If you’re an academic editor struggling to fit in professional development around rush jobs, tight deadlines, and projects that unexpectedly doubled in scope, try one of the EFA’s upcoming self-paced courses. In Introduction to Academic Copyediting, starting August 28, Jennie Seitz will give you everything you need to master the unique challenges of this branch of editing. Kate Vacek’s Coaching Academic Writers, starting September 25, will help you step into creating coaching relationships with academic writers who need specific types of support. Preregister now to get immediate access to all materials when the courses launch. Then you’ll get an entire year to explore them on your own schedule and in your own way.

Whether you want to study at your own pace or learn with an instructor’s direct feedback, the EFA’s education program has everything you need to broaden your skill set and client base. As always, our library of recorded webinars is available for immediate viewing, so be sure to check it out for dozens of helpful sessions. 

EFA members get 20% off all our courses, and get many webinars for free. Not a member? Join today.

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NEW: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect: Increasing Copyediting Productivity Within Acceptable Error Rates
Webinar takes place live on September 19.

Freelance copyeditors often struggle with the seemingly conflicting desires to increase efficiency on the business side and strive toward perfection on the editing side. This 60-minute webinar will help you resolve that conflict by exploring industry standards for accuracy and acceptable error rates. When you free yourself from the impossible goal of being 100% perfect, you can focus on something you can attain: measuring and improving your productivity.