|
 For technical
editors and writers
For indexers
For women
For writers
and those interested in the literary arts
Oregon
Washington
For
editors and writers in specific fields
 | Business: International
Association of Business Communicators, Portland
chapter, Seattle
chapter |
| Children: Society of
Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, chapters throughout the US. |
| Journalism: Society for Professional Journalists, Region
10 (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington) |
| Poets: Oregon State Poetry
Association, Washington Poets Association |
| Public Relations Society of America: Portland,
Eugene, Salem,
Puget Sound,
Spokane |
| Romance Writers of America,
chapters throughout the US. |
| Christian writers: Northwest Christian Writers
Association |
| Development/fundraising/grantwriting: Puget Sound Grantwriters
Association, Northwest Development
Officers Association, Philanthropy
Northwest |
| Gardening: Garden
Writers Association, Region VI |
| Medical: American Medical
Writers Association, Northwest
chapter |
| Mysteries: Sisters in Crime
national organization: Alaska, Idaho,
Oregon, Puget
Sound |
| Novel-length fiction: Puget
Sound Writers Guild |
| Science: Northwest Science Writers Association
|
| Art: Association of Art Editors
|
For freelancers
National
Oregon
| Self-Employed Creative Professionals
are the strategic planners, writers, photographers and designers who create
advertising and marketing buzz, plan and design websites, and develop
content and images for effective communications. |
Washington
| Seattle-freelance.net, the
Northwest's largest professional network for independent professionals;
offers both a discussion/networking list and a project (job) list |
National
and regional editing organizations in the United States
| Editorial Freelancers Association:
has chapters in
various locations around the country |
| www.mediabistro.com: for anyone who creates or works with content: editors,
writers, producers, designers, publishers, production and circulation
people |
| copyediting-l: a worldwide listserv of 2,000 copyeditors that may help
editors connect with local colleagues. To subscribe, e-mail
listserv@listserv.indiana.edu;
leave the subject line blank and type "subscribe copyediting-L,"
followed by your full name. |
| freelance-l, an electronic discussion list for publishing industry
freelancers everywhere. Subscribers include editors, indexers, proofreaders,
writers, typesetters, designers, and researchers. Anyone starting out in the
business is welcome. To subscribe, e-mail listserv@peach.ease.lsoft.com.
Include in the body of your message: subscribe freelance |
| In addition, many Northwest chapters
of national organizations are listed above; visit the national
organization's Web site to see if there's a chapter in your area. |
| PEN:
Professional Editors Network: The Twin Cities Professional Editors
Network (PEN) is a group of editors, writers, proofreaders, indexers, and
allied professionals. What we have in common: we all work with words.
(Meeting locations in Minnesota include Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington,
Edina, and surrounding areas.) |
| Bay
Area Editors Forum: The Bay Area Editors' Forum is an association of
in-house and freelance editors from a variety of publishing and publications
settings. |
| Editcetera:
A self-governing association of freelance publishing professionals |
| San
Diego Professional Editors Network: Freelance and in-house editors in
the Southern California area. |
| Western
New England Editorial Freelancers' Network: An association of freelance
professionals who work with words. |
| Cambridge
Academic Editors Network: A group of freelance editors and other
communication professionals based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area. |
 Organizations
outside the United States
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