All About Academic Editing
Whether you’re an experienced academic editor or looking to break into this type of editing, join us for a survey of key topics.
Few people set out to become academic editors. Instead, its practitioners come from academia, journalism, industry, and elsewhere. In the first half of this presentation, two experienced academic editors will discuss their career paths, sharing advice on finding work, interacting with clients, and the different kinds of editing that the job requires. This introduction will be followed by two deep dives: one on the challenges and opportunities of AI and the role of editors in the AI era and the other on how editors can help academics write for a broader audience.
How to Attend This Event
MEMBERS: All PEN members will receive the access link for this meeting ahead of the event date—no registration required. However, registering does help us know how many attendees to expect.
NONMEMBERS: Registration is required to attend this meeting and closes two hours before the start of the event. Nonmembers may attend up to two free Professional Editors Network meetings before becoming a member, but access to recordings of our meetings is an exclusive benefit of PEN membership.
When you register, you will receive an immediate confirmation email indicating when you will receive the meeting link. If you registered but cannot find your confirmation email, or if you have any questions about this event, contact events@pensite.org.
Speakers
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Christina LaroccoDr. Christina Larocco is a writer, historian, and Author Accelerator–certified book coach. She works with writers both as editor-in-chief of a peer-reviewed scholarly journal and privately, where she helps writers who integrate research into creative and commercial nonfiction. She is the author of two books: The Women’s Rights Movement Since 1945 and Crosshatch: Martha Schofield, the Forgotten Feminist (1839–1916).
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Jennie SeitzJennie Seitz is an academic editor with over thirteen years’ experience helping researchers prepare their journal papers for publication. A Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), she edits the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) and Editors Canada Academic Editing Chapter’s newsletter and co-leads an SSP community of interest working group on AI.
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