I attended the ACES 2025 editing conference in Salt Lake City in April 2025, and I live posted from sessions I attended on Bluesky.
Below, you’ll find a roundup of threads I made from the conference. To read more live posts from each session, click on the Bluesky link and read the full thread on Bluesky.
Day 1 of ACES 2025 (Thursday, April 3)
ACES 2025 Opening Session
Small Edits for Big Impact: Plain Language Editing in Government by Kristen M. Clark
Your Fact-Checking Questions Answered by Gerri L Berendzen
What’s New in PerfectIt 6 by Brigitte Phillips
Day 2 of ACES 2025 (Friday, April 4)
Snippets: Phrase-Level Editing by Laura Poole
Ctrl-Alt-Del: Robinson Prize Winners on Their Most Memorable Mistakes with Erin Brenner, Erin Servais, Karen Conlin, and Laura Poole
Day 3 of ACES 2025 (Saturday, April 5)
Guidance for Editors: Addressing Unmet Needs for Media Professionals Navigating Misinformation, Disinformation and Partisanship on Pregnancy, Contraception and IVF with Elizabeth Toledo and Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley
Growing and Thriving as an Editorial Professional
The Incredible Human Editor’s (Dis)Appearing Act by Ivan Plis and Sarah Linwick
Closing Session
Want to read more live posts from past editing conferences? Check out my live posts from the EFA’s 2023 conference and ACES VCON23.
I had a fantastic time at ACES 2025. Between the insightful sessions, seeing and hanging out with edibuddies, the kickass keynote from LZ Granderson, bookstore side quests with friends, and some very yummy food, it was a great conference, and I feel energized and so grateful to be doing work that I truly love.
I hope to attend this year’s ACES VCon in September and next year’s ACES’ in-person conference in Atlanta. See you there?
Let me know your thoughts on these sessions in the comments here or on Bluesky! And show some love to these presenters by following them on Bluesky and other social media.