Erin McLaughlin named to edit Style at Home; retains EIC post at Canadian Gardening

Transcontinental Media has named Erin McLaughlin as the Editor-in-Chief of Style at Home magazine. She will retain the EIC title for Canadian Gardening. This is not the first time Transcon has made one editor responsible for two major national titles. McLaughlin herself was EIC of Canadian Home and Country and Canadian Gardening in late 2008. And in 2003, Charlotte Empey, then EIC of Canadian Living was named EIC of Homemakers magazine and group publisher of both titles.

Mclaughlin started as a staff writer for TV Guide, moved to feature editing and deputy editing stints at Canadian House & Home and Redwood C.C.’s Real You magazine and, as editor, relaunched Century Home magazine as Canadian Home & Country. CH&C was surprisingly folded and in 2008 was named editor-in-chief of Canadian Gardening magazine, a position she will continue to hold as she expands her responsibilities to include Style at Home.

“It’s a dream for me to oversee Canada’s premier design magazine and be able to connect with and inspire décor enthusiasts across the country,” said Ms. McLaughlin in a release “and I look forward to working with the incredibly talented editorial and design teams at Style at Home.”

The need for a new editor arose when Jane Francisco leaped over to Rogers' Chatelaine magazine after only a few months in the Style at Home chair. She had previously been the editor of St. Joseph's Wish magazine, which was closed in November 2008.