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Freelance editor of scholarly nonfiction. Humanities, critical theory, cultural studies, interdisciplinarity. Member @efafreelancers.bsky.social. Education chair for EFA/Editors Canada Academic Editing Chapter.
Happening tonight (Tues 6/24): Save Our Science, a national panel on current times in science & research! Hosted by @biotechnetworks.bsky.social and moderated by @ellenkuwana.bsky.social, followed by mentoring & networking. Registration & info: conta.cc/3HRl8ah #StandUpForScience #AcademicEditors
Excellent move by the MLA, AHA, and ACLS.
Tonight! Join me at the Academic Editing chapter’s Coffee Chat to discuss the impact of the current political climate on our editing practices and businesses. 7 p.m. EDT. Open to all editors. To register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Academic Publishers Braced for Slowdown as Trump DEI Purge Bites
Defunding of diversity-related research may deter American university libraries from buying titles in contentious topic areas, publishers fear. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4iMLCag
The top trending word search on merriam-webster.com right now is "petrified" and the next is "fascism."
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Tomorrow (Feb 20 at 6:00pm ET): A Candid Conversation on "Everyday Language's Ableist Origins" with Dayna Reidenouer, editor, book coach, and ghostwriter (@yourpublishingbff). Presented by EFA's EDIT committee. All are welcome. RSVP and details: www.the-efa.org/event/edit-p...
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I got mad at the New York Times after their editorial board released an opinion piece condemning Trump's anti-trans EOs and I decided to write about how the paper of record laundered transphobia into the mainstream and paved the road for Trump's transphobia. www.patreon.com/posts/nyt-ed...
Glad to see this CFP: Women Studies Quarterly (WSQ) is looking for essays and researched articles on the "social, affective, and political consequences of living with chronic illness." Deadline March 14. #chronicillness, #humanities, #feministtheory, #feministwriting, @feministpress.bsky.social
A screenshot of a multi‐column table listing several U.S. presidential Executive Orders relating to LGBTQ+ rights and antidiscrimination policies. Each row has columns for “Origin” (POTUS), “Number/Identifier” (e.g., EO 13988), “Title” (such as Preventing and Combating Discrimination…), “Action Type” (e.g., Broad Nondiscrimination, Military Nondiscrimination), “Summary” (key points of each order), and “Date Signed.” The listed orders span from early 2021 through early 2025, covering topics like preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, banning conversion therapy, rescinding prior harmful EOs, and restricting or expanding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives.
A spreadsheet at the top shows columns tracking anti‐LGBTQ bills by status and year: total bills (334), 2025 bills (327), 2024 rollovers (7), how many passed committees (3), passed one chamber (5), passed both chambers (0), enacted (1), vetoed (0), failed (3), and carried forward (0). Below that, another header row lists different types of anti‐LGBTQ legislation (e.g., gender‐affirming care bans, pronoun bans, “Don’t Say Gay,” drag bans, bathroom bans) with the total count of each category (e.g., 55 for gender‐affirming care bans, 20 for pronoun bans, 14 for “Don’t Say Gay,” etc.). A color‐coded U.S. map spans the lower half, with states shaded from light orange to deep red according to how many anti‐LGBTQ bills they contain. Texas appears in the darkest red (46 bills), with lighter shades indicating fewer bills in other states. A note at the bottom right explains that the map shows total tracked bills per state, which does not necessarily reflect each bill’s likelihood of passage.
We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.
We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.
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Oh, I loved that book! Haven't thought about it in ages. Thanks for the reminder.
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What does it mean to write a book as a contingent scholar? It means to do something that's already hard enough on its own, but also to do it without the (admittedly eroding) supports of full-time tenure-track employment--time, funding, library access, and a steady job.
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This is huge.
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
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If you’re working on a topic related to academic publishing and might be interested in writing a short-from monograph like Matt’s, I’d be very happy to discuss a proposal with you (as editor of the academic strand in the CUP Publishing and Book Culture series). In the meantime do read Matt’s book!
FYI for my fellow #copyeditors: if you've been waiting to buy the printed version of #CMOS18, it's included in the new Reading Catalog from U of Chicago Press. Get a 30% discount with code READING24. buff.ly/3OiJiud
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"Keep your grubby politician hands off my freakin books." Sticker sales benefit @everylibrary.bsky.social.
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Our newsletter editor @gtproedit.bsky.social, proofreader @mcraeeditorial.bsky.social and the team have done a wonderful job on this newsletter edition, as always!
Interested in what's going on at the academic editing chapter of @efafreelancers.bsky.social and @editorscanada.bsky.social? Check out our November newsletter, with details on our Dec 20 coffee chat, new editing courses, a report on AI in scholarly publishing, and more.
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Want to join me at Emerson College?
They're hiring an Editor-in-Chief for Ploughshares, the literary journal. It's a faculty position, and we've got a great faculty union.
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Dear Editors — If you’re considering publishing an article about issues related to transgender people, then perhaps you should consider assigning that article to a transgender journalist. Don’t have any transgender journalists in your newsroom?
@transjournalists.org has several valuable resources:
Hi Michelle! Great to see you here! (I'm new to Bluesky, too.) I love that you have Gill Andrews' book, Making Your Website Work, on your bookshelf. I haven't bought her book yet, but I've subcribed to her newsletter for a few years and always find her copywriting advice to be on target.
How does your press #StepUP? There are a multitude of ways that university presses StepUP. Today on our blog we delve into how we take action.
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🗃️The JWH has been migrating from that other site to this one. Could you please give us a boost here (and there) to move our followers to this more pleasant place? Thank you!