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.
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 September 27, 2021.
Developmental Editing for Fiction
Are you interested in helping authors improve their book’s structure, characters, and plot? That’s developmental editing, and we can teach you how to do it. The next session will start September 28, 2021.
Copyediting Fiction and Nonfiction Books: Practicum
For students who want more practice in copyediting fiction and nonfiction in a small-group setting, we offer a three-month practicum. We’re running the next one in the fall of 2021. Email susannah@editorialartsacademy.com for more information.
Upcoming Classes & Events
Developmental Editing of Fiction: Practicum
Looking for practice as a developmental editor of fiction? That’s what our practicum is for. Our first one ran in Spring 2021; check back for updates on when we’ll offer it again.
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Past Classes & Events
Copyediting Fiction and Nonfiction Books: Principles & Mechanics (live Zoom class)
September – November 2020, January – February 2021, April – June 2021
Developmental and Line Editing of Popular Nonfiction Books (live Zoom class)
September – November 2020
Developmental Editing for Fiction (live Zoom class)
October – November 2020, February – March 2021
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