March 7, 2024
Want to learn more about industry trends or to make connections with fellow editors and potential clients? Volunteer at the EFA table at upcoming events such as ACES in San Diego and the LA Times Festival of Books!
December 19, 2023
Becoming—and then being—an academic editor is not an easy task. It can be isolating to work alone through a pile of journal articles or a seemingly endless dissertation. If you are interested advancing your skills, advocating for the profession, supporting emerging editors, or connecting with like-minded people, then volunteering might be a good option for you.
November 8, 2023
EFA’s social media presence has changed. In 2023, we have focused our social media voice on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. We recently added Bluesky. Our aims with the social media…
September 15, 2023
All the great things that have happened in my career as a freelance editor and writer are connected by one strong continuous thread: volunteering. Volunteering opened, and continues to open, a myriad…
April 5, 2023
EFA Board members and staff have been working to: expand educational offerings and membership benefits establish the EFA Ruth Mullen Memorial Scholarship Program for HBCU Students increase Job List postings and informational resources integrate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion into all that we do implement the 2022–2025 Strategic Plan. If working on a project like one of…
February 9, 2023
After a year hiatus to re-group, we are ready for another matched iteration of the Welcome Program (WP)! The next session will launch on April 17th, 2023. Cue the party music! 🙂 About the Welcome Program: This three-month program pairs one established EFA member (welcomer) with one or more new EFA members (newcomers). Because we…
December 9, 2022
The EFA Orange County chapter hosted a booth at Anaheim’s Indie Author Day earlier in November. Local self-published authors, poets, and independent presses celebrated the world of self-publishing together at…
November 28, 2022
EFA stood out as offering unique value at the Medical Communications Conference of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), held in Denver, Colorado, November 2–5, 2022. We were one of…
October 14, 2022
Kristen Tate has joined the EFA Board as the new Events chairperson. Kristen is the owner and lead editor at the Blue Garret, providing developmental editing and copyediting for authors…
July 13, 2022
Now that the first cycle of the EFA Ruth Mullen Memorial Scholarship program is winding down, we’re turning our attention to the 2023-2024 academic year and beyond. During the initial cycle, we established and debugged the administrative processes; now we’re ready to expand the program, and we need some help! For the 2022-2023 academic year,…
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The EFA Offices will be closed Monday, April 8, 2024. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 9. Job postings, discussion list subscriptions, and other customer service requests may not be responded to until then.
