Los Angeles Area Chapter 2021 Summer Meeting
December 3, 2021
The Los Angeles Area chapter of EFA met on August 18. After introducing new members, the meeting turned to guest speaker Crystal Shelley, author of the Conscious Language Toolkit for…
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2024 EFA Ruth Mullen Memorial Scholarships Awarded
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.
Invest in the Future of Your Freelance Business
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...
Autumn A. Arnett joins EFA as Executive Director
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...More Recent Posts
Los Angeles Area Chapter Explores Effective Networking
November 12, 2021
The Los Angeles fall chapter meeting was held via Zoom on November 4. It featured a presentation by co-coordinator Linda Ruggeri and her co-author and EFA stalwart Brittany Dowdle based…
Los Angeles Area Chapter Peers into the Gap
July 16, 2021
EFA’s Los Angeles Area chapter met on May 12 for a presentation by Kellie Hultgren titled “Avoid the Knowledge Gap in Your Editing.” As editors, we wear multiple toolbelts—a mixed…
Los Angeles Area Chapter Reviews Emergency Preparedness
March 12, 2021
The Los Angeles Area chapter of EFA met on February 24 to discuss how to prepare ourselves and our businesses in the event of an emergency, such as a natural…
Los Angeles Chapter Winter Meeting Includes “The Editor’s Perch” by Evelyn Duffy
December 21, 2020
Our final chapter meeting of 2020 took place on Zoom on December 9. EFA member Evelyn Duffy, from Washington, D.C., gave a presentation titled “The Editor’s Perch: The Pride and Perils of Editing…
Los Angeles Chapter Fall Meeting Includes “Permissions” by Karen Ehrmann
December 3, 2020
We had lots of new faces at our October 23 virtual chapter meeting and a total of 22 in attendance. EFA LA broke their old record for distance (San Diego),…
EFA Los Angeles Area Holds Summer Chapter Meeting on Zoom
August 21, 2020
It wasn’t exactly what we had in mind when EFA LA’s chapter coordinators sat down and planned out 2020, but the turnout was fantastic! Using the EFA’s Zoom account, members…
Los Angeles Area Chapter Macros Workshop
March 13, 2020
Macros are a powerful tool for editors, but learning how to record one—and how to use one—can be quite intimidating. On March 6, the Los Angeles Area chapter hosted a…
Los Angeles Area Chapter Meets for Coffee in Santa Clarita
February 28, 2020
The LA Area chapter is hosting “socials” to bring EFA to more SoCal communities. In December, Linda Ruggeri led the first meetup at the Coffee Connection in Santa Monica. On…
Los Angeles Area Chapter October Meeting and Panel Discussion
November 15, 2019
The October 12th meeting of EFA Los Angeles Area chapter was a panel discussion in collaboration with our host, Loyola Marymount University’s English Department, as part of their Mastering the…
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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.
