This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors.

Group agreements that will be open for discussion at the start of the chat:

* Disclosure (of illness/disability/etc.) is welcome. Disclosure is not required.

* There are no requirements. We participate (or not) in the ways that work for us.

* We take care of ourselves. Stretch, eat, drink, take a break, etc.

* We can’t be articulate all the time. We give each other the benefit of the doubt and ask questions.

* We keep confidentiality: Learning goes, stories stay.

Topics for the online chat this Monday are currently open. If you have a conversation topic you would like to host (for this meeting or at a different day/time), please contact me! I also have a list of topics to bring to the meeting in case they are needed.

Topic: Editing With Disability/Chronic Illness

Time: Dec 15, 2025 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every 2 months on the Third Mon, 5 occurrence remaining with these details

Dec 15, 2025 02:00 PM
Feb 16, 2026 02:00 PM
Apr 20, 2026 02:00 PM
Jun 15, 2026 02:00 PM
Aug 17, 2026 02:00 PM
Oct 19, 2026 02:00 PM
Dec 21, 2026 02:00 PM

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Join member Rudy Leon for a group discussion of Laura Portwood Stacer's Make Your Manuscript Work. This group will meet to discuss this book on December 1, 15, and 29, and January 12. 

December 1: Phase 1, intro through p. 46
December 15: Phase 2 pp. 47-114
December 29: Phase 3, pp. 115-end, including Appendices
January 12: Laura Portwood-Stacer will be joining us for questions and discussion—please note that this meeting will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. PT, to accommodate her schedule. 

This event is open to all editors and members of related fields. If you have any questions about this event, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host.

Topic: Scholarly Editors DE Book Club

Time: Dec 1, 2025 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every 2 weeks on Mon, until Jan 12, 2026, 4 occurrence(s)

Changed occurrence(s):

Jan 12, 2026 03:00 PM (updated)

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

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Are you a developmental editor, or interested in developmental editing? Join us for an informal chat about this fun and fascinating variety of editing.

This event is free to attend and open to all editors. 

If you have any questions about this event, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host.

Topic: Developmental Editing Happy Hour

Time: Dec 16, 2025 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every month on the Third Tue, 4 occurrence(s) remaining with these details.

Dec 16, 2025 05:00 PM
Jan 20, 2026 05:00 PM
Feb 17, 2026 05:00 PM
Mar 17, 2026 05:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84348055423?pwd=ZnZ2TnRTMFk1Z2dXQmxmV1htbEVLQT09

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Are you a current Reedsy editor?

Would you like to chat with other Reedsy editors?

Then join in this informal get-together to discuss insights, highlights, and anything about your efforts and experiences on this platform.

This event is open to members only. If you have any questions about this event, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host, Sandra Herner. 

Topic: EdsGuild Reedsy Colleagues Connection
Time: Dec 18, 2025 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every 2 months on the Third Thu, 7 occurrence(s) remaining with these details

Dec 18, 2025 04:00 PM
Feb 19, 2026 04:00 PM
Apr 16, 2026 04:00 PM
Jun 18, 2026 04:00 PM
Aug 20, 2026 04:00 PM

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Join member Rudy Leon for a group discussion of Laura Portwood Stacer's Make Your Manuscript Work. This group will meet to discuss this book on December 1, 15, and 29, and January 12. 

December 1: Phase 1, intro through p. 46
December 15: Phase 2 pp. 47-114
December 29: Phase 3, pp. 115-end, including Appendices
January 12: Laura Portwood-Stacer will be joining us for questions and discussion—please note that this meeting will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. PT, to accommodate her schedule. 

This event is open to all editors and members of related fields. If you have any questions about this event, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host.

Topic: Scholarly Editors DE Book Club

Time: Dec 1, 2025 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every 2 weeks on Mon, until Jan 12, 2026, 4 occurrence(s)

Changed occurrence(s):

Jan 12, 2026 03:00 PM (updated)

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The Near North Editors meet at 11 a.m. on the first Tuesday of every month, except months when the first Tuesday is a holiday.

Topic: Near North Editors

Time: Jan 6, 2026 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every month on the First Tue, 2 occurrence(s) remaining with these details.

Jan 6, 2026 11:00 AM
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Join member Lee Hornbrook for a discussion of the ins and outs of memoir editing!

Topic: Memoir Editing Group
Time: Jan 7, 2026 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every month on the First Wed, 7 occurrence(s) remaining with these details.

Jan 7, 2026 04:00 PM
Feb 4, 2026 04:00 PM
Mar 4, 2026 04:00 PM
Apr 1, 2026 04:00 PM
May 6, 2026 04:00 PM
Jun 3, 2026 04:00 PM
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Aug 5, 2026 04:00 PM

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Meeting ID: 879 6351 9703
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Are you an Editor of Color? Would you like to meet up with your fellow Editors of Color in a welcoming, intimate, online setting? 

Jesi Vega, recent president of the Northwest Editors Guild and a Puerto Rican Jew from the Bronx, hosts a monthly Zoom coffee hour for editors who identify as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color (BIPOC, bitches!)

During this virtual coffee hour—open to both Guild members and non-members—we will share experiences, explore the possibilities of a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable editing profession, get to know each other better and, likely, laugh a lot.

Please spread the word to any Editors of Color you know. This is a rare opportunity to build community for our underrepresented group and we want to spread the word. If you have any questions, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host.

Topic: Editors of Color Coffee Hour
Time: Dec 8, 2025 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every month on the Second Mon, 3 occurrence(s) remaining with these details.

Jan 12, 2026 12:00 PM
Feb 9, 2026 12:00 PM
Mar 9, 2026 12:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89366819919?pwd=M2R6OFJaTnZrVkg0bHM0dC9pZlFNUT09

Meeting ID: 893 6681 9919
Passcode: 706234

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• +1 689 278 1000 US
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Meeting ID: 893 6681 9919
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Join member Rudy Leon for a group discussion of Laura Portwood Stacer's Make Your Manuscript Work. This group will meet to discuss this book on December 1, 15, and 29, and January 12. 

December 1: Phase 1, intro through p. 46
December 15: Phase 2 pp. 47-114
December 29: Phase 3, pp. 115-end, including Appendices
January 12: Laura Portwood-Stacer will be joining us for questions and discussion—please note that this meeting will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. PT, to accommodate her schedule. 

This event is open to all editors and members of related fields. If you have any questions about this event, please email info@edsguild.org to be put in touch with the host.

Topic: Scholarly Editors DE Book Club

Time: Dec 1, 2025 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every 2 weeks on Mon, until Jan 12, 2026, 4 occurrence(s)

Changed occurrence(s):

Jan 12, 2026 03:00 PM (updated)

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Passcode: 666544

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Learn the basics of how to edit for simple, clear, yet compelling language—transforming technical information into reader-friendly content.

Kristen Clark is an experienced government editor and writing coach by day and runs Pristine Clarity (a plain language editing and communications consulting firm) in her spare time. She has been a government editor for local and federal agencies since 2018, where she has honed her expertise in plain language editing. Before that, Kristen spent a decade in journalism covering local, state, and federal government, politics, and public policy.

This event is free to attend and open to all editors, guests, and/or members of related fields. It will be recorded.

Topic: Intro to Plain Language with Kristen M. Clark
Time: Jan 12, 2026 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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The Far North Editors meet every second Wednesday from 11:15am to 12:45pm. All editors are welcome.

Topic: Far North Editors

Time: Jan 14, 2026 11:15 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Every month on the Second Wed, 7 occurrence(s) with these login details.

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Feb 11, 2026 11:15 AM
Mar 11, 2026 11:15 AM
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