Events

Upcoming events

AI and Academic Editing - Abstract yellow lines on pink background

AI and Academic Editing

March 11, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Green puzzle pieces

Supporting Authors with Underdeveloped Manuscripts

April 8, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Baltimore skyline

Association for Asian American Studies Conference

April 17–19, 2025

Boston, MA

Showcasing Ideas on Fire and meeting with current and prospective Ideas on Fire authors

Indexing Edited Collections - Alphabetized file folders

Best Practices for Indexing Edited Collections

May 20, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Washington DC - Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument

Dance Studies Association Conference

June 25–29, 2025

Washington, DC

Showcasing Ideas on Fire and meeting with current and prospective Ideas on Fire authors

Professional Growth for Mid-Career Editors and Indexers - Green plants at various stages of development

Professional Growth for Mid-Career Editors and Indexers

July 8, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Wooden blocks reading clarity

Ensuring Legibility in Interdisciplinary Texts

October 11, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

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Academic Editing and Indexing Tools

November 12, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Editorial goal setting - Red and white bullseye on yellow background

Editorial Goal Setting for 2026

December 2, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Past events (recent)

Trends in Scholarly Publishing - Bookstore with a person browsing

Recent Trends in Scholarly Publishing

February 4, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Using Editorial Tools - Assorted hand tools on a green background

Editorial Project Management Tools

January 14, 2025

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Optimizing Index Cross References and Double Posting - Network of nodes connected to each other

Optimizing Index Cross References and Double Posting

December 11, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Baltimore skyline at sunset

American Studies Association conference

November 14–17, 2024

Baltimore, MD

Showcasing Ideas on Fire and meeting with current and prospective Ideas on Fire authors

Cover of the Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition

What’s New in CMOS 18

October 8, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Editing Interdisciplinary Scholarly Book Proposals - Typewriter on orange background next to a cup of coffee and glasses

Editing Interdisciplinary Scholarly Book Proposals

September 17, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Sign that reads amplify your voice

Working with (not against) an Author’s Voice

November 21, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Managing Large Index Entries and Metatopics - Visualization of data flows

Managing Large Index Entries and Metatopics

June 18, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Writing Dissertation-to-Book Manuscript Reviews - Stack of books next to a plant

Writing Dissertation-to-Book Manuscript Reviews

May 21, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Phrasing Effective Index Entries and Subentries - Files with sticky note tabs

Phrasing Effective Index Entries and Subentries

April 17, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Editing crossover and trade books - Customer looking at books in a bookstore

Editing Crossover and Trade Books by Scholarly Authors

March 26, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Exploring indexing workflows - Workflow visualization on yellow background

Exploring Indexing Workflows

February 27, 2024

Part of the Ideas on Fire editorial professional development series

Book stack with top books open

Crafting an Academic Book Proposal

February 14, 2024

University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication

Wooden blocks turning 2023 into 2024

Mentoring for LGBTQ+ Editors: Editorial Goal Setting for 2024

December 5, 2023

LGBTQ+ Editors Association mentorship session

Feminist Futures of Peer Review

September 25, 2023

Zoom, Ideas on Fire

Keynote Address: Editing as Worldmaking: Critical Generosity in Editorial Practice

August 18, 2023

Editorial Freelancers Association conference, Alexandria, VA