I attended the ACES 2026 editing conference in Atlanta in April 2026, 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 2026 (Thursday, April 23)
ACES 2026 Opening Session and Pun Slam
Don’t Just Do As I Say: How to Give Notes Authors Can Actually Use by Christina M. Frey, Page Two Editorial, Editor & Literary Coach
The Fastest Way to Turn Stylesheets into PerfectIt Checks (for Mac and PC): PerfectIt Demo by Brigitte Phillips from Intelligent Editing
Caution: Copy May Contain Trace Amounts of Unintentional Innuendo by Rhiannon Root
Day 2 of ACES 2026 (Friday, April 24)
Creating an Icon: The Making of the New Collegiate Dictionary by Peter Sokolowski from Merriam-Webster
What’s New in AP Style? by Colleen Newvine and Anna Jo Bratton from the AP Stylebook
From Wildcards to Consistency Engines: Advanced Editing in Word and PerfectIt by Chris Ryder
An Existential Lens on GenAI: Environmental Concerns and Ethical Considerations by Ellen Kuwana
Boosting Your Editing Efficiency (Without Using Generative AI) by Crystal Yang
ACES Awards Banquet and Keynote Speaker Hollis R. Towns
Day 3 of ACES 2026 (Saturday, April 25)
Polishing the Bot: Editing AI-Assisted Text for Clarity and Flow by Emily Primeaux from Dragonfly Editorial
Did They Really Say That? by Merrill Perlman
Your Style Guide Isn’t a Moral Code: Editing Without the Ego by Kaylin Brian from Dragonfly Editorial
Closing Session and Pun Slam Final Pun-Off
Want to read more live posts from past editing conferences? Check out my live posts from ACES 2025 and ACES VCON23.
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