Four images of people giving presentations or posing and smiling surrounded by colorful borders. Text: Missed Red Pencil? It's not too late! Visit edsguild.org/virtual-purchase. Access all the videos or the ones most relevant to you at an affordable price: All Recordings (13 videos): $100; Grow Your Business Pack (6 videos): $60; Develop Your Editing Skills Pack (6 videos): $60; Deep Dive Into the Industry Pack (6 videos): $60. Recordings available through May 8, 2026! Red Pencil Conference 2025 Framing Our Future: Perspectives on a Changing Industry. Northwest Editors Guild logo. #EdsGuild2025.

If you missed the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference last month, you're not out of luck—you can still purchase packs of videos from the conference! (And those videos are available to watch until May, so win-win for you!) Find out more at www.edsguild.org/virtual-purchase.

NWEG's 2025 Red Pencil Conference was a success! Featuring a keynote from Jane Friedman plus breakout sessions on topics ranging from AI to editing biased language. Recs are available until May 8th. Purchase the full recordings bundle or themed mini packs here: www.edsguild.org/virtual-purc....

If you missed our September meeting "The Basics of Sensitivity Reading—Editor Edition" with @baylitconsulting.bsky.social, you still have time to watch the video through 11/24! After that, the video will be available to Guild members only.

Catch up now at www.edsguild.org/basics-of-se...

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Join us online 9/22 for "The Basics of Sensitivity Reading—Editor Edition." Guild member @baylitconsulting.bsky.social will discuss what you as editors need to know about sensitivity reading. Free to attend, open to all editors, registration required at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...
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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social Early Bird Registration is open until 9/15 for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference!

Join us in-person or online November 8th for a full day of amazing and informative sessions about the world of editing and publishing.

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Just a little over two weeks left to get Early Bird pricing for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference! Attend the friendliest editing conference around in-person in Seattle or online from anywhere on 11/8. Early Bird registration ends 9/15. Details at edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025.

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We hope you made it home safe from Seattle Worldcon 2025 — or are still enjoying a well-earned vacation!

Do you have feedback that could help improve future Worldcons? We’d love to hear from you.

Send your thoughts to feedback@seattlein2025.org and we’ll be sure to pass them along.

It was so nice chatting with you! I was absolutely exhausted yesterday but it was worth it. What a great, energizing weekend.

Thank you!

ACES is pleased to announce four new Holden Diversity Fellows for 2025! Congratulations, Brittany Yost, Ruth Terry, Tanya Natalie Kurukulasuriya, and Rhonda Kronyk. The Holden Fellowships support professional development for early- and mid-career editors. Learn more: tinyurl.com/v5uk88rc

Happy to announce that I am a 2025 Holden Diversity Fellow. Congratulations to my cohort! I look forward to making advancements alongside you.

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I'm presenting at the 2025 Red Pencil Conference hosted by the NWEG @edsguild.bsky.social on November 8, 2025! Held at the Lynnwood Event Center and online, there will be a full day of sessions, networking, and a keynote from Jane Friedman Registration info here: www.edsguild.org/red-pencil-2...

Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers To Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, and all other publishers of America: We are standing on a precipice. At its simplest level, our job as …

Writers: "We want our publishers to stand with us. To make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines. To pledge that they will not replace their human staff with AI tools or degrade their positions into AI monitors."

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I am hosting an author webinar! How to work with sensitivity readers.
Date: July 8th
Time: 5:30pm to 6:15pm PST (Will be recorded but must be registered to receive recording)

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I am seeing this way late because I just started using Blue Sky but I am always open to doing consultations and partnering on projects.