Last chance for the 2025 Red Pencil Conference call for sessions! Applications are due on April 7.

Red Pencil Conference 2025 | Framing Our Future: Perspectives on a Changing Industry

November 8, 2025
Lynnwood Event Center and online

The Northwest Editors Guild is looking for professionals from the editing industry and beyond to share their knowledge, insights, and experience with 250+ attendees at the 2025 Red Pencil Conference. We're looking for a broad spectrum of session topics this year, whether it's editing skills, industry insights, conscious language, or business essentials. We need sessions aimed toward advanced and beginner editors. And don't be afraid to suggest an interactive panel or workshop—we want to hear all your ideas! 

The deadline for submissions is April 7, 2025. The selection committee will review all applications and let speakers know in May. Learn more and apply on our blog.

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