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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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...

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.

KidLit Book Club Discussion

Zoom Chapter Meeting , United States

This month we're readingĀ Long Way Down, the novel by Jason Reynolds. (note: we are reading the novel, NOT the graphic novel for this meeting) We hope you can join us!...

Academic Editing Chapter Call for Volunteers

Are you interested in volunteering to be more involved in the EFA / Editors Canada Academic Editing Chapter? Register to join the Academic Editing Chapterā€™s VolCall meeting on Wednesday, January...

Colorado Chapter Program: Goals Workshop for 2025

Online (Zoom)

Start the new year off right with practical tips and tools to help you make 2025 your most productive year yet! Join us for "2024 Year in Review ā€“ 2025...

Free

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

VA Chapter: 2025 Goals

Home of April Michelle Davis Montpelier, United States

Share your goals and resolutions for the new year! What goals did you have for 2024, and how well did you succeed?

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...

Book Club Discussion

Zoom Meeting , United States

Weā€™ll be reading a Picture Book, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, or YA book. Title TBA.

North Texas Chapter: March Virtual Coffee Hour

Online (Zoom)

Join the next coffee hourĀ atĀ 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 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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