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Flatpage is participating in the 2024 virtual International Writing Centers Association Annual Conference.

Flatpage is attending the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair.

Flatpage is participating in this virtual pitch event open to professional members of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) on September 26-27.

Join Flatpage and the contributors of The Art of Academic Editing: A Guide for Authors and Editors at ACES VCON24, the third annual virtual conference hosted by ACES: The Society for Editing, held this year September 25–27, 2024.

ACES VCON24 helps editors identify, hone, and advance their editing skills, career goals, and personal aspirations. The 35 sessions, with offerings across a wide range of topics and skill levels, are designed to support new and established editors working in across industries and specialties around the U.S. and the world to expand and grow their professional development.

The book’s coeditors, Cara M. Jordan and Leslie Castro-Woodhouse, will be joined by contributors Tess C. Rankin and Maria Snyder to discuss the ins and outs of academic editing.

Flatpage will be attending the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) annual conference, taking place September 7–9 in Birmingham, UK.

Flatpage representatives will be attending the American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, taking place September 5–8 in Philadelphia, PA. 

An Ly-Tampere, a business mentor for book coaches, reviews The Art of Academic Editing: A Guide for Authors and Editors on her YouTube channel.

“This book is essential for every editor and book coach, offering valuable insights that go beyond the basics. It provides an understanding of editing roles, effective marketing strategies, and the responsibilities of working with multilingual writers.”

Delivered by two highly experienced editors and experts in their field, Cara Jordan and Leslie Woodhouse, the webinar illuminated the diverse landscape of editorial services and their pivotal roles in the life cycle of scholarly texts. During the 75-minute session, we explored each facet of academic editing, from book coaching and developmental editing to line editing, copyediting, proofreading and indexing, empowering the audience to navigate this dynamic field with confidence.

This discussion with authors Cara M. Jordan and Leslie Castro-Woodhouse about The Art of Academic Editing was hosted by the EFA / Editors Canada and moderated by Catherine Jampel on June 7, 2024. Listen to the editors discuss the different aspects of the editorial and publishing process as well as the unique challenges of working with academic clients and scholarly manuscripts.

The Acclivity podcast, “Advancing Your Career in Academia,” hosted by Dr. Loren M Hill, is a resource for academics as they navigate their scholarly careers.

“You can’t do it by yourself.” The need to write and publish in academia isn’t going anywhere. Academic editors can not only provide scholars with editorial support, but also provide the encouragement to bring their voice to the page and a space to talk through their ideas.

On a recent episode of “Advancing Your Career in Academia,” Cara Jordan and Leslie A. Castro-Woodhouse, editors of Flatpage’s book, The Art of Academic Editing, discuss developing confidence as a writer, imposter syndrome, and the importance of writing, publishing, and editing in academia.

In her review of Flatpage’s The Art of Academic Editing: A Guide for Authors and Editors, Jennifer Borgioli Binis explores why the book is such a key text in the definition and development of the field.

“What makes The Art of Academic Editing: A Guide for Authors and Editors a powerful entry into the library of professional development resources is that it’s centered on the art and the specifics, of helping academics put their best words out into the world.”

Join Flatpage’s Chief Editor Cara Jordan on Friday, May 10, at 10 a.m. PT | 1 p.m. ET for a FREE LIVE webinar about careers in freelance editing.

Freelance editors provide a wide range of editorial services to authors and clients. In this Publishing CareerBuilder, we will discuss key stages in the editorial process, and explore services including developmental editing; book coaching; working with graduate students, international authors, and corporate clients; line editing, copyediting, indexing, and proofreading. Our panelists—authors and editors of The Art of Academic Editing and The Freelance Editor’s Handbook—will share their insights into how you can find clients, price your services, and build and maintain a profitable and enjoyable business as a freelance editor.

Panelists:
• Suzy Bills, Assistant Teaching Professor of Editing and Publishing, Brigham Young University; author of The Freelance Editor’s Handbook

• Leslie A. Castro-Woodhouse, PhD Castro-Woodhouse, PhD, founder, Origami Editorial; co-editor, The Art of Academic Editing: A Guide for Authors and Editors

• Cara Jordan, PhD, Cofounder, Flatpage; co-editor, The Art of Academic Editing: A Guide for Authors and Editors

• Maria Snyder, PhD Snyder, PhD, editor and translator, chapter author in The Art of Academic Editing

Moderated by Nicole Mintz, CPS Career Services Director, and John W. Warren, Director and Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Publishing.

The Publishing CareerBuilder webinar series at The George Washington University – College of Professional Studies is free and open to all current and aspiring publishing professionals, at all stages of your career.

Join Flatpage’s Chief Editor Cara Jordan on Thursday, April 13, at 10 a.m. PT | 1 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. CET for a FREE LIVE webinar about the manuscript editing process.

During this approx. 30-45-minute webinar, Cara will introduce you to the four different levels of manuscript editing: developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading. Learn what each service entails and what you can expect to receive back from your editor.

This webinar is right for you if you’re an academic, nonfiction author, artist, or you work at a nonprofit or business. It’s meant for those who need a primer about the basic stages of editing or who need help deciding which service(s) fit their project.

Followed by Q&A.

How can authors improve their chances for publication in academic journals? In this podcast, editors Cara Jordan and Robin Veder approach the topic with empathy for all who are navigating what can be an unnecessarily mysterious and intimidating process.

We share strategies for how to prepare your manuscript for the best possible outcome, including how to select the right venue for your article; what you can do to ensure that journal editors and peer reviewers focus on your ideas; and what to expect in editorial relationships.

Among other resources for pre-submission feedback, we discuss offerings from the Flatpage editorial agency and the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Toward Equity in Publishing professional development program, which aims to remediate the inequitable conditions that precede and impede publication. Upcoming deadlines are September 15, 2022, and March 15, 2023. To apply, click here.

Cara Jordan, president and chief editor at Flatpage, discusses how to break into academic editing and build a sustainable career in the editorial industry for Karen Kelsky’s The Professor Is In blog.

Cara discusses how scholars can identify and capitalize on skill sets developed in academia in order to start a business, as well as gives you practical advice on how to begin as a freelancer, build a client roster, healthy financial and legal structures, and market yourself and your business.

New on the Northwest Editors Guild Blog: Flatpage’s chief editor Cara Jordan provides guidance on how to handle difficult citations for academic articles, essays, and books using the Chicago Manual of Style.

“While the Chicago Manual of Style’s (CMOS) guidelines for common bibliography and note citations are generally well known by scholarly writers, there are a number of other tricky formats that often confuse academic authors.

In this brief guide, assembled from recommendations by my expert team of citation editors at Flatpage, I’ll introduce you to the hardest types of citations for academics to get right using CMOS and provide you with sample notes so you can get them right next time!”

Hear Flatpage’s cofounder and chief editor Cara Jordan discuss how to transform your freelance gig-based business into a sustainable career.

Panel: Careers for Creatives: Beyond Academic Jobs, chaired by Martha M. Schloetzer

Location: Zoom

In this regular column for University Affairs / Affaires universitaires magazine written by Letitia Henville, Flatpage’s chief editor Cara Jordan discusses how the practice of formal analysis from art history can improve academic writing across disciplines.

“The techniques that art historians use — their focus on what shapes and colours the eye perceives, the textures the fingers might feel — is a strategy that transfers well to academic writing across the disciplines.”