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Apr 26

Meet the EFA at ACES 2018!

Apr 26

EFA Board nominations due in one week

Apr 28

Florida Chapter Meeting April 28th

Apr 30

Developmental Editing of Fiction: Advanced Bootcamp

May 3

Marketing Action Plan for Freelance Editors

May 3

EFA Board nominations due today

May 3

Pitching Your Story

May 5

See the EFA exhibit at the Northern Colorado Writers Conference!

May 5

Meet local EFA members at Mountain of Authors!

May 5

Chicago May Meeting

May 8

Editing Memoir (Webinar)

May 9

Ballots and candidate statements sent for Board elections

May 9

North Texas Chapter: May Editor Coffee Hour

May 15

Editing More Efficiently

May 16

Things I wish I knew before publishing a book (that no one ever told me) by Lincee Ray

May 16

Pittsburgh EFA Spring Picnic/ May Meeting

May 16

May’s Scrabble Night at EFA HQ

May 19

North Texas Chapter Meeting: Using Video in Your Editorial Business

May 30

Come see the EFA at BookExpo America and BookCon!

May 30

Create More Freedom in Your Freelance Biz (Webinar)

Jun 4

Introduction to Children’s Literature

Jun 5

Copyediting: Intermediate, Session 2

Jun 9

The EFA is exhibiting at Printers Row Lit Fest!

Jun 13

Voting deadline for EFA Board of Governors is today!

Run for a Seat on the Board of Governors

Like other not-for-profit, all-volunteer organizations, the EFA relies on its members. Serving on the Board of Governors is a great way for emerging and veteran freelancers alike to meet active,...

The 2018 EFA Booklets Campaign Is Here!

It’s that time of the year again! It’s time for EFA members to contribute to the educational resources available to other EFA members and the public by writing informative 20-page/5,000-word...

Maryland EFA Activity in the Works

A search in the Member Directory comes up with a huge number of Maryland members, including some local heroes! That’s why the reboot of the Maryland EFA chapter is so exciting...

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