American Copy Editors Society

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The American Copy Editors Society, also known as "ACES", is a professional association mainly for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, but others are also welcome.

As of 2005, the group offers:

• a headline contest,
• member directories,
• a newsletter,
• scholarships,
• several chapters,
• three-day annual conferences, and
• a Web site that links to job listings and a discussion board.

ACES was founded in the 1990s by Pam Robinson (also the first president) and Hank Glamann. Its inception followed work by the American Society of Newspaper Editors and meetings by copy editors in North Carolina and South Carolina.

It has an executive committee of 15 people, of whom five are officers: the president, vice president for conferences, vice president for membership, secretary and treasurer.

Contact information:

Carol DeMasters, Administrator

38309 Genesee Lake Road

Oconomowoc, WI 53066

[edit] External links

Official Web site

• Discussion board
  • Grammar, style, and usage
  • Substance editing, ethics, and other matters
  • Information, please
  • General grousing
  • Old discussion board
• Job board
• External links from the ACES site, references and resources
• Tips, Words on Words
  • About Our Profession
    • About Copy Editing, columns from the American Society of Newspaper Editors magazine, the American Editor
      • May-June 1999, "Copy editors want to help tackle credibility: Our goals are the same and we have ideas to help" by Janet Cleaveland, The Oregonian
      • July 1999, "Doing more with less: Maximize the potential of all employees, give them a voice and don’t forget to train" by Hank Glamann, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
      • January 2000, "Who would want to be a copy editor? The industry and academe should work to raise the value of editing" by Ann Auman, University of Hawaii
      • February 2000, "How papers can find and retain copy editors: ACES survey quantifies industry shortage," by Hank Glamann, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Why Editing Is Cool, compiled by Jane Harrigan, of the University of New Hampshire
    • Top Ten List for Coping With Change -- by Sue Blair, Teresa Schmedding, Walt Stallings and Pam Johnson.
  • Headlines
    • Heads Up! -- a collection of good heads from around the country
    • Stuck for a Headline?, by John Schlander
    • Head Hints, by Joel Pisetzner
    • Headlines Are Easy, Aren't They? -- by Wayne Countryman
  • Language and Editing
    • Quick Tips, by Maurreen Skowran
    • Cliches -- More Cliches Than You Can Shake a Stick At, compiled by Mimi Burkhardt
    • Cliche Leads, compiled by Dick Thien
    • We Are Not Bemused -- A lesson on word usage, by John E. McIntyre
    • Edit This! -- An editing exercise
    • Balance and Fairness, by Anne Glover
    • Advice from Central Asia, by Mark Dickens of Oxus Communications
    • Words Commonly Confused, by John McIntyre of The Baltimore Sun
    • Zip Files, by Gene Zipperlen
    • Writing Clearly on Deadline, by Steve Buttry
    • Developing and Cultivating Sources, by Steve Buttry