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…

Chicagoland Chapter News: June 2021

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…

Chicagoland Chapter News: May 2021

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…

March notes and April meeting info for EFA’s NC Chapter

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…

Spring is Here! March North Carolina Chapter News

March 22, 2021

Hello Fellow EFA Members of the Carolinas! “Oh, Spring! I want to go out and feel you and get inspiration. My old things seem dead. I want fresh contacts, more…

EFA Hosts Its First-Ever Virtual Winter Social

January 15, 2021

Traditionally, the EFA has hosted a winter potluck at or near EFA headquarters in New York City. However, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the encouragement of public health officials…

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…

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER BLOG LIKE A PRO EVENT-CANCELLED

December 7, 2020

The Blog Like a Pro event has now been cancelled for December. A family emergency has arisen for our presenter, Cheri Reeves, who sends her sincere regrets. We appreciate your understanding as…

EFA Georgia Chapter Event: Demystifying Macros

September 25, 2020

On September 30, 2020, Jennifer Yankopolus, a developmental editor and publishing consultant for architects and designers, will present a primer on macros at the Georgia chapter’s virtual meeting. “You don’t…

RECORDED ZOOM PANEL: A LOOK AT CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 5 (AB5): Editors as Independent Contractors or Employees

September 25, 2020

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), popularly known as the “gig worker bill,” is a piece of legislation that went into effect on January 1, 2020, that requires companies that hire independent contractors to reclassify them as employees, with a few exceptions. Our San Francisco Bay Area EFA chapter recently teamed up with the Bay Area Editors’ Forum to…

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