We are happy to announce the Professional Editors Network’s coming season of professional development events! Due to the ongoing pandemic, we are planning for another all-virtual season.
Below are the topics we’ll be covering. Click on a title to learn more about that meeting’s content on the PEN calendar, where registration will become available closer to the scheduled date.
September 14, 2021
Making Twitter Work for You
October 12, 2021
From Our Perspective: Black Editors
November 9, 2021
How to Supplement Your Editing Income: Printables, Courses, Coaching, and More
January 11, 2022
How to Set (or Reset) Your Rates
February 8, 2022
Editing Outside Your Own Experience
March 8, 2022
Modern Language in Historical Fiction
April 12, 2022
Editing “Nontraditional” Media
May 10, 2022
Legal Language: What Your Contracts and Other Documents Should Say
Nonmembers are welcome to attend up to two PEN meetings for free before deciding to join. Members get unlimited attendance at all of these events as well as access to our archive of past meeting recordings, among other benefits. All our 2021–2022 meetings will be recorded and made available for members to view later.
If you’re not yet part of the Professional Editors Network, you can learn more about membership rates (including our discount for students and recent grads), our other benefits, and how to become a member on the Join PEN page.