Welcome to the Hamilton-Halton twig of Editors Canada!

We gladly invite fellow editors and editing students from Hamilton, St. Catharines, Burlington, Oakville, Milton, and surrounding communities to join us!

If you’re looking for a friendly and supportive group of professional peers, this is the group for you. As a chapter of Editors Canada, Editors Hamilton-Halton offers local members opportunities for professional development, networking, and socializing. Visit us on Instagram and LinkedIn for events, information, and discussion.

In an effort to accommodate a variety of schedules and geographic locations, we try to plan a hybrid delivery of events. Meetups generally alternate between in-person and virtual delivery.

Our Blue Pencil program is a great way to get editing experience

Throughout the year, we partner with the gritLIT festival to run Blue Pencil sessions: volunteer editors are paired with a local writer who is seeking editorial feedback. Editors assess up to 2,500 words of fiction or memoir, provide a brief written report, and join the author for a one-time, 60-minute consultation.
The program is a great way to gain valuable editing experience, hone your author relationship skills, and get to know the challenges writers face as they develop their pieces. If you’re interested in volunteering your editing skills, send us an email!

We have some fun upcoming events and activities!

April: Come say hi at gritLIT!

Editors Hamilton-Halton is a sponsor of gritLIT, Hamilton’s literary festival. This year we are hosting the audience hospitality lounge during the festivities. On Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19, our volunteers will also be conducting in-person Blue Pencil editing sessions as part of the events. Sure to be fun! We’d can’t wait to connect with members, students, and writers at the festival.

May: Our virtual meetup is being planned! Stay tuned.

June: Our annual general meeting will be held in early June.

Connect with us or contact the twig:

To keep up with Editors Hamilton-Halton:

The 2025/26 twig executive board members are:

Co-chairs: Jenny O’Reilly and Jen Jilany
Communications coordinator: Jessica Veter
Reader: Maureen Conley

Not an Editors Canada member yet?

We welcome professional editors, students, and anyone interested in the editing field. Events are open to non-members. Find out how to join Editors Canada, or attend one of our events to enhance your editing career.

Are you an editing student and interested in becoming an Editors Canada student affiliate? Contact the Co-Chairs at hamilton-halton@editors.ca or Suzanne Aubin at Director_Retention@editors.ca for more information.

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