2018 Booklet Reissued

September 4, 2019

Blake Atwood’s 2018 EFA booklet entitled Feast and Famine No More: How to Fill Your Editing Schedule and Keep It Full has recently been recently reissued! Unavailable for some time,…

July Freelance Friday transcript now up

July 31, 2019

Did you miss this month’s Freelance Friday / #EFAChat on networking, especially on social media? You can read the transcript to catch all the conversation and tips! Find our chat…

We’re Moving!

June 14, 2019

After 26 years in our current building, the EFA national office is moving to new digs! New mailing address: 266 West 37th St., 20th Floor NY, NY 10018 Visitors’ entrance:…

Board of Governors Election 2019: Candidate Statements

May 17, 2019

Candidates’ Statements for the 2019 EFA Annual Election Election results will be announced at the 2019 EFA annual meeting and buffet supper: Wednesday, June 19, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. EFA…

Save the Date for the Annual Meeting

May 15, 2019

EFA’s annual meeting is always held on the third Wednesday of June, and this year’s will be no exception. Save June 19, 6 p.m. to about 7 p.m. (Eastern) to...

In Memoriam: Peter Slavin

May 10, 2019

We note with sadness the untimely passing of Peter Slavin last March. Peter was a longtime freelance writer and editor, a longtime member of the EFA, and a popular contributor to…

2019 EFA Conference—Announcing Sessions and Speakers!

May 9, 2019

Update: Marilyn Schwartz, coauthor of the revised and updated fourth edition of the classic reference Copyeditor’s Handbook and a new companion volume, The Copyeditor’s Workbook, will deliver the keynote on…

2019 EFA Conference Registration Open—Early Bird Pricing Ends May 31!

April 23, 2019

We are very excited to announce that registration for the 2019 EFA Conference is now open! The conference will be held August 21–23, 2019, at the Swissôtel Chicago (323 E. Upper…

CALL FOR SPEAKERS—2019 EFA Conference, August 21-23

January 10, 2019

More people are working as freelancers than ever before, and the Editorial Freelancers Association is growing: We now have more than 2,500 members, including freelance editors, writers, proofreaders, indexers, translators,…

Seeking More Welcomers for Welcome Program: All Newcomer Spots Filled

December 20, 2018

New Members:  Thanks so much for the extraordinary response to our call for newcomers for the Diversity Initiative’s new Welcome Program. The newcomer intake survey is now closed. We very...