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The Northwest Editors Guild connects clients with professional editors of the written word in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We also foster community among our members and provide resources for their career development. Learn more about us here!

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Listed below are just a few of our upcoming events. For the full list, please check our calendar.

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Far North Editors Meeting
Dec 11
Far North Editors Meeting

The Far North Editors meet every second Wednesday from 11:15am to 12:45pm.

If you are interested in joining them online, please register for free on the event page. Logged in members can find the invitation here.

Scholarly Editing in the Humanities Happy Hour
Dec 11
Scholarly Editing in the Humanities Happy Hour

Come meet up with fellow scholarly (and academic) editors in the humanities! We will be sharing a virtual happy hour from 5 to 6:30 p.m., sharing insights and discussing relevant topics. Bring your burning questions and your collaborative spirit.

This event is open to members only. To receive the Zoom information required to attend this meeting, please register for free at the event page, or (members only) go to this page.

If you have any questions about this event, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host, Elena Abbott.

Editors Helping Editors
Dec 12
Editors Helping Editors

Join us for our "Editors Helping Editors" meeting. Bring your problems, big and small, as well as your thinking caps. We'll work together to solve event-goers quandaries and questions, which could range from common questions like how to find clients in a particular field (say academic editing) to more situation-specific issues like why a particular macro isn't working in Word.

Our topic for December will be balancing financial stability versus taking risks.

This event is open to all editors, and will not be recorded.

To receive the Zoom information required to attend this meeting, please register for free at the event page, or (members only) go to this page.

If you have any questions about this event or questions you would like to send the group ahead of the meeting, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the hosts, Melissa Haskin and Beth Hutchason.

Editing with Disability/Illness/Neurodivergence (P.M.)
Dec 16
Editing with Disability/Illness/Neurodivergence (P.M.)

This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors. This Monday's online coffee chat will be a social event with no set agenda.

This event is free and open to all editors. To receive the Zoom information required to attend this meeting, please register for free at the event page, or (members only) go to this page.

Developmental Editing Happy Hour
Dec 17
Developmental Editing Happy Hour

Are you a developmental editor, or interested in developmental editing? Join us for an informal chat about this fun and fascinating variety of editing.

This event is free and open to all editors. To receive the Zoom information required to attend this meeting, please register for free at the event page, or (members only) go to this page.

If you have any questions, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host.

Near North Editors Meeting
Jan 7
Near North Editors Meeting

The Near North Editors normally meet on the first Tuesday of every month (except months where the first Tuesday is a holiday). This month's meeting will be held on Zoom.

This event is free and open to all editors. To receive the Zoom information required to attend this meeting, please register for free at the event page, or (members only) go to this page.

If you have any questions, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host.

Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction
Jan 15
Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction

If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences, ask questions, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors, the discussion will stick closely to copyediting and proofreading.

This event is free to attend and open to all editors, guests, and/or members of related fields. Please register for free on the event page, or logged-in members can find the Zoom details here.

Editing with Disability/Illness/Neurodivergence (A.M.)
Jan 16
Editing with Disability/Illness/Neurodivergence (A.M.)

This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors.

This event is free and open to all editors. To receive the Zoom information required to attend this meeting, please register for free at the event page, or (members only) go to this page.

Technical Editing Meetup
Jan 23
Technical Editing Meetup

Are you a technical editor, or interested in learning about technical editing? Join a friendly discussion of editing in technical fields.

This event is free event paged open to all editors. To receive the Zoom information required to attend this meeting, please register for free at the event page, or (members only) go to this page.

If you have any questions about this event, please email sbailey007@gmail.com or katkins.pdx@gmail.com.

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Red Pencil 2025 is Coming!
Red Pencil 2025 is Coming!

Red Pencil Conference 2025, Framing our Future: Perspectives on a Changing Industry

November 8, 2025
Lynnwood Event Center and online

Join us for an engaging and interactive conference where you’ll hear insider perspectives on the editing industry. There will be sessions for new and advanced editors, multiple networking opportunities, a buffet lunch, and an inspiring keynote to bring the day together.

Tickets will go on sale in the summer of 2025.

Indexing
Indexing

Did you miss our November Member Meeting, Indexing with Daniel Heila? Never fear, the video recording is now available! It will be accessible to the public for one month starting from today, and then available only to Guild members from then on.

Newsletter
Newsletter

We have a newsletter! If you are a member of the Guild, we hope you received the most recent issue of our monthly newsletter on the afternoon of the first of the month. If you did, great!

If not, don’t despair—it almost certainly got lost in a spam or promotions folder. To receive future issues straight to your inbox, please add info@edsguild.org to your email client’s safe list. Or, if you’d rather view it on our website, you can find this issue and all future issues in the member-only Newsletter Archive (under the news tab in our navigation bar).

Disability / Language / Grace: An Introduction
Disability / Language / Grace: An Introduction

Did you miss our July 8th meeting, Disability / Language / Grace: An Introduction? Never fear, the video and handout and resource list are now available! Everything will be accessible to the public for one month starting from today, and then available only to Guild members from then on.

AI for Editors with Erin Servais
AI for Editors with Erin Servais

Did you miss our May 13th meeting, AI for Editors with Erin Servais? Never fear, the video is now available! It will be accessible to the public for one month starting from today, and then available only to Guild members from then on.

The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in America
The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in America

Did you miss our March 18th meeting, The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in America? Never fear, the video is now available! It will be accessible to the public for one month starting from today, and then available only to Guild members from then on.

Making Your Business Accessible with Mary-Colleen Jenkins
Making Your Business Accessible with Mary-Colleen Jenkins

Did you miss our November 20th meeting, Making Your Business Accessible with Mary-Colleen Jenkins? Never fear, the video, resource list, and PowerPoint slides are now available! It will be accessible to the public for one month starting from today, and then available only to Guild members from then on.

Remembering Our Co-Founder, Sherri Schultz
Remembering Our Co-Founder, Sherri Schultz

The Northwest Editors Guild community has been deeply saddened by the loss of one of the Guild’s two co-founders, Sherri Schultz.

Sherri and Phyllis Hatfield started what was then called the Northwest Independent Editors Guild in 1997 with just eleven members, and in 1999, as the Guild became a little more formal, Sherri built its first website. In addition to her extensive work in helping the Guild to grow into a registered nonprofit and setting us up to become today an organization with more than 400 members across the United States, Sherri was a passionate educator, organizer, and builder of community.

To learn more about Sherri and everything she did for the Guild and its members, check out our new memorial page.

Volunteers Needed: Guild Board of Directors
Volunteers Needed: Guild Board of Directors

The Guild is led by an all-volunteer board of directors, and we need you (yes, you!) to keep it running! We especially need a treasurer-in-training and VP of member services, but other positions are open, too. If you’re interested, join us at an informal chat or at our open board meeting in October (see calendar for dates and times), read our board service FAQ and expectations document, or email info@edsguild.org for more information.

Chicago Manual of Style Subscription
Chicago Manual of Style Subscription

Want to join our Chicago Manual of Style Online Group Subscription? Our group subscription to Chicago Manual of Style Online renews every year on the first of February, so now is the perfect time to subscribe!

Learn more about the group subscription here. (StetPet not included.)

Speakers Bureau

Are you interested in having a professional editor speak at your company, writers group, or other event? Then the Northwest Editors Guild’s Speakers Bureau would love to hear from you! Check out our new Speakers Bureau page for more details.

Red Pencil Conferences

Our Red Pencil conference is hosted biennially by the Northwest Editors Guild as a learning and networking forum for its members, colleagues, and friends in the editing community. It is the largest conference on the West Coast specifically for editors. Read more about the 2023 conference here.

Mentoring Program

The Northwest Editors Guild encourages its members to learn from each other in a variety of ways, including our peer mentoring program, available to any Guild member at no additional charge. Read more about the mentoring program here.

Volunteering

Get more out of your membership in the Guild by getting involved! Active members enlarge their network of professional contacts, learn more about editing, and make new friends. Learn more about the Guild’s volunteer opportunities here.