EFA hosts one-day workshops, seminars, and classroom and online courses designed especially for editorial freelancers. All courses are open to members and nonmembers and require advance registration. Members enjoy reduced tuition. In-person courses are held at the EFA headquarters, 71 West 23rd Street, 4th Floor, New York City, and at other locations across the country. Online courses are available to participants nationwide.
About Online Courses
"This is the first online course I have ever taken, so I was nervous about understanding the technological aspects, but the course went very smoothly and participation was simple. Thank you for making it so easy."
The dates given for online courses are when postings appear — you are not required to be at your computer at any specific time. For each online class, EFA sets up an easy-to-access Yahoo! Group online. You will receive an introductory e-mail near the class start date containing everything you need to get you started. Everything is set up so that you may access the course materials at your convenience. Course structures vary, but participants generally have two to three days (and sometimes up to a week) to read and respond to each assignment.
Some of our previous offerings are listed here. Tell the Education Chair AT the-efa DOT org what topics interest you.
- The Art of Cold Calling
- Breaking into Corporate Writing
- The Business of Editorial Freelancing
- Contracts for Freelancers
- Copyediting Basics
- Copyediting with Microsoft Word
- Copyright and Permissions
- Cultivating Your Client List
- Editing Footnotes, References, and Bibliographies: What Chicago Doesn't Tell You
- Fundamentals of Copyediting and Proofreading
- Grammar for Writers and Editors
- Marketing Yourself: A Primer
- Medical Copyediting: An Introduction
- On the Record: Becoming a Successful Interviewer
- Organization for Greater Efficiency
- Query Letters That Rock
- Substantive Editing Clinic
- Substantive Editing Clinic, advanced
- Succeeding as a Magazine Writer
- Supplement Your Income with Public Relations
- Writing Children's Books: A Primer
- Writing with Grammar and Style
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