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Affinity Groups: Academic Editing
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Welcome to the Academic Editing Affinity Group

If you are involved or interested in academic editing, the Academic Editing (AE) Affinity Group will allow you to build your professional network, share information, and discuss relevant topics. Our regular programming includes virtual informational meetings and group meetings like the EFA / Editors Canada Book Club and monthly Coffee Chats.

This affinity group is a collaboration between the EFA and Editors Canada, which was formed in early summer 2022. After conducting focus groups in 2021, the EFA formed an academic editing working group that reached out to colleagues in Editors Canada to propose creating a partnership. The virtual launch event in September 2022 was attended by nearly 250 people from around the globe, and the chapter was born! We currently have around 900 members in the chapter.

Our efforts are run by volunteers who are members of EFA and/or Editors Canada, and both organizations market the chapter events and provide support. Presently, the EFA hosts our website and email. We invite anyone who performs academic editing in any capacity to participate in the activities and events free of charge. Editors of any experience level are welcome and you do not have to be a member to participate.

The Academic Editing Affinity Group is organized into working groups with a leadership team overseeing all efforts. The Organizational Chart is a living and changing document that shows the solid team of dedicated volunteers who are building and running chapter activities and events.

Learn more about the group in the pages and directory dropdowns at the top of this page.

Get Involved

Join our chapter by signing up for our mailing list and receiving our newsletter. Sign up for our mailing list here. And to read past issues, visit here. Not an EFA member? Sign up, here, for a guest account to access events, webinars, and more.

Join the Discord channel! Our chapter’s section of the EFA’s Discord server is open to all Academic Editing Chapter participants; you do not need to be a member of the EFA. (EFA members do have access to other EFA-specific channels on the server.) Before joining, all participants must agree to the EFA Discord Server Code of Conduct and the EFA Anti-Harassment Policy.To join, please email Oliver Ray, EFA Events and Programs Coordinator, at oliver.ray@the-efa.org. You will be sent a link that will expire 24 hours after creation.

Have questions or want to volunteer? Email the co-coordinators at academic.editing.chapter@gmail.com .
Upcoming Events
Coffee Chat: Post-Project Follow-Up (11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET)
Monday, November 10, 2025
Book Club: Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words (10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET)
Friday, November 21, 2025
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Book Club: The Copy Editor's (Life)Style Guide (Author Q&A) [4:30 pm PT / 7:30 pm ET]
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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Amanda Culver registered for the event Coffee Chat: Post-Project Follow-Up (11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET).
Posted 14 hours ago
Rachel Thompson registered for the event Coffee Chat: Post-Project Follow-Up (11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET).
Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Katherine Morton joined the group Affinity Groups: Academic Editing.
Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Deborah S. Rocha registered for the event Coffee Chat: Markup Languages.
Posted Monday, October 20, 2025
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