Current Classes & Events

Freelance Book Editing 101: How to Make a Living Editing Fiction and Nonfiction Books

If you’re not sure what type of editor you want to be, start here: our self-paced class for aspiring freelance book editors. Available on demand.

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Free Webinar: Developmental and Line Editing for Nonfiction

This webinar was hosted by Nancy Marriott, a veteran book editor of wellness, how-to, spirituality, memoir, and business books. Held June 8, 2022.

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Copyediting Group Mentorship: Memoir

For students who want more practice in copyediting fiction and nonfiction in a small-group setting, we offer a group mentorship. Copyedit a full manuscript and receive graded feedback on your edits; meet weekly for discussion. The next one begins September 13, 2022.

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Developmental Editing for Fiction

Have you always wished you could help an author write a better story? This class will get you there, starting September 20, 2022.

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Copyediting Fiction and Nonfiction Books: Principles & Mechanics

Want to learn how to copyedit fiction and nonfiction books? We’ve got a Zoom class for that, and the next session will start October 10, 2022.

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Past Classes & Events

Free Webinar: Developmental and Line Editing for Nonfiction

This free webinar will be hosted by Nancy Marriott, a veteran book editor of wellness, how-to, spirituality, memoir, and business books. Recording available on demand.

Copyediting Fiction and Nonfiction Books: Principles & Mechanics (live Zoom class)
6 sessions from September 2020 to February 2022

Developmental Editing for Fiction (live Zoom class)
6 sessions from October 2020 to May 2022

Developmental and Line Editing of Popular Nonfiction Books (live Zoom class)
September – November 2020

Freelance Book Editing 101 (live Zoom class)
January – March 2020

Online Mentoring Group for Copyediting and Proofreading
September 2018 – April 2019

Live Class Series on Copyediting & Proofreading
January 24 – February 28, 2019
Montpelier Senior Activity Center, Montpelier, VT

Live Class Series on Developmental & Line Editing
January 23 – February 20, 2019
Montpelier Senior Activity Center, Montpelier, VT

Sponsor, Burlington Book Festival 2018
October 12–14, 2018
Burlington, VT

Special Session: Beyond Copyediting: Expanding Your Business to Include Developmental and Line Editing
September 23, 2018
Communication Central’s 13th Annual “Be a Better Freelancer” Conference
Rochester, NY

Class Series: Copyediting and Proofreading Trade Books
June 28–July 26, 2018
Montpelier Senior Center, Montpelier, VT

One-day Workshop: Getting Started as Freelance Book Editor
June 16, 2018
Hampton Inn, Colchester, VT

One-day Workshop: How To Get Started as a Freelance Book Editor
January 27, 2018
Capitol Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, VT

Copyediting Group Mentorship

In the Copyediting Group Mentorship, students copyedit an entire manuscript with a small group of other editors and receive graded feedback on their work from an experienced mentor.

The manuscript for our next session is a domestic thriller. Six Tuesday sessions held by Zoom; June 28 to August 9.