Northwest Independent Editors Guild

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Mission

The Northwest Independent Editors Guild connects clients with professional editors in the Pacific Northwest. We foster community among our members and provide resources for their career development.

 

Vision

We pursue our mission by 

educating clients and the public about the benefits an experienced editor delivers
being the go-to resource for finding editors in our region through our member directory and job board
honing the craft through the Guild Web site, topical meetings, periodic conferences, and workshops
fostering community through networking, mentoring, and an active e-mail list

 

The Northwest Independent Editors Guild is a network of experienced, professional freelance editors and proofreaders residing in the Northwest. Our programming primarily targets nontechnical editors. 

The Guild was founded in 1997 with the following goals:

to introduce area professional freelance editors to each other
to provide a forum for discussing topics of interest
to share information about available work 
to help employers and authors find the right editor to meet their needs
to create a sense of community among area freelance editors
to foster members' professional growth 

For the complete story of the Guild, please see this three-page PDF: 
A History of the Northwest Independent Editors Guild: Reflections on Our 10th Anniversary

 

Membership benefits include the following: 
meetings in Seattle and the South Sound
listing in our membership directory
access to our online Job Board 
opportunities to meet other local editors 
information sharing via our members-only e-mail list
teaching and speaking opportunities at conferences and meetings
a discount on the Chicago Manual of Style Online

 

In joining the Guild, members accept the following responsibilities:

to participate actively in the meetings they attend
to share job leads they are not interested in pursuing (by referring employers to the Guild's online Job Board or membership directory) 
to respond helpfully to requests for small amounts of information/advice from other members

 

The Editors Guild is run by a Board of Directors composed of longtime members who volunteer their time, energy, and ideas to maintain and develop the Guild. They strive to preserve the Guild's friendly, intimate "living room" comradeship as it continues to grow and mature.


 

 

 

 

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