Presenter: Letitia Henville Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT Length: 1 hour Language: English Level: Intermediate/Advanced Type: Instructional Member price: $42 Non-member price: $70 Register Now In The Subversive Copyeditor, Carol Fisher Saller outlines three principles that she believes are crucial to developing a good relationship with an author: carefulness, transparency and flexibility. Carefulness has to do with adhering to the “first do no harm” principle—that is, not implementing changes that are incorrect, or that overstep your knowledge, or that you can’t cite a reason for changing. Flexibility Continue reading →

Presenters: Sennah Yee and Gabrielle Marceau Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT Length: 1.5 hours Language: English Level: Introductory Type: Instructional Member price: $60 Non-member price: $100 Register Now This webinar will provide a step-by-step guide to build your online publication. Whether it’s an indie magazine, a personal passion project or an editorial extension to your brand, you’ll receive practical tools for launching your publication and growing its presence over time. You’ll be led through essential initial steps such as finding your editorial voice, identifying your audience, Continue reading →

Presenters: Letitia Henville and Katherine Morton Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT Length: 1.5 hours Language: English Level: Introductory Type: Informational Member price: $60 Non-member price: $100 Register Now In this webinar, Letitia and Katherine will present several ways editors can work together with an anti-hustle approach for mutual benefit. In the first half of the webinar, Letitia will discuss networking, volunteering and community-building, describing how editors can build their income by building their reputation among colleagues as well as potential clients. She will share worksheets to Continue reading →

Presenters: Amber Riaz Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT Length: 1 hour Language: English Level: Introductory Type: Informational Member price: $42 Non-member price: $70 Register Now This webinar will answer questions attendees might have about alt text and its current use in multiple contexts to enable accessibility for different types of content. The presentation will define alt text, provide an overview of who might use alt text and why and introduce guidelines on composing alt text. Whose job is it to worry about composing, finalizing and publishing Continue reading →

Presenter: Lauren Sawant Date: November 7, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT Length: 1 hour Language: English Level: Introductory Type: Instructional Member price: $42 Non-member price: $70 Register Now In this webinar, attendees will be introduced to the exciting world of cookbook and recipe editing. Lauren will cover the basics of editing recipes and speak to some of the unique challenges associated with this niche. Topics include best practices for editing ingredient lists and methods, how to address special sections and what to include on a style sheet for a Continue reading →

Presenter: Autumn Scott Date: November 8, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT Length: 1 hour Language: English Level: Introductory Type: Informational Member price: $42 Non-member price: $70 Register Now An overview and introduction through the intricacies of a grant application from inception to completion. This webinar will cover how to find grants that work for specific individuals and organizations, how to edit for clarity and concise ideas, tips to ensure that your application stands out and how to align with various strategic initiatives to help secure funding.   Autumn Scott Continue reading →

Presenters: Mindy Gulas and Sonya Poller Dates: November 15 and 22, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT Length: 2 x 1 hour sessions Language: English Level: Introductory Type: Informational Member price: $84 Non-member price: $140 Register Now Working as an editor can be incredibly rewarding and also physically and mentally demanding. The science of ergonomics provides answers on how to optimize our workspaces to be more productive, focused and energetic as editors. This two-part webinar series will outline fundamental information and provide instruction on how to assess risks and prevent and Continue reading →