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January 17, 2008: PWAC launches Editor of the Year award
The Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) is pleased to launch its first annual PWAC Editor of the Year Award.
As the national association dedicated to professional writers, PWAC has created a new award to recognize the pivotal role of excellent editors in bringing Canada's professional writing to Canadian readers, and to promote the importance to our industry of mutually respectful writer-editor relationships.
Nominees for the award may be from any print medium (magazines, newspapers, corporate and government publications, and websites) in Canada. They may be staff editors, freelance editors, or editors associated with one or more publications. Only PWAC members in good standing may nominate candidates for the Editor of the Year Award.
"As professional freelance writers," explained PWAC President, Carolyn Gibson, "we are often privileged to work with outstanding editorial professionals who respond quickly and positively to our queries, help us shape our ideas and work, improve our writing, and smooth the process of publication, invoicing and payment. Starting this year, PWAC members now have the opportunity to bring national recognition and praise to our too-often unsung business partners - the editors."
The winner of the PWAC Editor of the Year Award will be announced each May at the PWAC National Conference Awards Banquet, and will also be congratulated at the PWAC Luncheon during MagNet, the annual Canadian magazine industry conference in Toronto (of which PWAC is a founding partner).
January 17, 2008: Impending Toronto Star strike focuses on use of freelancers
Reports yesterday indicate that Toronto Star staff writers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike. Among the issues on the line are overtime hours and the paper's use of freelance writers.
See the Financial Post report here.
January 10, 2008: Copyright debate all over the Internet tubes
If you are looking for the latest word on when and what kind of new legislation on copyright is coming, you'll find lots of rampant speculation in the very arena a new law would be meant to address -- this here Internet you are using right now.
By now most Canadians have been made aware that a new law is being designed, and many have heard about an effective consumer revolt that delayed the introduction of a bill before Christmas.
Keep yourself as informed as possible by trolling the blogosphere -- and there might be no better place to start than the personal blog of PWAC's own Executive Director, who has been very publicly active in this ongoing discussion.
Check out the post that started a huge fuss at the following link:
Copyright = Oxygen
And keep up on the latest links here:
johndegen.com
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