Workshops

Editing Workshops

“Ask an Editor” is a free workshop series demystifying the author/editor relationship.

Developmental Editor and Publication Manager Eva Barrows and Copy Editor and Proofreader Lila LaBine will host monthly Zoom sessions answering authors’ most pressing questions about working with editors.


Register for any of our free upcoming workshops for a deep dive into the month’s editing-related topic. Come prepared with examples and questions from your writing project, and leave with answers.



As a bonus, you’ll meet and mingle with other authors and writers looking to hone their craft.



May 2024 Workshop

How to Find the Right Editor for Your Project


Join editors Eva Barrows and Lila LaBine for "Get Ready to Publish: Selecting the Right Editor for Your Writing Project," a live in-person presentation with the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch. Learn how working with an independent editor partner can provide the invaluable feedback needed to revise and put the final polish on your manuscript.


Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Time: 2-4 PM PT

Location: Las Positas College in Livermore

Find meeting details at: trivalleywriters.org

Register Here

June 2024 Workshop

Stress-Free Ways to Process Editorial Feedback


Are Word track changes, red lines, comment bubbles, and a long letter full of notes from your editor freaking you out?


Don’t lose your cool. Join editors Eva Barrows and Lila LaBine for a free one-hour Zoom session looking at ways to receive, respond, and implement professional editing feedback to strengthen and publish your manuscript—without the overwhelm.


Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Time: 11 AM Pacific

Register Here

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