06/25/2026
We need your help! Culinary Chronicles is the annual digital journal of the Culinary Historians of Canada. Number six is in production for fall 2026. Our team of two – Editor and Graphic Designer – needs two assistants.
Ideally, candidates for the new positions of Volunteer Assistant Editor and Volunteer Proofreader will:
· have proficient editing skills.
· boast about their eagle proofreading eyes.
· have a keen interest in the histories of Canada’s foods, foodways and cookbooks.
· work in close partnership with the Editor and Graphic Designer.
· be familiar with The Canadian Press Stylebook, A Canadian Writer’s Reference and The Canadian Oxford Dictionary.
The Volunteer Assistant Editor prepares the first drafts of the accepted manuscripts for the Editor. Tasks include amending the authors’ basic formatting, checking for Canadian spellings, ensuring hyperlinks are accurate and live, double-checking endnotes and captions, and updating the production schedule.
The Volunteer Proofreader reads the finalized manuscripts before they are sent for layout and rereads the entire journal after layout.
Each position takes from six to eight hours per month from March to late September, about two hours per month from October to February. CHC has a Culinary Chronicles style manual and checklist for the editors, an authors style guide, and a design manual.
Please send a note expressing your interest and summarizing your relevant skills to the editor, Fiona Lucas, [email protected] by June 30, 2026. The successful people will help wrap issue number six in July, August and September. Planning for issue number seven for publication in fall 2027 will start in late October. These are volunteer positions, but a complimentary membership in the Culinary Historians of Canada will be given as thanks. Applicants don’t need to be a current member of CHC.
