FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto, January 20, 2010—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC), the voice of Canadian editors, is pleased to announce the release of a new edition of its pivotal publication on editing in the English language, Professional Editorial Standards.
Last revised in 1999, the new Professional Editorial Standards has been updated thoroughly to reflect changes in technology and the skills and knowledge required by editors today.
« Professional Editorial Standards reflects the real-world practices and skills of editors, regardless of the type of material they work on, » says Jan Walter, chair of EAC’s Professional Standards Committee. « This revision was a major undertaking, spanning nearly three years of research, drafting and review. »
Members of the previous Professional Standards Committee—Frances Peck (chair), Nancy Flight, Laurel Hyatt, Jennifer Latham, Lynne Massey, Naomi Pauls and Cy Strom—organized and guided the revision from beginning to end.
Professional Editorial Standards is an essential publication for the editing profession. It sets out what editors should do when performing different stages of editing. It tells employers what to expect from the editors they hire. It shows new editors the range of skills and knowledge they should aspire to. It helps post-secondary institutions and other training providers design courses and material on editing. And it’s the foundation on which EAC’s landmark professional certification program is built.
Visit the Editors Canada website to download a free copy of Professional Editorial Standards.
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À propos de Réviseurs Canada
Réviseurs Canada a vu le jour en 1979, sous le nom de Freelance Editors’ Association of Canada (FEAC) pour la promotion et le maintien de normes rigoureuses en révision. En 1994, elle devenait l’Association canadienne des réviseurs/Editors’ Association of Canada, de manière à servir tant les réviseurs en entreprise que les réviseurs pigistes. Seule association nationale du domaine de la révision au pays, Réviseurs Canada rassemble 1 300 membres et affiliés, pigistes et salariés, qui œuvrent dans les secteurs commercial, technique, gouvernemental, universitaire, associatif et de l’édition. Les programmes et services de l’association comprennent la certification (révision en langue anglaise), un congrès annuel, des séminaires, des webinaires et des occasions de réseautage avec d’autres associations. Réviseurs Canada compte quatre sections régionales, soit Colombie-Britannique, Toronto, Ottawa-Gatineau et Québec, de même que des ramifications, soit Canada Atlantique, Barrie, Calgary, Edmonton, Hamilton-Halton, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph et Manitoba.
Personne-ressource pour les médias
Michelle Ou (elle/she)
Gestionnaire principale des communications
Réviseurs Canada
communications@editors.ca