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Alicia Chantal

@freshlookediting.ca

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Non-fiction copyeditor/proofreader. Holden Diversity Fellow. Good music, good books, or good TV? Sign me up! Always learning. Words matter. (she/her) Treaty 6 Territory, Edmonton, AB, Canada https://campsite.bio/freshlookedit

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · Nov 10

Hello, new followers! 👋🏾 What you might see from me:

📝 I’m an editor & love language so…word talk! #AmEditing
📚 Sharing books! #AmReading
🎶 Music. The happiest of places, especially here in November. #LyricsPrompt
🎞️ TV & movies. #GH is my daily escape.
🧡 Playoff cheers! #LetsGoOilers

Welcome! ☺️

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 6d

“The parent should be funding their student’s education if they want a school of choice,” Alicia Taylor, who started a provincial referendum to defund private schools.

She says she’s serious & will start collecting signatures next week.

Listen to our chat podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/n...

New Citizen Initiative Application Approved, to defund private schools

Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · 2025-10-08 · 7m

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 1d

Who loves trivia nights? Giant pencils in tux? 🙋🏾‍♀️ I’m so excited @edsguild.bsky.social is hosting their Giant Pencil's Pre-Red Pencil Virtual Trivia Night on Oct 24!

Who else is going to be there? 😀

#Editing #AmEditing #Edibuddies #TriviaNight #GiantPencilFanClub

www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...

Northwest Editors Guild Event Calendar — Northwest Editors Guild

The Northwest Editors Guild hosts bimonthly member meetings with expert presentations on topics related to the editing of the written word, as well as informal coffee and happy hours, regional or subj...

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 2d

*shudders* 🫂

Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 2d

Halloween is coming! Share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

You forgot tracked changes.

Elizabeth d'Anjou @elizdanjou.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of Hallowe'en coming up, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Copyedit this in Adobe.

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

She burned their letters.

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 2d

And its sequel: Copyedit in Google Docs. 😭

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Elizabeth d'Anjou @elizdanjou.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of Hallowe'en coming up, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Copyedit this in Adobe.

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

She burned their letters.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 6d

Best news of the week! Congratulations and well deserved, friend! 🎉👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 7d

Albertans, if you’re not ok with how provincial dollars are being spent, now would be the time to get in touch with your MLA, the education minister, and the premier. Use your voice and speak up.

#AbEd #AbLeg #ISupportTeachers #RedForEd

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

calgaryherald.com

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🎃 Iva Cheung 🍗 @ivacheung.com · 9d

Thanksgiving 🇨🇦 is in ONE WEEK! If you're planning a turkey dinner, maybe you'd find value in this book? 👇

🎃 Iva Cheung 🍗 @ivacheung.com · 15d

I made a li'l cookbook! *After the Feast* suggests ways to use up leftovers from your big turkey dinners.

The PDF is FREE. If you buy a print copy, $2 will support food security initiatives through the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre.

Please spread the word! 🍗

ivacheung.com/2025/09/afte...

After the Feast: A Turkey Leftovers Cookbooklet - Iva Cheung

After a couple decades of editing and indexing cookbooks, I took a stab at writing (a small!) one. After the Feast brings together 25-ish of my favourite ways to use up the leftovers from big turkey d...

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 9d

Me too! CBC reported 18,000 strong in Edmonton! 🥰

Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 10d

What a heartening sight at the Alberta Legislature grounds today. It was an honour to be there with my friend, @prairievixen.bsky.social, amongst a crowd of people who care deeply about public education. #AbLeg #AbEd #RedForEd #IStandWithTeachers

Two women hold a sign that reads “Lowest Funded Public Schools: The Alberta (Dis)Advantage” in a crowd of people on the Alberta Legislature grounds.

Signs line a walkway at the Alberta Legislature grounds. One says “Chicka, Chicka, DOOM DOOM, Fund our classrooms!” and the other says “My Friend is SAD, My Friend is MAD!”

A large crowd gathers on the Alberta Legislature grounds. The Legislature building is prominently seen with golden leaves and a clear blue sky shown.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 10d

It did my heart good to see and be among so many people out in support of the teachers and public education with @freshlookediting.ca. Community is how we get through this! #ABLeg #RedForEd

Two pissed off women, grinning enthusiastically, as they approach the rally in support of public education. In the background, people gather in front of the dome of the legislature.

Fall colours in the leaves and a large crowd of public education supporters

The crowd gathering in front for the legislature building under a clear sunny sky, and leaves blazing golden in the crisp air.

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 11d

Going to pick my child up from school for the last time until who knows when. My heart is so, so heavy today.

Come on, Alberta. Our teachers and students need you to get loud. Support our public school system. Stand up for learning. Stand up for better.

#AbEd #ISupportTeachers #YEG #AbPoli

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The Alberta Teachers’ Association @albertateachers.bsky.social · 15d

This Sunday, on World Teachers' Day, we're gathering to fight for public education. Please join us and get loud for our teachers and students.

📍In Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature at 11:30 AM
📍In Calgary at McDougall Centre at 3:00 PM

Thank you for your support.

Fight for public education rally on October 5 in Edmonton and Calgary.

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 14d

Why stop there? May as well hire them to teach themselves too! (I cannot believe our provincial government’s arrogance.) 🤦🏾‍♀️

Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 15d

Probably not. I’d also like to know if the expectation is for childcare spots to magically open up, or…?

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 15d

Imagine the mental gymnastics required to come up with this, deal with the administration of it, implement and advertise it, eventually distribute to parents who apply for it…then apply that to actually coming up with prudent solutions for our public education system. The emperor lacks clothes.

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · 15d

Money for this but no money to support public education, which would negate the need for additional child care to begin with.

Keep your money and fund our public school system.

#AbLeg #AbEd #ISupportTeachers

Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 15d

NEW:

Alberta announces parents of children 12 and under will receive $150 week per child over the course of a possible teachers' strike.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 16d

I promised Jen that I would plug this event mercilessly for the rest of the week. Because we want to pack the basement of Audreys! We want people up the stairs, hanging over the railing (safely, tho)!

(We just want more than the 11 people who said they were interested on FB.)

Oct 3 at 2 PM!

Poetry Launch: Jennifer Bowering Delisle | Audreys Books

Edmonton's Oldest Independent Bookstore selling new books for adults and children

audreys.ca

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 19d

I've finally put physical copies of my chapbooks in a brick-and-mortar store because my website is broken and I haven't had time to deal with it!

So they're now exclusively available at Audreys Books in Edmonton. Which is an absolutely excellent marketing strategy.

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Association of Canadian Publishers @cdnpublishers.bsky.social · 29d

The Canadian publishing industry calls for the repeal of @youralberta.bsky.social's discriminatory book ban. The revised directive continues to restrict access to literature, stigmatize marginalized communities, and undermine the expertise of educators & librarians. publishers.ca/repeal-alber...

Canadian Publishing Industry Calls for Repeal of Alberta’s Discriminatory Book Ban - Association of Canadian Publishers

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · Sep 9

Exactly! Couldn’t be… 🤝

Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · Sep 9

Current status: Squinting at my planner in the dark because the sun’s going down but I refuse to admit the days are getting shorter. Plus it’s still warm outside like we’re in the thick of summer. 🤷🏾‍♀️ #Confusion #FoolsAutumn #SecondSummer

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · Sep 3

please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!

Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · Aug 21

Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq

PERIPLUS: An FAQ

PERIPLUS: AN FAQ Updated August 2025 Hi! Thanks for your interest in Periplus, a mentorship collective serving U.S. writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. We're glad you’re here. Rea...

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Alicia Chantal @freshlookediting.ca · Sep 5

Ooh, thanks for the heads up, Marcella! Appreciate it. ☺️