You’re gonna love this. At least, you’re gonna love this if you’re sick and tired of being expected to work for free. Well, if you’re sick and tired of working for free and not phased by rampant, spittle-flecked profanity. I, myself, find it’s my metier.
Frankly, after that I’d be too SCARED not to pay him.
Got this in an email; years ago I won a free workshop from the EAC, who are great people, but regrettably I never took it. Their workshops are thorough enough that I have confidence in their certifications although I haven’t bothered to get certified, myself. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you there’s no doubt I’m certifiable.
Are you ready to join an elite group of Certified Professional Editors, Certified Proofreaders, Certified Copy Editors or Certified Structural and Stylistic Editors? Don’t wait! The registration deadline for Editors’ Association of Canada certification is just around the corner.
Register now
To learn more about EAC certification and register online, visit the certification website. Registration closes on Monday, October 26, 2009, at 1 p.m., Eastern Time.
Take advantage of this final opportunity to earn your certification based on the current Professional Editorial Standards (PES-1999)
Complete your certification credential this year. If you’ve already passed one or more of the tests required to earn a particular credential—Certified Professional Editor (CPE), Certified Structural and Stylistic Editor, Certified Proofreader or Certified Copy Editor—register for the 2009 test that allows you to complete that credential.
Earn the combined Certified Structural and Stylistic Editing credential by passing the Structural and Stylistic Editing and Elementary Knowledge of the Publishing Process tests this year. November 2009 is the last time the combined Structural and Stylistic Editing test will be offered. Starting in 2010, separate Structural Editing and Stylistic Editing tests will be offered, giving test-takers the opportunity to become a Certified Structural Editor or a Certified Stylistic Editor.
Starting in 2010, all tests will be based on PES-2009. For more information about the 2010 changes to the certification program, requirements and transfer credits, read the certification FAQ.
If you’re seeking official recognition of your high level of knowledge and skill and an editor’s marketing advantage, register for this year’s tests today.
Test dates
Saturday, November 21, 2009
- Proofreading (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
Monday, November 23, 2009
- Structural and Stylistic Editing (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
- Elementary Knowledge of the Publishing Process (2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
The Copy Editing test will not be offered in 2009, but will be offered again in 2010.
Test locations
The following test locations are planned, demand and resources permitting: Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.
Study companions
EAC Certification: Study Guide and Exemplars
To assess your readiness and see what the tests entail, check out EAC Certification: Study Guide and Exemplars. Each volume of the Study Guide provides you with a comprehensive introduction to one of the certification tests, including a practice test, an answer key and sample results of a pass and a failure, with markers’ comments. Working through the relevant volumes of the Study Guide is a hands-on way to engage with the standards and identify gaps in your current knowledge and skills.
Meeting Editorial Standards: EAC’s apprentice on a bookshelf
This two-volume self-study educational tool covers core editorial skills in a Canadian context. It is adaptable to the needs of all editors—from beginners who are learning the craft to established professionals who are checking and broadening their knowledge. The approach is suitable for either independent study or course work.
Kathrin Lake, author of Survival to Thrival
Who? The Shebeen Club presents independent author Kathrin Lake
What? Survival, Thrival, Arrival: work/life balance for writeaholics
When? 7-10pm (note new time) Monday, September 21st
Where? The Shebeen, behind the Irish Heather, 210 Carrall Street
Why? Because Kathrin has lived the struggling writer reality and come out on top, and it’s always a good idea to learn from the best!
How? Much? $20 new pricing reflects some new options and offerings. Cash is king, baby.
I met Kathrin something like a decade ago at the Surrey International Writer’s Conference, where we bonded over Harvey Wallbangers and Mae West quotations. Back then I knew she was smart, knew she was funny, knew she was determined, but I didn’t know just how successful she would ultimately become (or I would have let her pay for the drinks). The Shebeen Club is very pleased to invite Kathrin to speak about her journey as a writer and independently-published author of From Survival to Thrival: how to catch the boat to your successful, thriving life, and to pick up whatever tips we can about staying as sane as her while juggling professional priorites, staying true to ourselves as writers, and trying to keep the wolf (or at least the urban coyote) from the door.
Bring: a notebook, a pen, a backup pen (you should know this by now!) and a stock of your very best Mae West stories. It’s going to be a fun night as well as a learning experience.
Here’s an event that landed in my mailbox. Too bad I don’t live in Toronto; sounds interesting!
Canadian Journalism Foundation
Journalism is Dead; Long Live Journalism
How the web is reinventing journalismThere’s no debate that journalism is in the midst of an alarming transition. Newspaper circulation figures, advertising revenues, job openings and journalists’ wages have been in a downward slide for several years. At the same time, the internet has given birth to new forms of journalism. Green shoots are emerging in the form of online news gathering and reporting, the rise of social media, citizen journalism and crowdsourced news.
This is where the debate begins. What will these changes mean for democracy? Is there a business model for quality journalism? And what will the jobs of the future look like?
Join Rem Rieder, editor and publisher of the American Journalism Review, in conversation with Ira Basen, CBC writer and producer of “News 2.0: The Future of News in the Age of Social Media”, as they explore these questions and more.
There is no cost to attend, but guests must register (see link below). After the presentation there will be a Q&A with the audience followed by a cocktail reception.
You are invited to the following event:
Journalism is Dead; Long Live JournalismDate:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (ET)Location:
Innis Town Hall
2 Sussex Ave.
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1J5
Canada
Can you attend this event? Respond Here For more information click here https://theshebeenclub.com/2009/09/02/journalism-is-dead-long-live-journalism/
From the Facebook announcement:
Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival
Summer Dream Festival Opens Wednesday
With Special Visual Art/Poetry Collaboration
(August 19th)Vancouver, BC – The 6th annual festival kicks off on August 19th with a special reading at the Jewish Community Centre where featured poets Natasha Boskic, Christy Hill, Daniela Elza, Maureen Eagan, Mary Duffy, Steve Duncan and Bonnie Nish will read poetry inspired by artist Linda Frimer’s powerful visual work. The audience will be given time and encouraged to write to the exhibit as well and to share their words during the open mic portion of the evening. Lyrical songstress Jess Hill also joins the night’s event.
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery
950 W.41st Ave. Vancouver, BCLinda Dayan Frimer is an acclaimed Vancouver artist and well known community facilitator who has been intimately involved in world, Jewish, and Canadian national, cultural artistic pursuits. She creates commemorative, educational, cultural, and esthetically moving artistic works. Born in the wilderness interior of British Columbia, the forest first inspired Linda’s deep belief in the sanctity of all forms of life, while stories of her ancestors’ journey strengthened her faith in the human spirit and her deep commitment to helping others. She has been deeply involved in the ongoing intergenerational Gesher Holocaust Project as it’s artist facilitator and co-founder. An exhibit of participant’s powerful works of art resulted in a traveling exhibit across Canada under the auspices of the Montreal Holocaust Centre. Linda’s artistic vision is continuously evoked by the vital inseparable forces of nature and culture. She is currently at work on a book and paintings which express the idea of return and seek the meaning of home. Many of the paintings in this current exhibit, entitled “Returning Home” cronicles her journeys back home through artwork to her early years in the British Columbia wilderness and compares life to that of her ancestor’s home in Lithuania.
And don’t forget to join us for the main event on Saturday August 22nd – a free, all-day, large scale event at Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park, showcasing the talents of numerous musicians, spoken word artists and storytellers, children’s entertainers, dancers, as well as resource tables and panel discussions by writing and publishing experts.
The festival will also be holding 2 days of workshops (Aug. 23rd and 29th) designed to help writers grow professionally and creatively. Some topics and facilitators include S.R. Duncan talking about chapbook design and marketing; and Jen Currin unraveling the mysteries of the prose poem. For more information about the workshops, or to register, contact Bonnie Nish at blnish_pandoras@yahoo.ca.
Pre-registration and payment is necessary. Spaces are limited so sign-up now or be disappointed.NEWSFLASH: Bonnie and Rhonda interviewed on Commercial Drive Live!
Check out the latest video installment of “Live On The Drive!” for an exclusive interview with the organizers of the event: http://thedriveisalive.blogspot.com/2009/08/live-on-drive-interview-with-summer.html#linksFor media information and full festival details visit http://www.pandorascollective.com/sdrfestival.html
or call Steve Duncan at 604-788-8340. srduncan@shaw.ca.
Pandora’s Collective would like to thank the following sponsors for making this event possible: Giest, Vancouver Review, Subterrain, Event, Room With A View, 3 Day Novel Contest, Prism, Dutch Girl Chocolates, Theatre in the Raw, Capilano Review, One Cool Word, Vancouver Story Tellers, Vancouver Public Library, Quills, Nestor’s Market, Graphic design by CWCLCOGY with Wera, Vancouver Parks Board, 2008 Celebrations Grant c/o The City of Vancouver and The Office of Cultural Affairs, CBS Outdoor, Starbucks, VanCity, Christianne’s Lyceum, Coast Capital Savings, The Federation of BC Writers, Burnaby Writers Society, Industrial Alliance Pacific Life Insurance Company, BC Poetry, Jaffer Speech and Language Services, Irene Livingston, Don Simpson, Joyce Statton, Randy Jacobs, Bernice Lever, Andrea Winterbottom and Robin Susanto.
Come be a part of Vancouver’s best-kept summer secret!
The Shebeen Club 