Editorial Freelancers Association

Need help with your project? The EFA Member Directory and Job List put you in touch with more than 2,800 editorial professionals with a broad array of skills and trainingthe people you need for self-publishing projects; fiction and nonfiction trade books; website copy; magazine articles; advertising, public relations, and training and education materials; corporate communications; and more. There is no charge to use the Directory or the Job List. http://www.the-efa.org/hiring/

Would you like to have a greater say in the EFA's activities? Now is your opportunity! Please consider running for a seat on the EFA Board of Governors. Serving on the Board of Governors is a great way for emerging and veteran freelancers alike to build job skills and visibility among their colleagues. Volunteering enhances your resumé, and your fellow Board members and committee chairs make great references.

We passed the 3,000 mark in membership! Welcome, new members!We passed the 3,000 mark in membership! Welcome, new members!

Visit the EFA’s Virtual Booth at the 2021 OAH Annual Meeting, the largest conference for American historians in the nation! The EFA is exhibiting for the first time at the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Annual Meeting, which has gone virtual this year! Check out our virtual booth in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about the benefits of EFA membership or about hiring the right freelancer through our Member Directory and Job List! The conference is April 15April 18. See you there! http://www.oah.org/meetings-events/oah21/

EFA Cleveland is hosting a virtual meeting on April 14, 2:004:00 p.m. EDT. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

EFA North Texas is hosting a virtual Editor Coffee Hour on April 14, 10:0011:30 a.m. CDT. Take a break from deadlines and demands and join your North Texas chapter colleagues on Zoom. Not a member? Not a problem. If you’re interested in participating and checking out the chapter, contact coordinators Ingrid Scroggins and Amber Helt at [email protected].

The EFA Member Directory and Job List put you in touch with more than 2,600 editorial professionals with a broad array of skills and training. And there is no charge to use the Directory or the Job List. Visit www.the-efa.org to learn more!

October 31 is the last day to register for this self-paced course!

EFA members receive a 25% discount on courses taught by Hilary Cadman’s online Teachable School! Log in to the EFA website and visit the Member Benefits Information Page for instructions on how to claim your discount.

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JSTOR provides access to more than 10 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines and their JPASS is an easy way to access the world’s leading academic research. You’ll have superior reference materials from a wide range of subjects to ensure the accuracy and quality of your work. EFA members enjoy a 25% discount on annual memberships. Visit the Member Benefits Information Page on the EFA website for instructions on how to claim your discount.

An oldie but a goodie from cartoonist Jack Ziegler. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Have a spare hour or two to work on your business or your skills? We have a robust catalog of over 50 recorded webinars on a variety of topics including business entities, tax law, pricing, academic editing, and more! EFA members receive a 20 percent discount on most recorded webinars and some are free! www.the-efa.org/product-category/recorded-webinars/

It's Freelance Friday, whew! And that means it's time for another #EFAchat! Take a break at 3:00 ET and join #EFAFreelancers on Twitter!

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Being an editorial freelancer takes certain professional abilities, personal attributes, and business skills. Freelancing 101 provides practical information about getting started, getting work, and getting paid, and this newly revised edition includes expanded information about job placement and freelance websites, marketing with LinkedIn and social media, and SaaS tools that automate some of the tasks of running a freelance business. Grab your copy at our online bookstore on Aerio: shop.aer.io/Editorial_Freelancers_Association_Bookstore

Congratulations once again to Chana Shloush from New York, NY, who won back-to-back Create-a-Word contests in August and September! In response to the September challenge to create a word that describes an emotion a freelancer might feel during a dry spell, Chana's creation of "Brokebreak: An unlucrative vacation that comes upon a freelancer due to lack of work" received 51 percent of the vote. Our other September finalists were: - FONEA (n): Fear of never editing again (by B...everly Ehrman from Westport, CT) - Pawcity: The panic that sets in when you realize the only one responding to your overtures is your cat (by Andrew Huston from Hunterdon County, NJ) We invite all members to participate in our October challenge: create a word that describes an emotion a freelancer might feel when trying to work with a client who doesn't understand track changes. Submit your word (along with your name and location) to [email protected] by November 1.

The American Society of Journalists and Authors announced this afternoon that ASJA's 2021 Annual Conference (originally scheduled for April 18-19, 2021 in New York City) will be held as a a virtual, rather than in-person, event. EFA members who were planning to attend (or deferred their 2020 conference registration to 2021) should visit the ASJA website for more information.

The EFA is proud to sponsor the LA Times Festival of Books...and we're in great company! Check it out! events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/exhibitors/ The festival is running through mid-November.