June 18, 2024
We have prepared a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) to help members understand the bylaws changes that are being made to support our exciting new governance model.
July 23, 2024
If the blazing heat of midsummer or the chill dark of midwinter has you struggling to focus, you’re not alone. Fortunately, the EFA’s webinars are bite-size, and the low price...
August 19, 2024
It was and is an open secret that almost all political, celebrity, and sports memoirs, business and thought leadership books, diet books, self-help books, and similar nonfiction titles are ghosted. A lot of popular fiction is too, especially books by brand-name authors and celebrities.
August 10, 2021
The Membership Committee has been hard at work securing new benefits for EFA members in the past few weeks, chief among them being a new 20% discount on subscriptions to The Chicago Manual of Style Online. For more information on this and other new benefits, please see the information below. My thanks to volunteer Katy…
August 10, 2021
When Karen Wallace started working toward a PhD in linguistics twenty-five years ago, she neither expected it to lead to an interest in computer programming nor could have anticipated overseeing…
August 10, 2021
The EFA exhibited at The New York City Poetry Festival for the first time in 2021. It also was the first in-person event that the EFA sponsored since the pandemic…
July 29, 2021
After eight years as an EFA co-executive, Bill Keenan has stepped down. His steady leadership was instrumental in getting the EFA on sound financial footing and keeping us there through…
July 28, 2021
I am very pleased to announce that Susan Patton has joined the EFA staff as of today to become our new general manager. Susan comes to the Editorial Freelancers Association from the Association…
July 16, 2021
As you may have heard, the EFA is developing a new strategic plan. In preparation, the Board is inviting all members to provide feedback regarding their member experience and industry challenges. By participating in this short survey, you will help us understand the relevance of our current programs and services and ensure that the EFA…
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…
July 9, 2021
The EFA will be inviting all members to participate in the 2021 Member Satisfaction & Strategic Positioning Survey beginning Wednesday, July 14. This anonymous survey will help EFA’s staff and leadership better understand members’ evolving needs and how you use current EFA services. The results will help inform the Board’s upcoming strategic planning discussions. Please…
June 30, 2021
Last fall, after celebrating the Editorial Freelancers Association’s 50-year anniversary, the Board of Governors began to look ahead, toward building on the success of the past five decades. As our membership has expanded and diversified beyond a small band of New York editors determined to make it in the freelance world, the publishing landscape and…
June 24, 2021
Susannah Driver-Barstow, EFA’s much-appreciated general manager, is retiring this summer. “Susannah has been the chief operating force behind EFA for the last ten years,” says Bill Keenan, out-going EFA co-executive….
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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.
