EFA members, learn more about volunteering at events such as book festivals and trade conferences in your area by visiting the Representing the EFA webpage.

The EFA defers to local public health guidelines regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the discretion of local coordinators in deciding to resume in-person meetings and events. For updates, please see the listings below or contact your local chapter.

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Cascadia Chapter: Virtual Winter Gathering

Note the change to an earlier time! If youā€™re a resident or admirer of the Cascadia region (thatā€™d be OR, WA, ID, and BC), letā€™s meet! Virtual seasonal gatherings will...

Free

Michigan Chapter ā€“ December End of the Year Meeting

Zoom (Michigan Chapter) MI, United States

December's meeting is a End of the Year Wrap-up and 2025 Goals! We will be having our usual quarterly casual discussion as well as what presentations chapter members wish to...

North Texas Chapter: January Virtual Coffee Hour

Online (Zoom)

Join the next coffee hourĀ atĀ 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, through Zoom. On the second Wednesday of each month, our members get together over coffee to talk editing and entrepreneurship. We...

First Page Re(a)d Flags

Online (Zoom)

Join us for our first quarterly meeting of 2025! Manuscripts live or die in the slush pile by the first page. This class will cover everything an agent looks for...

Cascadia 2nd Sunday (Jan 12)

Online (Zoom)

Hello PNW friends! Itā€™s that time againā€”the second Sunday of the month, so you are invited to a Zoom meeting to discuss your freelancing goals for 2025. If youā€™re a...

Free

Florida Chapter Meeting

Zoom Meeting , United States

The Florida Chapter of the Editorial Freelancers Association will meet at 6:00 p.m. to discuss editing goals for 2025.

7 Must-Have Macros: Simple Tools for Faster Editing

Want to look up words in online dictionaries with a single keystroke? Check the consistency of proper nouns across an entire manuscript in minutes? Or automatically add terms to your...

Free

Crafting Romance: Editing for Romance Writers

Marina Village Conference Center 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Weā€™re partnering with the SoCal Romance Writers for an event that will bring together editors and writers. For anyone working in the romance genre or interested in branching out, this...

Free

North Texas Chapter: February Virtual Coffee Hour

Online (Zoom)

Join the next coffee hourĀ atĀ 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, through Zoom. On the second Wednesday of each month, our members get together over coffee to talk editing and entrepreneurship. We...

Office Closed Monday April 8.

The EFA Offices will be closed Monday, April 8, 2024. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 9. Job postings, discussion list subscriptions, and other customer service requests may not be responded to until then.

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