About the conference
ACES Emerge took place March 31–April 2, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio on the River Walk. It was ACES’ 26th annual conference.
The program included 41 breakout sessions, opening and closing general sessions, a vendor trade show, an opening night reception, and the ACES awards banquet.
The ACES Education Fund held its Ninth Annual Spelling Bee on Wednesday, March 30. Fees from the bee went to the Education Fund’s annual scholarship program.
Keynote speakers
Nora Lopez delivered the keynote at the opening session. Lopez is executive editor at the San Antonio Express-News, where she oversees a team of editors and award-winning reporters for print and digital. She is a 35-year news veteran.
Lopez is president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She served as president of the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists from 2019 to 2020 and has been active with the San Antonio Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Jenny Lawson delivered the keynote at Friday’s awards banquet. Lawson is an award-winning humorist known for her candor about her struggle with mental illness. Her books Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and Furiously Happy were both #1 New York Times bestsellers.
Sessions
- 14 tips for editing data visualizations — Tracy Cook
- An editor's library: Tools for bookshelf and browser — Mark Allen
- Applying critical thinking when all you want to do is apply style — Merrill Perlman
- Are you ready to get off the beaten editing path? — Maisha Maurant
- Authenticity reading: What it is and why editors should care — Crystal Shelley
- Avoiding arguments about language: How to create and enforce a style guide — Alyssa Brown and Viannah E. Duncan
- Conscious language and the editorial role — Crystal Shelley
- Copyediting conundrums: This word or that word? And does it matter? — Dave Nelsen
- Creative ways to find and generate income in a hurry — Molly McCowan
- Decrypting finance: Copy editing for business journalism — Stephanie Halchin and Erik Kenny
- #Editing for social media — Lauren Filippini
- Editing fatigue: Finding your passion ... again — Emily Primeaux
- Editing on the road — Katya Jenson and David Yontz
- Emerging as your own boss: Freelancing outside the box — Joanie Eppinga
- Everyday autism — Talysa Sainz
- Flip your approach to editing and writing — Teresa Schmedding
- Freelancing 101: Taking the leap to freelance editing — Ruth E. Thaler-Carter
- Grammar obscura — Lisa McLendon
- Grammar Table: Takin’ it to the street — Ellen Jovin
- How to create (and enhance) a house style guide: 5 easy steps — Samantha Enslen
- How to win at the pricing game when you’re a freelancer — Suzy Bills
- Inclusive language — Talysa Sainz
- Love, desire, and tension: Structural editing of nonfiction — James Harbeck
- Marketing magic for freelance editors — Ruth E. Thaler-Carter
- Maximizing productivity: How to get more done without working more hours — Suzy Bills
- Mistakes that often slip through the cracks — David Yontz
- Nuts and bolts grammar — Lisa McLendon
- Play the percentages — Neil Holdway
- Prepping the interview and writing & editing a compelling narrative profile — Emily Primeaux
- Proofreading 101 — Heather Saunders
- Slow news: Should we be producing less content? — Melanie Faizer
- Spells & style sheets: Editing science fiction & fantasy — Kristy Gilbert
- Story structures: Gotta catch ’em all — Talysa Sainz
- The 10 commandments of editing: A collaboration — Nick Jungman
- The business of freelancing: Selecting a business entity, using a contract, and paying taxes without fear — Suzy Bills
- The ins and outs of client onboarding — Molly McCowan
- The science of storytelling — Constance Brossa
- Verifying information on the fly — Gerri Berendzen
- Visual grammar: Design foundations for editors — Kristy Gilbert
- We can do that? (Building a dynamic style guide with Airtable) — Emily Goldstein
- What's new in AP style? — Paula Froke and Colleen Newvine
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