2024 Annual Meeting
Virtual , United StatesWe invite all EFA members to the annual business meeting. It is your chance to hear about what Board members and other volunteers have been up to for the past twelve months...
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EFA SD and SD/PEN Summer Picnic!
Kate Sessions Park 5115 Soledad Rd, San Diego, United StatesWe are hosting a potluck style picnic at Kate Sessions Park, an iconic San Diego spot with great views of Downtown San Diego. Please bring a dish to share with...
Free
EFA SD and SD/PEN Summer Picnic!
Kate Sessions Park 5115 Soledad Rd, San Diego, United StatesWe are hosting a potluck style picnic at Kate Sessions Park, an iconic San Diego spot with great views of Downtown San Diego. Please bring a dish to share with...
Free
SF/Bay Area Panel Discussion: When Someone Edits Your Words
Online (Zoom)We’ve heard tips from expert editors, and we’ve heard feedback from writers who have been edited. But what if you are both? With unique viewpoints from each side of the...
LinkedIn and Social Media Marketing with Wendy Meyeroff
You asked for ideas for social media marketing. We aim to please. :) Wendy Meyeroff will tell us why we need LinkedIn, how to set up our page, and about...
North Texas Chapter: July Virtual Coffee Hour
Online (Zoom)Join the next coffee hour at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, through Zoom. On the second Wednesday of each month, our members get together over coffee to talk editing and entrepreneurship. We...
Florida Chapter: Meeting
Zoom Chapter Meeting , United StatesAn organizational Zoom meeting for the Florida Chapter of the Editorial Freelancers Association will be held on Wednesday, July 10 at 6:30 pm ET. If you are interested in attending,...
EFA MI – July Meeting – Expanding Your Business beyond Editing
Zoom (Michigan Chapter) MI, United StatesExpanding Your Business beyond Editing In this interactive workshop for established editors, you’ll explore different services and products you could offer in addition to editing. You’ll also engage in exercises...
Cascadia Monthly Coffee Chat
Online (Zoom)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...
Academic Editing July Coffee Chat: AI for Academic Editors
No matter where you fall on the AI comfort spectrum—from “AI will take my job!” to “AI’s the best tool humanity has!”—you likely want to learn more about it, and...
Colorado Chapter: Save the Date-July Coffee Chat
Mark your calendar now for a casual coffee hour/networking chat on Thursday, July 18, at 1:00 p.m. MT. These informal Zoom sessions are designed to let us step out of...
Free
Colorado Chapter: Casual Coffee Hour/Networking
Join us for a casual coffee hour on Thursday, July 18, 1:00–2:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. This is an opportunity to commiserate about rude clients, share your latest triumph, ask...
Free
Los Angeles Area July Chapter Meeting
Zoom Chapter Meeting , United StatesAuthor Jamaal D. Pittman joins the Los Angeles chapter to talk about his new book, in which he explores ways to navigate the aspects of an editorial career that don't...
SF/Bay Area Chapter Virtual Networking Meeting
Online (Zoom)Join the SF/Bay Area Chapter for a casual Virtual Networking Meeting! Connect with your fellow editorial freelancers for a chance to discuss your current projects and wins, share referrals, and...
Chicagoland Chapter :: Make Selling Easy—Without Getting Sleazy RESCHEDULED
Online (Zoom)Due to technical difficulties, we rescheduled this meeting for July 31. Please join us! *** Does the idea of closing a sale make you want to take a bath? Do...
Free
DFW Chapter Event: The Rising Tide: How accountability and mastermind groups can help boost and sustain professional development, productivity, business planning, editorial skills, and more
Online (Zoom)Erin Brenner and Katherine Kirk have each been in a small group of like-minded professionals for several years. Erin's group started as a social group and quickly became a mastermind...
Cascadia Monthly Coffee Chat
Online (Zoom)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...
Florida Chapter Meeting
Zoom Meeting , United StatesDiscussion: How We Find Work and Establishing a Referral Network.
North Texas Chapter: August Virtual Coffee Hour
Online (Zoom)Join the next coffee hour at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 14, through Zoom. On the second Wednesday of each month, our members get together over coffee to talk editing and entrepreneurship. We...
Academic Editing August Coffee Chat: The Joys of Editing
Editors are good at identifying and solving problems—we’re always ready to tell an author how to better organize a chapter, how a sentence could be more clearly phrased, or how...
EFA MI – August Meeting – Adding Timeless Value to Our Services—Literally
Zoom (Michigan Chapter) MI, United StatesAUGUST MEETING: ADDING TIMELESS VALUE TO OUR SERVICES—LITERALLY We can be an incredible asset to our authors' success without investing hours of unpaid time. In this short class, editor and...
Brews & Edits: Freelance Coffee Chat
TBD San Diego, CA, United StatesJoin us for coffee hour and shoptalk! This will be a themed meetup where San Diego editors can workshop a certain aspect of their business and receive feedback from other...
Free
STET Talk: What Book Designers Really Want 2024
It's time for another STET Talk! This month, we'll be looking at the intricacies of book design as Stephan Tiano and Tamian Wood discuss "What Book Designers Really Want." This...
Houston chapter: Building Community as an Editor (virtual)
The next EFA Houston meeting will be Wed., Aug. 28, 6 to 7 p.m. (Central), online (free). Returning speaker Sean Morrissey Carroll will present "Building Community as an Editor." About the...
Free
VA Chapter: Work-Life Balance During the Holidays
Home of April Michelle Davis Montpelier, United StatesSelf-care is important, and it can easily be set aside during the holidays when life can turn into chaos. Let's discuss how we can set aside some time for ourselves...
Visit the EFA at Printers Row Lit Fest 2024
The EFA will be exhibiting at the 2024 Printers Row Lit Fest which is set for Saturday, September 7 & Sunday, September 8, 10AM – 6PM. Stop by our table...
Cascadia Monthly Coffee Chat
Online (Zoom)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...
Academic Editing September Coffee Chat: Author Queries
Author queries can be tough to write—at times it feels like they require the verbal equivalent of an Olympic balance beam routine. You want your questions to be friendly and...
Colorado Chapter Program Save the Date
ZoomIn September, Katie Chambers of Beacon Point will share her expertise with us! Fine-Tuning Your Processes When it comes to project management and client management, the best thing you can...
Free
Colorado Chapter Program: Fine-Tuning Your Processes
Are you overwhelmed by all the nuances of running a freelance business? When it comes to project and client management, the best thing you can do is create clear, effective processes....
Free
North Texas Chapter: September Virtual Coffee Hour
Online (Zoom)Join the next coffee hour at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, through Zoom. On the second Wednesday of each month, our members get together over coffee to talk editing and entrepreneurship. We...
Cascadia Chapter: Virtual Fall Gathering
Online (Zoom)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 be held for the Cascadia chapter every...
KidLit Chapter Launch
Zoom Chapter Meeting , United StatesAt our launch social, we will introduce the KidLit chapter and its co-coordinators, announce upcoming events, play KidLit trivia, raffle off prizes, and chat in our breakout session. Register today!
Free
Academic Editing Book Club: The Conscious Style Guide
Register to join the EFA / Editors Canada Joint Academic Editing Book Club (JAEBC) on Friday, September 20, at 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT, where author Karen Yin...
Michigan Chapter – September Hybrid Meeting (Zingerman’s and Zoom)
Zingerman's Bakehouse 3711 Plaza Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesThe 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...
San Diego Picnic social
Kate Sessions Park 5115 Soledad Rd, San Diego, United StatesOur 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...
Free
STET Talk and Tea
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?...
September Virtual Coffee
Google Meet Meet.Google.comLet's gather and catch up after the long break!
Free
Visit the EFA at Brooklyn Book Festival 2024
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...
EDIT Presents Candid Conversations
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.
