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Building a Career as a Freelance Editor

Date	Monday, April 18; 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Cost	$75 for enrollments paid on or before April 11; $85 after April 11
Class Limit	20
Instructor	Barbara Fuller
Location	First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley Room G207, Geneva Hall (see First Presbyterian maps and directions)

The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the biggest centers of publishing and other editorial opportunities in the United States. But editorial careers are in demand, and many individuals compete for the jobs. Developing sound skills alone does not ensure work. To build a career in the exciting and satisfying business of working with words, you need to know where the jobs are, how to find them, what to do to obtain the work, and how to keep your clients coming back to you with more work.

Participants in this workshop discuss possible sources of work, including the obvious as well as the not-so-obvious; strategies to help you stand out above the competition; and ways to raise your chances for getting repeat work once you make a connection. Discussion will most benefit individuals who are beginning a freelance career or returning to the publishing business after a time away. Come with questions.

Note: The instructor will not give specific job leads at this workshop. Handouts will provide you with resources for follow-up depending on your interests and needs.

Barbara Fuller has worked in publishing since 1985. As director of Editcetera, she has helped connect freelance publishing professionals with hundreds of clients. Her personal clients have included Computer Literacy Press, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jossey-Bass Publishers, McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Sierra Club Books, Sierra magazine, Ten Speed Press, and independent authors. She has taught writing and editing for UC Davis, UC Berkeley Extension, and private businesses as well as for Editcetera.

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