ACES Society for Editing VCon 2023

September 27–29, 2023 | online

The countdown for the 2023 ACES Society for Editing virtual conference has begun!

Ideas on Fire is honored to again be cosponsoring this fantastic event that draws together developmental editors, copyeditors, proofreaders, project managers, managing editors, freelancers, in-house staff, publishers, and writers for 3 days of learning and connecting.

Below, you can check out our latest resources for editors.

ACES attendees can get 10% off our online editing courses! Head over to the Ideas on Fire sponsor booth on the conference app to claim your coupon code.

Wherever you are in your editing journey, the conference’s 5 session tracks offer inspiration and skills you can put to use right away.

Coffee chats offer attendees the opportunity to network with fellow #Edibuddies in your area of specialization (and meet the folks you’ve been following on social media!).

Even if you can’t attend the conference, you can follow along with the conversations at the conference hashtag #ACESVCon23.

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    Courses

    Introduction to Professional Academic Editing - Person types on a laptop

    Introduction to Professional Academic Editing

    Built for those pursuing an freelance academic editing career in the humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplines.

    We cover:

    • How the academic publishing world is structured and where freelance academic editors come in
    • Best practices for developmental editing and copyediting academic scholarship
    • Prepping manuscripts and how to ask the right questions
    • Helping authors transform a dissertation into a publishable book
    • Troubleshooting tricky copyediting issues
    • Building and sustaining strong author relationships
    • Keeping up with changes and new developments in the academic editing world

    Learn more and enroll

    ACES attendees can get 10% off this course! Head over to the Ideas on Fire sponsor booth on the conference app to claim your coupon code and use that code when enrolling a the link above.

    Writing a Great Editorial Letter - Books on their side in a chevron pattern against a teal wall

    Writing a Great Editorial Letter or Report

    Built for developmental editors working with scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplines.

    We cover:

    • Holistically evaluating a manuscript with and without in-text edits
    • Offering specific solutions to manuscript problems
    • Describing revision recommendations without overwhelming authors
    • Tying revision advice to academic authors’ goals and needs
    • Differentiating editorial letters from peer review reports while valuing both
    • Finding the language and structure that resonate with specific authors

    Learn more and enroll

    ACES attendees can get 10% off this course! Head over to the Ideas on Fire sponsor booth on the conference app to claim your coupon code and use that code when enrolling a the link above.

    Articles

    Cathy Hannabach resting her chin on her hand and smiling, with the EFA conference logo. Text reads: Editing is a crucial way we collaboratively build more just futures, Dr. Cathy Hannabach, founder and CEO, Ideas on Fire, keynote speaker

    Editing as Worldmaking: Critical Generosity in Editorial Practice

    How Authors Can Build Sustainable Editor Relationships - Desk with coffee cup and small plant

    How Authors Can Build Sustainable Editor Relationships

    Multicolored triangles, Text reads: Feminist Futures of Peer Review, September 25, 2023, 1-2 pm EST, with the Ideas on Fire logo, and speakers Josen Masangkay Diaz, April Petillo, Dolores Inés Casillas, and Cathy Hannabach

    Feminist Futures of Peer Review

    Creating a Social Justice-Focused Academic Journal Style Guide - Stack of journals against a blue wall

    Creating a Social Justice-Oriented Journal Style Guide

    Writing with Confidence - Person sits on the grass in a city park, typing on a laptop and smiling

    Writing with Confidence at the Sentence Level

    Stacks of manuscripts

    Crisis Standards of Peer Review

    Submitting a Book Proposal - Stack of books against a yellow background

    Last Checks for Authors and Editors before Submitting a Book Proposal

    How to Put Your Interdisciplinary Training to Work in an Editing Career - Yellow arrow on wood

    Putting Interdisciplinary Training to Use in an Editing Career

    Podcast episodes

    Jessica Bissett Perea wearing a black shirt, in front of green foliage

    Jessica Bissett Perea on Indigenous Transformations in Academic Publishing

    Christen A. Smith wearing a white jacket, Dána-Ain Davis wearing glasses and resting her chin on her hands, Sameena Mulla wearing a teal shirt and silver necklace

    Christen A. Smith, Dána-Ain Davis, and Sameena Mulla on Cite Black Women

    Craig Santos Perez wearing a black shirt and a beaded necklace, in front of trees

    Craig Santos Perez on Chamoru Publishing and Editing

    Minal Hajratwala wearing a blue and white shirt and pans, sitting in a stone windowsill in front of green plants and rocks

    Minal Hajratwala on Writing and Editing Like a Unicorn

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