November 4, 2024
The 2024 EFA Ruth Mullen Memorial scholarships—three for undergraduates attending an HBCU and one for an HBCU alum pursuing a graduate degree—were awarded to Kandon Fears, Tervonna Pollard, Jude Servius, and Myles Moody.
November 7, 2024
In uncertain times, the one person you can rely on is yourself. Invest in your professional skills and make sure your business has a solid foundation to weather whatever comes...
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...
June 4, 2021
Check out the EFA’s June book sale, featuring the ebook version of Elsa Peterson’s newly revised Copyright and Permissions, a must-have for every freelance editor and writer. Copyright can be…
June 4, 2021
Hello Chicagoland EFA, At our May 26 meeting, several members met and discussed red-flag clients, or how to tell if a client will be a problem. Personal horror stories were…
May 21, 2021
“In my mind, I’m going to Carolina; I’m going to Carolina in my mind.” — James Taylor Welcome South Carolinians! We’ve discussed this expansion for a while now. With virtual…
May 19, 2021
Candidates’ Statements for the 2021 EFA Annual Election Election results will be announced at the 2021 EFA annual meeting: Wednesday, June 16, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Online EFA bylaws prohibit any member serving the EFA from receiving compensation of any kind. All members of the Board of Governors are volunteers, as are EFAers who support…
May 13, 2021
Dear EFA members, We’re hiring! Are you the EFA’s next General Manager? We know you’re passionate about the freelance workstyle and editorial professions. With the EFA’s general manager retiring soon,…
May 7, 2021
Hello Chicagoland EFA, For our April 28 meeting, we hosted our first sold-out event! Many thanks to EFA member Chris Morton, who presented “The Six Ps of LinkedIn Success.” A…
May 5, 2021
Our May book sale features Just the Facts: On Researching Your Nonfiction Children’s Book by Lisa L. Owens! Facts matter in the nonfiction children’s book market, and this booklet tells you…
May 3, 2021
It’s election season for the EFA. If you are interested in running for any of the board-level positions up for election, please get your nomination statement in to the EFA…
April 23, 2021
“Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.”—Rainer Maria Rilke For good or ill…
April 20, 2021
The Diversity Initiative (DI) is gratified to be able to present the information obtained from our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion survey, which took place in November of 2020. We had…
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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.
