th, the Editors Kingston twig met for its monthly meeting. I’m a new member to this twig, and I was very eager to meet my colleagues and learn about the unique role that John Thompson plays as the web editor for Nunatsiaq News. Not only did we get a […]

Coming Up January 8: John Thompson on Editing Nunatsiaq News

Date Posted: Tuesday December 10, 2019 News type: Uncategorized

What’s the one typo you really need to avoid in Inuktitut? To find out, join us on January 8 for the first Editors Kingston gathering of 2020, where John Thompson will share his experiences as web editor for Nunatsiaq News and other publications based in the North. We’ll also learn about the editing process at […]

Holiday Social

Date Posted: Tuesday December 10, 2019 News type: Uncategorized

Food, fun, and friendship—and, of course, the highs and lows of editing—were all on display at the Editors Kingston holiday social. Seven twiggers, both veterans and newcomers, gathered at Milestones on Princess Street in Kingston. More than twice that number had planned to come, but unfortunately, Mother Nature chose that day to snow and blow, […]

Coming Up December 11: Holiday Social

Date Posted: Tuesday December 10, 2019 News type: Uncategorized

Looking forward to sharing some winter cheer with friends and colleagues at our Holiday social on Wednesday, December 11, from 6:30 p.m. at Milestones, 27 Princess Street at Ontario. We’re expecting an excellent turnout; as of Monday midday, 14 people had RSVP’d to Nancy! Pay as you go. Partners and friends welcome. Coming Up January 8 You […]

In the Desert Together: Author Iain Reid Talks Editing

Date Posted: Tuesday November 26, 2019 News type: Uncategorized

by Cat London I don’t think anyone predicted that the November meeting of Editors Kingston would take place as a snowstorm was settling us all into winter, but living in Kingston does come with the occasional weather surprise. We were particularly excited to come together for this meeting because it is not a regular occurrence […]

Coming Up November 13: Meet Iain Reid

Date Posted: Tuesday October 29, 2019 News type: Uncategorized

Iain Reid, well-known Kingston writer of both delightful memoir and chilling suspense, will join us for our November meeting. We’re excited that he’s able to fit us into his busy schedule! We first tried to book Iain for our 2016 Authors Talk Editing event. At the time, he had recently won the $10,000 RBC Taylor […]