Find editorial societies all over the globe

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​​Australia

Canberra Society of Editors

• Membership categories: Full, associate and student
• Newsletter/magazine: The Canberra Editor
• Learning: Training courses
• Meetings: Regular branch meetings and annual conference under the umbrella of the IPEd
• Freelance directory: Find an Editor
• Discussion forum: No
• Jobs board: No
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Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) 

• Membership categories: No individual members – umbrella group for regional branches
• Newsletter/magazine: Online news menu option
• Learning: Accreditation programme (workshops available regionally)
• Meetings: Annual national conference
• Freelance directory: Links to regional Australian freelance directories
• Discussion forum: Yes
• Jobs board: See regional branches
• Twitter: @IPEditors
  
  

Society of Editors (Queensland)

• Membership categories: Full, associate and distance
• Newsletter/magazine: Offpress
• Learning: Workshops, lectures and seminars; mentorship programme
• Meetings: Yes, under the umbrella of the IPEd
• Freelance directory: Yes
• Discussion forum: No
• Jobs board: Yes
• Twitter: @Offpress
  
  

Society of Editors (Tasmania)

• Membership categories: Full and associate
• Newsletter/magazine: Catchword (quarterly) and eTextpert (monthly, electronic)
• Learning: Training courses, workshops and seminars
• Meetings: Regular branch events and annual conference under the umbrella of the IPEd
• Freelance directory: Freelance Register
• Discussion forum: No
• Jobs board: No
• Twitter: @TasEditors
  
  

Society of Editors (WA) (Editors WA)

• Membership categories: Member
• Newsletter/magazine: Bookworm
• Learning: Workshops
• Meetings: Regular branch meetings and annual conference under the umbrella of the IPEd
• Freelance directory: Yes
• Discussion forum: Yes
• Jobs board: No

Society of Editors South Australia

• Membership categories: Full and associate
• Newsletter/magazine: ... the word
• Learning: Workshops
• Meetings: Annual general meeting, regular branch meetings and annual conference under the umbrella of the IPEd
• Freelance directory: Register of Editors
• Discussion forum: No
• Jobs board: Yes
• Twitter: @SocEditorsSA

The Society of Editors (NSW)

• Membership categories: Professional and associate
• Newsletter/magazine: Blue Pencil
• Learning: Workshops
• Meetings: Yes, under the umbrella of the IPEd; regular branch meetings
• Freelance directory: Editorial Services Directory
• Discussion forum: No
• Jobs board: Yes
• Twitter: @SocEdNSW

The Society of Editors (Victoria)

• Membership categories: Full, associate and distant
• Newsletter/magazine: Society of Editors Newsletter
• Learning: Training courses and workshops
• Meetings: Regular branch meetings and annual conference under the umbrella of the IPEd
• Freelance directory: Freelance Register
• Discussion forum: No
• Jobs board: No
• Twitter: @EditorsVic

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Canada

Editors Canada

• Membership categories: Member and student affiliate
• Newsletter/magazine: Active Voice
• Training: Training courses, lectures and workshops
• Certification: Professional Certification program (certification is also available to non-members both in and outside Canada)
• Meetings: Annual national conference and monthly local branch meetings
• Freelance directory: Online Directory of Editors
• Discussion forum: Email lists: EAC-ACR-L (English and French) and ACRLISTE-L (French); Interactive Voice provides threaded web-based forums
• Jobs board: Yes
• Twitter: @editorscanada

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​​Germany

Verband der Freien Lektorinnen und Lektoren (VFLL)

• Membership categories: Ordinary, supporting, honorary and associate
• Newsletter/magazine: Unknown
• Learning: Workshops and seminars
• Meetings: Unknown
• Freelance directory: Yes
• Discussion forum: No
• Jobs board: No
• Twitter: @Lektorenverband

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​India

Indian Copyeditors Forum

• Membership options: In development
• Newsletter/magazine: iEdit
• Training: Yes
• Meetings: Monthly
• Freelance directory: Indian Copyeditors Forum Database
• Discussion forum: Indian Copyeditors Forum (Facebook)
• Jobs board: Opportunities posted on the Forum website
• Twitter: @IndianEditors
• Facebook: Indian Copyeditors Forum

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​Ireland

Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders and Indexers

• Membership options: Members and Associates
• Newsletter/magazine: Members receive the Publishing Ireland e-newsletter, thanks to our associate membership of Publishing Ireland
• Training: Externally sourced
• Meetings: Social events two to three times a year
• Freelance directory: Members
• Discussion forum: Yes
• Jobs board: No
• Twitter: @AFEPI_Ireland​

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EPANI: Editors’ and Proofreaders’ Alliance of Northern Ireland

• Membership options: Members
• Newsletter/magazine: No
• Training: Externally sourced
• Meetings: Every quarter
• Freelance directory: Directory
• Discussion forum: Yes
• Jobs board: No
• Twitter: @epa_ni​

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​Japan

​Society of Writers, Editors and Translators (SWET)

• Membership categories: Member
• Newsletter/magazine: Yes
• Learning: Lectures and workshops
• Meetings: Monthly meetings
• Freelance directory: Find a Member
• Discussion forum: SWET Forum
• Jobs board: Jobs list included on SWET Forum