Hybrid Event – Branch AGM and Executive Elections: Wednesday, May 17
In Person: We will be hosting the annual general meeting in person at First Baptist Church, located at 140 Laurier Avenue West (at Elgin). There is free parking at City Hall after 5 p.m. Virtual: The event will be streamed on Zoom. Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm RSVP in advance by emailing publicrelationsog@editors.ca with your plans for attending in person or on…
Speaker Nights: January, February and March 2023
We’re so excited to announce our first Speaker Nights of 2023. We have three lined up for the coming months! On the third Wednesday of the month, we host a Speaker Night to hear from a wide variety of hosts and to discuss topics related to editing, publishing, and more. Speaker Nights are currently conducted…
Virtual Holiday Party: Wednesday, November 16
Join us on Wednesday, November 16th at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom for a holiday social with The Merry Dairy! Marlene Haley and Amelia Ryan have turned their experience making ice cream for Ottawa residents into a cookbook and will be speaking to us about the writing and editing that went into Great Scoops: Recipes from a Neighbourhood Ice Cream Shop.…
5 word misuse memes to watch for
You’re editing a wide variety of content from different clients—web pages, reports, speeches—and one of the writers misuses a word or phrase. You fix it and move on. Then you see the same mistake by another writer, from a different organization, in a different document. You start keeping track, and you see the word misuse…
September Social at Editors Ottawa-Gatineau
We’re beyond excited to announce that we will be having an in-person social this year to welcome back members and ring in the autumn season. There will be food and a cash bar, great conversation, and door prizes! Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022 Time: 1pm to 4pm EDT Location: The Bridge Public House (1 Donald…
Fall 2022 Speaker Nights
We’re pleased to announce our Speaker Nights for this upcoming fall! On the third Wednesday of every month, we host a free Speaker Night to hear from a wide variety of hosts and to discuss topics related to editing, publishing, and more. Speaker Nights are currently conducted through Zoom and are free of charge. If…
Working for an Author Services Company
At the February Ottawa-Gatineau Speaker Night, Wayne Jones talked about the publishing industry and how it has evolved over the years due to technology. He talked about traditional publishing and self-publishing, noting the editor’s role in each. In traditional publishing, editors work with the publisher. In the self-publishing world, editors work with the writer. Wayne…
March Speaker Night: Editing Academic Research Grant Proposals with Letitia Henville
Written by Tom Vradenberg. Edited by Stephanie Mason. Editing research grant proposals: it’s about as specific as it gets. Most editors, throughout their careers, specialize in subjects they gravitate to, with many pulled towards the more popular genres of scientific journals or poetry (amongst others). However, editing academic research grant proposals may be the niche…
April Speaker Night: The Final Touch: Editing a Speech with Wendy Cherwinski
Speeches present editors with special challenges. After all, speeches are meant to be spoken and heard. And that makes them different from documents written to be read silently on the page or screen. So, how can editors fine tune their skill set to add more value to the speechwriting process? Join us April 20 to find out…
February Speaker Night: Self-Publishing Night with Wayne Jones
On February 16, Wayne Jones joined us to discuss the processes involved in self-publishing. Along with going over the tasks involved in self-publishing, Wayne also discussed author services companies and their role in helping writers become self-published authors. Wayne Jones goes over this topic in his podcast, Editing Writing, as episode 13: “self-publishing your book.”…
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