So You Want to be an Editor: Four Editors Describe Their Career Paths

February 28, 2012, Edmonton | Presentation
Join both editor hopefuls — whether at school or accidental editors on the job — and career editors to share experiences and to gain support and encouragement. Read more…

Stories about Storytellers: The 2012 Corus Entertainment Distinguished Lecture

March 2, 2012, Edmonton | Lecture
Prepare to meet Alice Munro, Pierre Trudeau, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Mavis Gallant, Hugh MacLennan, Peter C. Newman, Brian Mulroney, Morley Callaghan, John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul Martin, James Houston, Peter Gzowski, W.O. Mitchell, and many more. In this one-man show, Doug Gibson will tell stories about the authors he got to know well in the course of his career as an editor and publisher at McClelland & Stewart. Read more…

MS Word: The Finer Points and Templates @ Work

March 3, 2012, Edmonton | Workshop
Baffled by all those Word icons across your screen? Have you ever tried to delete a paragraph above or below a Word table? Have you opened the toolbox to see what’s inside? Did you know Word can add a column of numbers? While Word holds a myriad of mysteries, Margaret Sadler masters many and is willing to share with her fellow editors those she has exposed. Read more…

New Heights: Pre-Event Program with Linda Oestreich

April 19, 2012, Calgary | Presentation 
Save the date! Program details coming soon.

New Heights 2012 – “Editing in the Twenty-Teens: Adding Quality to Products through Editing”

April 20, 2012, Calgary | Workshop 
This all-day workshop will focus on several aspects of editing that will help the novice and the experienced editor figure out how editing has adapted to the various communication channels present in the 20-teens. The presenter will be Linda Oestreich, an STC Fellow, former STC President, editing teacher, and presenter. Come prepared to do hands-on exercises and to share your professional experiences. Read more…

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