Alicia Chantal

@freshlookediting.ca

1098 Followers 540 Following

Copyeditor/proofreader/authenticity reader. Lover of good books, good TV, and good music. And hockey. My fave story reps all 4! Words matter. she/her Treaty 6 Territory, Edmonton, AB, Canada https://campsite.bio/freshlookedit

Jessica Coles performs at the Edmonton Open Mic Festival on July 4, 2026. She is singing into a microphone while playing the guitar, and is wearing a blue dress with a black cardigan.
Selfie of Alicia, a Black woman with short cropped curly black hair. She is standing in the sunshine. She is wearing large sunglasses, a short-sleeved plum-coloured shirt, and her hand is behind her head. She is smiling broadly.
Cover photo of Yaga by Kat Sandler as shown on a Kobo Libra Colour.
Close up of bright pink flowers set against green foliage on a tree.
Photo of the Halifax Waterfront at sunset.
Selfie of Christine Gordon Manley and Alicia Chantal on the Dalhousie University campus.
Photo of a lush tree. The sun is shining through the vibrant green leaves.
Photo of Carla Myers, Meaghan Steeves, Molly Rookwood, Linda Dessau, Alicia Chantal, and Nadia Geagea Pupa at the Editors Canada 2026 conference.
Photo of the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove, set against a blue sky with wispy clouds and the sparkling ocean.
Photo of a black tote bag that says "Editing in the Age of Misinformation May 21-23, 2026 Halifax, NS" and the Editors/Réviseurs Canada logo in white text. Also pictured in white on the tote is a rendered drawing of half of the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove. Alicia Chantal's ID bag from the conference lays on the tote, and it has an Editors Tea Club pin on the lanyard. There is a notebook with a fox motif also laying on the bag.
A poem titled “This is for the ones” by Alicia Chantal is printed on a gradient background that looks like a sunrise. The poem reads: This is for the ones who overthought everything And couldn’t get their hair to match perfection For the ones who read under bedsheets with a flashlight Who made themselves small when they had big ideas The ones who papered their walls in beauty And journaled until the ink ran dry This is for the ones who had feelings bigger than the sky Who wore their fragile heart on their sleeve For the ones who felt they had to hide in the dark For the ones who waited quietly for the dawn The ones who waited patiently by a radio for their favourite song And poured their hearts into the perfect mixtape This is for the ones who cried during movies And laughed uncontrollably at inside jokes For the ones who hugged tight to their friends For the ones who longed for comfort The ones who struggled and went in spite of it Who danced in the rain and didn’t mind getting wet This is for the ones who were burned by first love Who were battle scarred, tender, and afraid For the ones who couldn’t get their favourite quotes out of their head And couldn’t put into words what their hearts knew Who thought they were too much but not enough And grew to find their sunshine anyway This is for you.
Graphic advertisement for the Academic Editing Book Club, Tuesday, February 24 at 4:30 PM PT/7:30 PM ET. The cover of Jamaal D. Pittman's book, The Copy Editor's (Life)Style Guide is shown, along with the logos for the Editorial Freelancers Association and Editors Canada.
Close up of a black cockapoo sniffing a bag of Oreo cookies that’s in the process of being opened.
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.
Alt Text: A black cockapoo stands on all fours while waiting for popcorn. From the blur in the photo, you can tell his tail is wagging happily.
Photo of a book nook sitting on a shelf. The book depicts a scene from a bookstore and there’s the soft glow of a life inside. The top of the nook says Shakespeare, and the bottom reads Welcome to My Book Store.
ALT: The Festival of Literary Diversity’s A Decade of Change graphic with the words I’m doing the 2025 FOLD Reading Challenge above it.
Close up of a senior black cockapoo with a white beard. He’s wearing an ocean blue bow tie.
A street lamp shines brightly against the night sky. The light illuminates a chokecherry tree.
Graphic for Editor Knows Best Podcast. A photo each of Catyra Polland, creator, and Alicia Chantal, featured editor, is shown. The topic is the 2025 Inaugural Editors Calendar.
Colourful lights are strung into a bush at night. They create a slight strobing effect.
Images of snowflakes and pink, green, purple, and blue lights are projected onto a garage door.
Photo taken from Alicia’s perspective, looking down. An orange sweater is seen peeking out from under a winter coat, along with pink flannel PJs and winter boots. A shadow is cast onto the sidewalk.
View from below a gathering of evergreen tree branches. The needles are far enough apart they create a hole where pitch black sky can be seen.
Close up of nearly-bare tree branches against the night sky. Frost clings to the branches and few leaves that remain, and they take on a glowing appearance.
Nighttime picture of a chokecherry tree illuminated in the dark. Some stars and wispy clouds are faintly seen in the sky.
Graphic advertising the Dec. 18 #ACESChat with Alicia Chantal at 4 pm ET. The topic is Planning for the New Year as a Freelance Editor.
Headshot of Alicia Chantal, a Black woman wearing glasses, a grey sweater, and a heart-shaped pendant on a necklace. She is smiling brightly and her hair is in an upsweep.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Tabyana Ali as Spencer Cassadine and Trina Robinson on ABC’s General Hospital. The two are lying in bed together after making love. The lighting is beautiful and makes the pose look like artwork.
Screenshot of Alicia Chantal’s Bluesky bio page. Circled in blue is her handle “@freshlookediting.ca”.
A close up shot of a Lego poinsettia with one large bloom and a smaller flower to its right.
(Alt Text: A photo of an object made entirely of Lego pieces. A tan cylindrical object is seen. There are several green protrusions sticking out of it, six of which are roughly triangular. Out of two narrow green cylinders each are what looks like a deep red throwing star stacked on a green throwing star. In the centre of these are bright red pieces with a yellow centre.)
A cylindrical shape made of Lego is shown. The outside of the cylinder is light brown, while the inside appears to be a mostly solid construction. Two green protrusions stick out from the centre of the cylinder.
The start of a Lego build. Dozens of Lego bricks in neutral shades of black, white, grey, brown, and tan make up a short cylindrical shape. A small glimpse of a red brick is seen in the centre.
Promotional graphic for ACESVCON24. The top banner reads ACES: The Society for Editing VCON24 September 25-27, 2024. In the middle, red text reads I'm Going to ACES VCON24 Are You? Below is an illustrated graphic of a laptop with people attending a virtual meeting on the screen. Below in the bottom left corner, in red text, reads #ACESVCON24.
A Bluesky-generated graphic says Celebrating 10M users with the celebration emoji. Below is #563,009 and a circular stamp that says Certified Bluesky Elder First 10%. At the top left is the Bluesky logo, at the bottom right Alicia Chantal @freshlookedit.bsky.social. At the bottom right says Joined August 13, 2023.
Two books sit on a grey desktop: The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language that Includes, Respects, and Empowers by Karen Yin, and I Am My Brand: How to Build Your Brand Without Apology by Kubi Springer.
A tree is full of vibrant yellow and orange leaves. Clusters of red berries cling to the branches and the sun is shining. Clear blue sky peeks between the branches.
Close up of a white coffee mug sitting on a desk in front of an open laptop computer. The mug says, in black lettering, It’s Fine. I’m Fine. Everything’s Fine.
A picture of the restaurant PhoXpress Vietnamese Noodle House. The sky behind the building is a vivid blue.
Puffy cumulus clouds float in the evening sky.
A grey notebook with a pattern of foxes in bespoke clothing.
Close up of the super blue moon on August 30, 2023, as seen from a residential street.
A silver Lenovo laptop sits on a blue stand. It is closed, and on the lid are six stickers. Clockwise, from left to right, a mature fox sitting in front of a full moon with flowers swirling around it, a sticker with black cursive text that says It depends on the context, a pink sticker that says This Barbie Loves Books, Miles and Gwen sitting together, talking upside down from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, a glittery baby fox, and the yellow Believe sign from Ted Lasso.
Photo of Rebecca Welton, played by Hannah Waddingham, on Ted Lasso. She’s wearing a black blazer, black skirt, and a sea foam green blouse. She’s carrying a grey handbag over her right arm and her hair is pulled back.
Screen shot of the book cover for Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield. The cover is primarily peach coloured, with stylized black and orange waves at the bottom. In black lettering is the title and author name, along with the words A Novel, and a review from Sarah Waters that says “Deeply satisfying and fabulously strange.”