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Articles from 2020

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March 4, 2020 ACES News

Copy editor’s command of the semicolon earns first place

Andy Hollandbeck (@4ndyman), managing editor and copy editor at the Saturday Evening Post, won the 10th-annual ACES National Grammar Day Tweeted Poetry Contest.


March 4, 2020 Interview with an Editor

Interview with an editor: David Sullivan

Get to know an editor!


March 3, 2020 Resources

So you don't want to be an editor?

Editing is a satisfying job. Here are a few ways to position your editing skills as valuable assets.


February 28, 2020 ACES News

Celebrate National Grammar Day 2020 with a Quatrain

National Grammar Day is nearly upon us, so it’s time to get ready to enjoy — or participate in! — the ACES National Grammar Day Tweeted Quatrain Contest.


February 27, 2020 Resources

For the love of undo

Editors aren’t the only ones with an ironic love of “stet,” meaning “leave it as it was.”


February 26, 2020 Interview with an Editor

Interview with an editor: Jake Poinier

Get to know an editor!


February 25, 2020 Resources

The serious, serious comma

You be the judge: Try your hand at three court cases where punctuation really mattered.


February 20, 2020 Resources

Editing dictated materials

Dictation functions are built into smartphones, tablets, Windows computers and Macs.


February 18, 2020 Resources

Academic editing for scholars

Interested in becoming an academic editor? Focus on how your work can help scholars publish their research.


February 12, 2020 ACES News

Meet the 2020 ACES Board Candidates

Meet the ten people running for seven positions in the 2020 ACES Board of Directors election.