ACES News

By Emmalee Torisk, ACES Awards Committee ACES: The Society for Editing is proud to announce the Bill Connolly Rising Star Awards. Named for a founding ACES member and former ACES Education Fund president, the Connolly Awards recognize emerging stars in the world of editing who show exceptional promise and dedication to their craft. The award honors editors…

By Lauren Filippini Read on for inspiration from Board Member At-Large Kristen Clark, who shares about her experience, what she’s learned, and why someone might consider running. Learn more about the election process When a then-ACES Board member reached out and suggested I run for the Board of Directors, I almost laughed.  I was young,…

By ACES Staff ACES: The Society for Editing is pleased to announce that the winner of the the 2025 ACES National Grammar Day Poetry Contest is Salma Amanda Latifa for her poem “Language in Order.” This is the 15th year that ACES has hosted its annual poetry contest in honor of National Grammar Day, celebrated annually on March 4. Learn more…

By ACES Staff ACES: The Society for Editing, in partnership with The Poynter Institute, is proud to announce the release of the final of its three-part editing courses. The Poynter ACES Advanced Certificate in Editing is now available, completing the trilogy of trainings available: Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced. “Precise and informed editing is more critical than…

By Kristen M. Clark and Nicole Wayland A best practice of having an in-house style guide is maintaining it: making sure every so often that the style standards in the guide are still current and meaningful to the organization, its intended audience, and its publications. ACES Communications and Publications Committee went through that very process…

By ACES Staff An ACES virtual conference is several days of intimate video chats with hundreds of people, plus discussion boards on every topic, along with a little gaming on the side. All focusing on editing. In other words, just like an in-person ACES conference: educational sessions across a wide variety of subjects in a range of experience…

Most members of ACES probably have never heard of Merv Aubespin, yet ACES probably would not exist without him.

By ACES Staff After a decade volunteering for ACES, Heather E. Saunders is now president of the Board of Directors. She assumed the role in April at the close of ACES 2024 San Diego.  Saunders has built a successful career focused on technical editing. A voracious reader and a born editor — her first-grade classmates…

By Gigi Sutton, MBA, executive director Dear ACES members, I am thrilled to announce the launch of the new ACES Guide for New Editors! This comprehensive guide has been in the works for over a year and is now ready to support anyone venturing into the world of editing or transitioning from another career. Are…

By Gigi Sutton, MBA, Executive Director Dear ACES members, Welcome to the first edition of “ACES Editors Corner,” our new monthly newsletter. As your executive director, I am delighted to introduce this revamped publication tailored specifically to our esteemed editors in the industry. (If you are on the ACES mailing list, you will receive this…