Books BC invites you to an upcoming online panel discussion on trauma-informed editing, focusing on not further traumatizing authors during the editorial process. Starting from the principle of not causing more harm, what are some tools to support the editor/writer relationship? What are writers’ and editors’ practices? What kind of support does the writer need; what kind of support does the editor need? Author Mercedes Eng, author and editor Meghan Fandrich, and editor Kaitlin Littlechild will bring their expertise and thoughts to this important discussion.
Date and Time:
October 16th, 2025: 11:00 AM -12:30 PM PST
Panelists:
Mercedes Eng is the author of Mercenary English, Prison Industrial Complex Explodes, which won the Dorothy Livesay BC Poetry Prize, and my yt mama. Her latest book, cop city swagger, is a poetic threat assessment of the Vancouver Police Department and current mayor. Mercedes teaches at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, where she organizes the On Edge reading series.
Meghan Fandrich is a neurodivergent writer and editor living on the edge of Lytton, BC, in Nlaka’pamux Territory. She is the author of Burning Sage: Poems from the Lytton fire(Caitlin Press).
Kaitlin Littlechild is the founder of both Kaitlin Littlechild Editing and Juno Communications. She has honed her skills in developmental editing, copy-editing, proofreading, and authenticity reading, working with clients from various disciplines, including academic, scientific, business, fiction, and nonfiction. She is committed to furthering the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples in Canada through her work. Kaitlin holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Waterloo and multiple professional certifications, including strategic public relations and project management from the University of Toronto and editing from Simon Fraser University. She has facilitated numerous sessions and workshops for Editors Canada, where she is a member of the board, and for the Indigenous Editors Association, where she works as the executive director.
Moderator:
Matea Kulić has been working within the BC publishing and literary community for over a decade. She previously held roles as the Managing Editor and Editorial Director at the literary arts magazine The Capilano Review, and is currently the Executive Director of the Association of Book Publishers of BC (Books BC). She has participated in various publishing panels, as both a moderator and guest speaker, and is interested in conversations that move the industry forward with transparency on the process.
Tickets:
Free for Books BC members and friends and $25.00 CAD for non-members. Register here.