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  • Editing With Disability/Chronic Illness

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    Zoom CA, United States

    This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors (https://www.societyofauthors.org/Groups/Authors-Disabilities-Illnesses-Network). Group agreements that will be open for discussion at the start of the chat: * […]

  • 10 Insider Publishing Secrets Every Writer Should Know

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    Zoom CA, United States

    A Lunch and Learn Discussion with Brenda Knight.  Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay! Would you like to know how publishers think? Learn all about it here! From the outside, book publishing can seem mysterious, but from the inside, it is really quite simple. Publishing veteran Brenda Knight will teach you how […]

  • Typographic Features in Adobe Express for InDesign Users

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    Zoom CA, United States

    Join us as Andrea Batts-Latson, a seasoned design professional, showcases the dynamic and user-friendly capabilities of Adobe Express, an invaluable tool for designers at all levels, including those accustomed to the robust features of InDesign. Andrea will guide us through the intuitive, template-driven design approach of Adobe Express. She'll demonstrate how you can significantly reduce […]

  • PPN | Virtual Monthly Meetup

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    Hosted/Organized by: PPN This event is open to anyone in the book-publishing industry and provides a great opportunity for connection. Grab a drink and come and catch up, share news, and get advice. We generally hold virtual meetups over Zoom on the third Thursday of each month, not just because this is the safest way […]

  • A People’s History of SFO

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    Mechanics' Institute


    Starting with the very land SFO was built on, A People' History of SFO sees the airport as a microcosm of the forces at work in the Bay Area—from its colonial history and early role in trade, mining, and agriculture to the economic growth, social sanctuary, and environmental transformations of the twentieth century. In lively, engaging […]

  • How to use Social Media and ChatGPT Authentically to Grow Your Following

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    Zoom CA, United States

    Many authors struggle with how to use social media authentically and effectively. Maybe you feel overwhelmed or confused, or you just don’t know where to start or what is the highest and best use of your time. And then, by the time you figure it out, it’s changed! It’s like herding cats! Join us for […]

  • Genre Roundtable Meeting

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    Zoom CA, United States

    Please join us for our traditional beginning-of-the-year genre roundtable meeting, featuring virtual tables (breakout rooms) where editors can discuss their work in literary fiction, genre fiction (including mystery, SFF, etc.), memoir/biography/poetry, self-help and health/fitness, expositional nonfiction (business, journalism, academic, technical, science), and cookbooks. This event is free to attend and open to all editors, guests, and/or members […]

  • Technical Editing Meetup

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    Zoom CA, United States

    Are you a technical editor, or interested in learning about technical editing? Join a friendly discussion of editing in technical fields. This event is free to attend and open to all editors.

  • When We Walk By

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    Mechanics' Institute


    When We Walk By takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets. The book brilliantly shows what we stand to gain when we embrace our humanity and move toward […]

  • A Radical Alteration: Women’s Studio Workshop as a Sustainable Model for Art Making

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    San Francisco Center for the Book 375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In her seminal 1971 essay, Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? (link is external)Art historian Linda Nochlin examines the conditions of art-making that have prevented women and BIPOC artists from achieving the status of artistic “greatness” that has long been exclusively reserved for white male artists. Written at the height of the second-wave Feminist movement […]