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 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...

Free

Michigan Chapter – 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 hour at 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! It’s that time again—the second Sunday of the month, so you are invited to a Zoom meeting to discuss your freelancing goals for 2025. If you’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.

KidLit Book Club Discussion

Zoom Chapter Meeting , United States

This month we're reading 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!...

STET Talk–Wisdom from Experienced Freelancers

Join us for the first STET Talk of 2025 as we present "Wisdom from Experienced Freelancers" January 22 at noon ET.  This panel discussion, moderated by Stephanie Argy, will feature...

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 Chapter’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 – 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

2025 EFA Annual Winter Social

The EFA invites all of our members to join our annual virtual winter social! EFA co-chairs Katy Grenfell and Cody Sisco will share an update about things to look forward...

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?

Crafting Romance: Editing for Romance Writers

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

We’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

KidLit Collective February Coffee Chat

Zoom

Take a break from your busy schedule and connect with others working in the KidLit market. Our February discussion topic is the intersection of text and illustrations in KidLit. Register...

North Texas Chapter: February Virtual Coffee Hour

Online (Zoom)

Join the next coffee hour at 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...

Visit the EFA at the AAAS 2025 Annual Meeting

The EFA is excited to exhibit at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, being held this year in Boston. The meeting theme for this year is Science Shaping...

EDIT Presents Candid Conversations

Joining us on Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. (EST) for the conversation, "Subtle Slurs—Everyday Language’s Ableist Origins," is Dayna Reidenouer. Dayna (they/she) is Your Publishing BFF, a line/copy editor and book coach specializing in inclusive romance, cozy mysteries, and children's books. They’ve also been known to ghostwrite, turning the frameworks of stories into fleshed-out novels readers return to again and again.

Michigan Chapter – February Informal Website Critique

Zoom (Michigan Chapter) MI, United States

Back by member request, an informal meetup where editors review and receive feedback on their websites (in-progress or published) from their fellows. Come visit if you want to get some...

Technology Showcase

Online via Zoom 1520 East Covell Boulevard, STE5, PMB336, Davis, CA, United States

Tenesha L. Curtis will highlight some of her favorite tech to help you work smarter instead of harder!

Free

SF/Bay Area Chapter: 2025 Goals and Mindset Workshop

Online (Zoom)

Join the SF/Bay Area Chapter for a virtual 2025 Goals and Mindset Workshop, a guided goals-tour with Linda Ruggeri. Linda will share tips including how networking can help you reach...

KidLit March Book Club Discussion

Zoom Meeting , United States

For our March discussion we’ll be reading a graphic novel by Clément Xavier with illustrations by Lisa Lugrin— The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women’s Suffrage, and Jujitsu. In the early...

Sip & Share: Virtual Chat

Online via Zoom 1520 East Covell Boulevard, STE5, PMB336, Davis, CA, United States

We will sip our preferred beverages, share how things are going with our work, and support one another with encouragement and guidance. If you don't register, you won't get any...

Free

North Texas Chapter: March Virtual Coffee Hour

Online (Zoom)

Join the next coffee hour at 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...

Academic Editing March Coffee Chat: Taxes

Freelancing provides many perks: You can set your own hours, pick your own clients, and prep your own taxes. Okay, the last one isn’t really a perk, but you have...

Speed Networking with the Academic Editing Chapter

Whether it is to collaborate, give referrals, or even ask a simple question about style, academic editors share a desire to connect with others in our field of expertise, as...

Michigan Chapter – March Q1 Virtual Casual Chat

Zoom (Michigan Chapter) MI, United States

March’s meeting is a casual no topic social discussion via Zoom. Come hang out with your fellow editors! Bring a snack, drink (or two) and unwind or ask your fellow...

STET Talk–Talking Macros with Paul Beverley

We're thrilled to welcome macro wizard Paul Beverley to our next STET Talk!  Author of Macros for Editors and purveyor of wisdom in all things macro, Paul has written more than 1,000...

Visit the EFA at the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair

Once again, we're exhibiting and presenting at the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair, this year being held in Los Angeles! Stop by the EFA booth to introduce yourself and learn...

EFA Houston Chapter: Much Ado About AI

AI feels nearly ubiquitous these days, with tech companies pushing AI-powered tools for every conceivable use case. Writers and editors, especially, are being bombarded with AI writing assistants and specialized...

Free

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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