ACES News

By ACES Staff The ACES Education Fund is delighted to announce the four winners of the 2025 Richard S. Holden Diversity Fellowships. The program, now in its sixth year, is a collaboration of ACES: The Society for Editing and the Dow Jones News Fund. This year’s Fellows are Rhonda Kronyk, Tanya Natalie Kurukulasuriya, Ruth Terry,…

By Anne Checkosky When the 2024-2025 ACES Scholarships were announced in January, one of the recipients was Anna Colletto, who was named the Aubespin Scholar. Colletto was a senior at the University of Missouri completing two bachelor’s degrees: one in journalism and one in political science. Her degree program included a reporting and writing emphasis and…

By ACES Staff ACES: The Society for Editing and the Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles chapter are pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award. The award honors working journalists who actively mentor other journalists. This, the award’s third year, saw the most nominations ever, and for the first time, two winners were named: Hannah…

By Gigi Sutton, Executive Director Dear ACES members, I am thrilled to announce that Maria Coxwell has joined our team as professional development manager. Maria will be leading our training and professional development initiatives at ACES, working alongside our talented staff members, Sasha Nyary (communications and marketing manager) and Christine Steele (editor). With over 15 years of…

By Gigi Sutton Update: The deadline for the RFP has been updated to July 15 and the funding has been increased. Dear ACES community, I am pleased to share some important news regarding an initiative that the ACES Board of Directors has prioritized as one of our strategic goals. To better serve our members and the editing…

By Gigi Sutton, MBA Dear ACES members, I am thrilled to announce that Christine Steele has joined our team as the new ACES editor. With over 25 years of experience in editing and writing, including 12 years in financial services, Christine brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for the craft that will undoubtedly strengthen…

By Gerri Berendzen, ACES Publications and Communications Committee What goes into the decision-making process at the Associate Press Stylebook? A audience of a couple of hundred people at ACES 2025, ACES’ 29th annual conference, got to peek behind the curtains a bit Friday morning in Salt Lake City when the AP team presented “AP Stylebook: What’s New,…

By Gigi Sutton, Executive Director One of the highlights of our annual ACES conference in Salt Lake City was the honor of welcoming LZ Granderson as our keynote speaker at the Awards Banquet on Friday night. Having LZ join us was not only a professional milestone for our organization, but also a personal joy for…

By Neil Holdway, Past President, ACES Board of Directors The Board of Directors of ACES: The Society For Editing has awarded its 2025 Glamann Award to retired AP Stylebook Editor Paula Froke. The Glamann Award, named for ACES co-founder Hank Glamann, was created in 2007 to recognize people and organizations that have significantly contributed to…