The EFA's Michigan Chapter hosts a meeting every month, usually on the third Friday. This month's hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting will be on the third Saturday of September, from 3:00 p.m. until...
Our first potluck picnic was a smashing success, so we decided to organize a repeat! Join us on September 22, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Kate Sessions Park, an iconic...
Join EFA board members to chat about ways we can all make our work lives better. Need tips? Resources? Have some to offer? Maybe some requests for future STET Talks?...
Let's gather and catch up after the long break!
The EFA will be exhibiting at the 2024 Brooklyn Book Festival Day and Literary Market Place, which is set for Sunday, September 29, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Stop by...
The EFA's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Transformation (EDIT) committee presents Candid Conversations, a virtual series featuring thought leaders in the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging community who will spotlight their own personal and professional journeys navigating their careers.
The EFA will be exhibiting at the 2024 DFW Writers Conference, which will take place Oct. 5-6 in Hurst, Texas. Stop by our table to introduce yourself and learn more...
Take a break from your busy schedule and connect with others working in the KidLit market. October's theme: Favorite KidLit Resources and Tools.
The Florida Chapter of the Editors Freelancing Association will meet Tuesday, October 8th at 6:00 p.m. The topic for this Zoom meeting will be social media for editors.
The Florida Chapter of the Editors Freelancing Association will meet Tuesday, October 8th at 6:00 p.m. The topic for this Zoom meeting will be social media for editors.
Join the next coffee hour at 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 9, through Zoom. On the second Wednesday of each month, our members get together over coffee to talk editing and entrepreneurship. We...
It's that time again—the second Sunday of the month, and we're meeting to discuss what's been going on with our work, our learning, our struggles. If you’re a resident or...
Marketing: Some freelancers love it, some hate it. But editors in both camps might be united in their dread of crafting a cold email: reaching out to someone they probably...
A freelancer’s website is their online office and storefront, but it doesn’t have to be a stodgy one. In this session, you will learn how, with just a little work,...
In this month's STET Talk, we'll be taking a deeper dive into the EFA Rates Survey -- how it was created, what the results mean, how the pricing parameters on...
The Los Angeles Area chapter joins the western EFA chapters for an interview styled presentation by children's and YA author Wendelin Van Draanen. A Q&A will follow. We'll be talking...
The SF/Bay Area Chapter joins the Western EFA chapters for an interview styled presentation by children’s and YA author Wendelin Van Draanen. A Q&A will follow. We’ll be talking about...
Joint Meeting of EFA Mountain West Chapters LA chapter co-coordinator Lynn Varon will moderate an in-depth Q&A with YA novelist Wendelin Van Draanen about her experiences working with editors. Van...
Our chapter joins the western EFA chapters for an interview styled presentation by children’s and YA author Wendelin Van Draanen. A Q&A will follow. We’ll be talking about working with editors...
The Houston chapter joins the western EFA chapters for a free, virtual meeting Wed., Oct. 23, 2 to 3:30 p.m. (Central), for an interview-styled presentation by children’s and YA author Wendelin...
Let's talk about what challenges you have faced in the last few months to see how we can brainstorm to help out one another.
Let's talk about what challenges you have faced in the last few months to see how we can brainstorm to help out one another.
Register to join the Academic Editing Chapter’s November Coffee Chat on Thursday, November 7, at 1 p.m. PDT / 4 p.m. EDT to discuss the ins and outs of grant...
Note the change to an earlier time! It's that time again—the second Sunday of the month, and we're meeting to discuss what's been going on with our work, our learning,...
The EFA will be exhibiting Author Nation this November, which will take place from the 11th to the 15th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stop by our table to introduce yourself...
Join us to discuss Dave Eggers' middle grade novel, The Eyes and the Impossible, a Newbery Medal winner.
Join the next coffee hour at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, through Zoom. On the second Wednesday of each month, our members get together over coffee to talk editing and entrepreneurship. We...
Register to join the EFA / Editors Canada Joint Academic Editing Book Club (JAEBC) on Friday, November 15, at 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT! We will discuss Scott...
November's meeting will be an informal round-table discussion on how to break into fiction. Register here in advance to attend this meeting.
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to rapidly advance, editors face a growing number of ethics questions and concerns about the use of AI in editorial work. Join us for...
Join us for the November STET Talk "Editing for Nonconformists" with Dom Chatterjee, a talk on nonconformist editing as well as supporting nonconformist writers. This free event, hosted by Dayna...
Many freelancers continue working but rarely stop to take a moment to review the past to learn from it to see how they can improve and move forward. Let's come...
Note the change to an earlier time! It's that time again—the second Sunday of the month, and we're meeting to discuss what's been going on with our work, our learning,...
Join the next coffee hour at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, through Zoom. On the second Wednesday of each month, our members get together over coffee to talk editing and entrepreneurship. We...
The new NYC Metro Chapter of the Editorial Freelancers Association is launching this December, and we would love for you to join us! You’ll have a chance to meet your...
2024 is quickly nearing its close, meaning it's time to celebrate this year and plan for 2025. Join us December 14 at 2 p.m. CT to celebrate this year, plan...
Note the change to an earlier time! If you’re a resident or admirer of the Cascadia region (that’d be OR, WA, ID, and BC), let’s meet! Virtual seasonal gatherings will...
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...
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.
