Northwest Independent Editors Guild

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The Northwest Independent Editors Guild was organized 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 

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 meetings and conferences
a discount on the Chicago Manual of Style Online

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.

For more on the Guild, including the history of the organization, see About Us.

Membership

If you're an experienced freelance editor residing in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington State, we invite you to join the Guild. 

The Guild is a network for professional freelance editors. Regrettably, we aren't able to mentor new editors or coach people interested in breaking into the field. We encourage new or aspiring editors to make use of the valuable information on this Web site, however; see the "Interested in becoming an editor?" area of our home page. Our membership directory also notes (with a *) those editors who are willing, time permitting, to answer newer editors' questions regarding freelancing and/or editing.

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

Read what some members have to say about how their Guild membership has benefited them, then scroll down on this page to learn how to join the Guild.

Membership in the Northwest Independent Editors Guild is $40 per calendar year (January through December).  

All members, regardless of when they join, will receive a membership renewal notice at the end of the calendar year (December 31). 

Anyone considering membership is welcome to attend a Guild meeting before deciding whether to join. You can also check out what Guild members have to say about how their membership has benefited them. You may also want to look at other related organizations to see if one or more of them may be a better fit for you.

 

 

 

Mail Your Application Materials

To apply to join, please complete the application form and mail it to us, along with a check made out to the Editors Guild and a résumé showing at least a year of experience as an editor (preferably freelance).

Once all components of your application have arrived, your materials will be reviewed. Within two or three weeks, you'll receive an email notifying you of your status.

If you have questions about the status of your application, please email info@edsguild.org. 

 

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