Saturday, May 6, 2023 | Lynnwood Event Center | Lynnwood, WA
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Registration Information
Registration is open through April 30, and we’re looking forward to having you join us!
The 2023 theme, Seasons of an Editing Career, highlights the conference’s goal of providing professional development opportunities that support every phase of an editorial career—from breaking into the field, to expanding a client base, to diversifying or specializing, to exploring paths to retirement.
Choose Your Ticket Type
For the first time ever, we are delighted to present a hybrid conference, with options for live-streamed conference attendance and access to session recordings after the conference, as well as in-person attendance. The Northwest Editors Guild is offering these options to better meet the needs of all editors, making the conference more accessible for people whose health or other considerations preclude in-person attendance. Virtual ticket options also provide conference access to those who live outside the Northwest and those who want to see sessions they couldn't catch in person.
At the 2023 conference, you can choose from three ticket types: in-person conference, virtual conference (access the day-of live-stream and recorded sessions), or in-person + virtual conference (attend in person and access recorded sessions after the conference).
For information on in-person attendance, including lodging, transportation options, and Covid-19 health and safety measures, please see Attending In-Person on the About the Conference page. Or return to the Red Pencil 2023 page to learn more about donating to the scholarship fund, volunteering, sponsoring and exhibiting, and much more.
Member Rate
To receive the Guild member rate, you must be a member at the time of conference registration and be logged in on the Guild’s website. If you would like to join the Guild or renew your membership to qualify for this rate, please complete the membership application or log in to your account and follow the renewal directions on that web page. After you receive notification that your membership is active (which can take up to two weeks), you can set up your online member account and then register for the conference at the member rate.
Affiliate Organizations
Members of ASBPE, Bay Area Editors’ Forum, Editcetera, Editors of Color, Editorial Freelancers Association, San Diego Writers and Editors Guild, Editors Tea Club, Magazine Editors Chat Group, Editors w/Disabilities/Chronic Illness Group, San Diego Professional Editors Network, ACES, students and instructors in the University of Washington Certificate in Editing program or associated classes, and students and faculty in the Portland State University graduate program in book publishing are eligible for a discount on registration. Look for “Discount Code” when you purchase your ticket, and enter your organization’s discount code to automatically receive your discounted price. If you don’t know the code, please check with your organization. Be sure to press “Apply” after entering your discount code!
Affiliate discount codes are for nonmembers only and cannot be applied to tickets purchased at the Guild member rate.
Day-of Conference Volunteers
Day-of-conference volunteers will receive a reduced-price conference registration in exchange for attending an online volunteer coordination meeting and volunteering for part of the day. Information can be found on the Day-of-Conference Volunteering page.
In-Person Conference Logistics
For information on lodging, directions, and transportation options, and Covid-19 health and safety measures for the in-person conference, please see the About the Conference page. Return to the main Red Pencil 2023 page to learn more about scholarships, volunteering, sponsoring and exhibiting, and much more.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
We strongly encourage anyone who feels ill in the days before the conference to contact the Guild to switch to virtual conference attendance for the health and safety of all attendees.
Cancellations on or before April 15, 2023, will receive a full refund of registration fees, minus a $15 processing fee. Cancellations made between April 16 and May 1 will receive a 50 percent refund. After May 1 refunds for exceptional circumstances will be considered on a case by case basis. Contact info@edsguild.org.
In-Person Ticket
| Early Bird Registration (February 6 to March 13) | Regular Registration (March 14 to April 30) | |
|---|---|---|
| NWEG member | $135 | $170 |
| Affiliate (with discount code) | $150 | $185 |
| Nonmember | $175 | $210 |
In-person conference attendees receive free onsite parking; access to the keynote presentation, your choice of multi-tracked sessions, and exhibitors; a catered lunch and coffee/tea service; and downloadable handouts for all sessions.
In-person registration does not include access to the day-of live stream or to recordings posted after the event. To have access to the post-conference recordings as well, register for the In-Person + Virtual Conference Registration below.
Virtual Conference Ticket – Livestream + All Recordings Access
| Early Bird Registration (February 6 to March 13) | Regular Registration (March 14 to April 30) | |
|---|---|---|
| NWEG member | $100 | $135 |
| Affiliate (with discount code) | $115 | $150 |
| Nonmember | $140 | $175 |
Virtual conference attendees receive access to the day-of live stream of the conference keynote and four other sessions (identified on the Presentations page) and access to all recordings. Virtual (and hybrid) ticketholders will receive invitations to join additional virtual gatherings: drop-in Welcome Chat the morning of the conference, drop-in Lunchtime Gathering the day of the conference, and two to four post-event discussions (TBD) when conference recordings are available for viewing.
Videos of recorded sessions will be available for 30 days for on-demand viewing. Recordings will be released 1-2 weeks after the conference, and you will receive an email announcement when they are available.
Captions: Live-streamed sessions will include live captioning, which means AI-generated captions that are not edited for accuracy. Recorded sessions will be captioned with edited captions.
Disclaimer: If technical difficulties interfere with any part of the day-of conference live stream, be aware that access to recordings of the keynote and other sessions will be available.
Virtual conference registration does not include access to the in-person conference.
In-Person Ticket + All Virtual Access
| Early Bird Registration (February 6 to March 13) | Regular Registration (March 14 to April 30) | |
|---|---|---|
| NWEG member | $175 | $210 |
| Affiliate (with discount code) | $190 | $225 |
| Nonmember | $215 | $250 |
This combination, the highest conference access level, includes full in-person event access plus access to the day-of live stream and all recordings posted after the event. No more having to choose between multiple great sessions happening at the same time!