November 13, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Autumn A. Arnett has joined the organization as our new executive director! The Board looks forward to partnering with her to complete the implementation of...
December 11, 2024
A couple of weeks ago, in addition to blinking lights, ever-present neon signs, and the kaleidoscopic mirage of the Sphere, a different kind of energy zapped the Strip in Las...
February 11, 2025
Are you into STEM or SF/F—or both? No matter where your interests lie, the EFA can help you sharpen your skills. Kathryn Jepsen’s Developing Effective Science Communication: Lessons from Journalism, Fiction, and Academia (six...
October 31, 2024
On October 23, Cascadia, Mountain West, Houston and North Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and all four California chapters were joined by a contingent from the new Kidlit chapter for an…
May 30, 2024
The Los Angeles Area chapter of EFA met on May 23. Pique Publishing CEO and host of The Editor’s Half Hour podcast Nadia Geagea Pupa explored the fundamentals of manuscript…
May 14, 2024
The Los Angeles EFA chapter worked the EFA tent at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this year. The festival is held over two days in April at the…
May 13, 2024
My favorite things about conferences are what happens in the “in-between spaces.” In-between sessions, in-between keynotes, in-between hallways or rooms, and in-between days. That’s where the real magic is. EFA…
May 12, 2023
The EFA booth at the April 22-23, 2023, LA Times Festival of Books was abuzz with activity. Members of the LA and OC chapters spent the weekend in conversation with…
September 30, 2022
On September 15, the Los Angeles chapter held an in-person social for members in the Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo areas, organized by co-coordinator Lynn Varon. The small…
April 22, 2022
It is with great pleasure that the Los Angeles Area chapter introduces its new chapter co-coordinator, Lynn Varon. An active chapter member and stalwart volunteer, Lynn is also a veteran…
March 28, 2022
The Los Angeles Area chapter of EFA met on March 17. EFA member Karin Horler demonstrated the mind-bogglingly efficient TextExpander application, which enables an editor to insert oft-used text into…
February 8, 2022
On February 4, the Los Angeles Area chapter held an informal social for members on the West Side, via Zoom. After a brief interlude in which member Lynn Varon gave…
December 3, 2021
Members of the Los Angeles Area chapter of EFA who live in the Santa Clarita, Antelope, and San Fernando Valleys got together on November 13 for a masked up and…
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