Los Angeles Area Chapter Valleys Social
December 3, 2021
Members of the Los Angeles Area chapter of EFA who live in the Santa Clarita, Antelope, and San Fernando Valleys got together on November 13 for a masked up and…
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EFA Expands Initiative to Increase Job List Postings
December 16, 2021
EFA membership surveys show that many members consider the job postings from our Job List one of the most important benefits of being an EFA member. We’ve increased the advertising...
Discussion List Holiday Hiatus Update
January 14, 2022
Thank you to all members who participated in the Discussion List survey last October. Based on the results and your suggestions and concerns, the Discussion List Committee has been performing much-needed database and procedure maintenance and has been closed to new posts since November 25. We have had to delay its reopening, but we hope...
Meet the EFA’s Newest Volunteer Leaders
January 18, 2022
With the new year comes transitions on the EFA’s Board of Governors. Following the tragic passing of our former co-executive Ruth Mullen last fall, the Board recently appointed Robin Martin co-executive...More Recent Posts
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…
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…
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