ACES News

By ACES Staff Every year at the ACES conference, my favorite part is meeting in person people I’ve only emailed with previously – in particular, our scholarship and fellowship winners. What’s even better is seeing previous winners on the schedule as speakers! The whole mission of the ACES Education Fund is to support the next…

By ACES Staff Serving as board president is a privilege, not only because of the talented editors I get to collaborate with, but also because I get to see the many ways our members help ACES grow stronger, steadier, and more future-focused. This has been a year of meaningful progress. Across the organization, we continued…

By ACES Staff As the new year gets underway, I’ve been looking back at the moments in 2025 that made this community feel energized, thoughtful, and connected. ACES works because so many of you continue to show up in the ways you can. Some of you edit quietly in the background, some of you teach…

By ACES Staff ACES: The Society for Editing is proud to announce the first recipients of the Bill Connolly Rising Star Award: CaTyra Polland, M.A., and Jeanette Smith. The award recognizes emerging editors whose work shows exceptional promise and a deep commitment to the editing profession. Named in honor of Bill Connolly, a founding ACES…

How did the pandemic affect job satisfaction for copy editors, proofreaders and fact-checkers? What kinds of skills do copy editors want professors to teach? What challenges are copy editors facing?

Being part of a membership association means finding others who share your interests on a similar topic, who can talk about your craft with the same enthusiasm you can, and who you look forward to collaborating with year after year whether at in-person or virtual conferences. But what it eventually leads to is finding your community and feeling a sense of belonging.

By Gigi Sutton, MBA, Executive Director Dear ACES members, I’m excited to share some highlights from our recent ACES board midterm meeting in my wonderful hometown city of Chicago. Our time together was not just about discussions; it was a genuine opportunity for us to connect, share ideas, and explore ways to make ACES an…

By Gigi Sutton, MBA Executive Director I am still buzzing with excitement and gratitude after the conclusion of VCON25, our fourth virtual conference. From Wednesday through Friday, nearly 800 attendees came together for an inspiring lineup of 38 sessions, 53 speakers, five exhibitors, and countless moments of community connection. This year’s event reaffirmed why ACES continues…

By Matthew Crowley VCON25 had the headlines and the heads behind them. Check these out. “Gag me with a memoir” “Seeking a license? Expect a traffic jam” “It’s sass, a bit crass, but appeal is mass.” “Illuminate Education faces lawsuit alleging failure to keep user data in the dark” These were among the 2024-25 Headline…

By ACES Staff Every year, the ACES Education Fund awards six scholarships to editing students, awards that are enabled by the generosity of donors. The application window is open every year from Aug. 15-Nov. 15. Meet some of the 2024-2025 winners, and if you’re an editing student, consider applying. GO TO THE ACES SCHOLARSHIPS PAGE Ashlee Korlach, Bill Walsh…