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ASJA Offers 5 Scholarships to 2025 NYC Conference
ASJA will offer five scholarships to the 2025 conference, ASJA: Always in Fashion, NYC 2025,…
ASJA Offers Emergency Funds for Freelance Writers in L.A. and Beyond
Established nonfiction freelance writers affected by the recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles can apply…
Update: 28 Freelance Outlets Are Coming to Client Connections 2025
As of Jan. 8, more than two dozen editors, agents, and content outlets have signed up for ASJA’s signature ‘speed dating for freelancers’ event at the conference.
On Fear, Freelance Writing, and What I Learned Serving as ASJA President
On Jan. 1, I will join an illustrious club: ASJA past presidents. It’s something I…
WSJ Custom Content Head, FIT Professor to Keynote ASJA 2025 Conference
It’s hard to predict exactly what 2025 might have in store for freelancers and other…
Increasing Content Writing Revenue is My No. 1 Conference Goal
Learning new skills to expand my career opportunities – and revenue – has always been…
My Fond Farewell to ASJA Confidential
I know I’m not the only ASJA member who likes to pick a word to…
Pitch Slams Are My Conference Jam
Pitch slams are my absolute favorite part of ASJA’s annual conference. That includes the pitch…
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Enter This Client Connections Contest for a Chance to Attend the 2024 ASJA Conference for Free
ASJA professional members have a quick and easy way to do three things at once:…
Meet the Member: Jaclyn Greenberg’s Transformation from Accountant to Writer and Advocate
Jaclyn Greenberg spent 13 years working as a tax accountant and thought it would be…
How to Be a More Inclusive Writer: Webinar with Janet Stovall
Inclusive writing offers many benefits. It builds connections with broader audiences. It sparks creativity for…
Writers Need Vacations Too
All work and no play doesn’t just make Jack a dull boy. It makes Jack…
How Client Connections Helped Me As an Editor
When you read about Client Connections in the ASJA Weekly newsletter or on the ASJA…
How an ASJA Award Can Boost Your Career
Winning an award isn’t just an ego boost. It also can be a boost to…
Attorney Joseph Perry on ASJA Member Legal Benefits, Contracts, ChatGPT, and More
If you didn’t realize that ASJA offers discounts on legal services, you aren’t alone. ASJA…
Marking Twenty Years of Matching Writers with Well-Paid Freelance Markets
Sometimes it takes a major life event to inspire you. That’s what happened to me…
Meet the Member: Susan Johnston Taylor’s Big Pivot From Business Freelancer to Children’s Book Author
Working as a freelance business and personal finance writer isn’t the likeliest path to becoming…
A Perfect FIT: 2025 ASJA Conference to Take Place at NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology
Whether you’re trying on freelancing for size, styling a new approach to an existing writing…
A Progress Report on ASJA DEAI Activities
May 1 marks one year since ASJA hired a diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI)…
Register for Your Racial Justice at Work Summit Press Pass
As an ASJA member, you have an opportunity to broaden your understanding of the diversity,…
Meet the ASJA 2024-2025 Conference Planning Team
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry…
2023 Most-Challenged Books Announced Amid Record Level of Titles Targeted for Censorship
Seven of the top 10 most-challenged books in 2023 are repeats, titles that were similarly…
Meet the Member: Freelancer Parul Kapur’s Nearly 40-Year Journey to Publishing Her Debut Novel
Parul Kapur always knew she wanted to be a writer. Journalism was the practical side…
Why You Should Care About DOL’s New Independent Contractor Rule
This blog post represents the opinions of the authors, who are co-founders of Fight for…
ASJA Wants Your Ideas for 2024 and 2025 Conference Sessions
ASJA wants your ideas for 2024 and 2025 conference sessions that inspire, motivate, and empower…
ASJA Announces 2024 and 2025 Conference Dates
We heard you loud and clear: ASJA members can’t wait to get back to a…
It’s ASJA Awards Season: Let Your Best Work Shine
With the Oscars, Grammys, and Golden Globes behind us, you might think awards season is…
Everything You Need to Know About the ASJA Book Club
You can’t practice the craft of writing if you don’t read. I wrote that back…
A Goal Buddy Can Boost Your Writing Business
Editor’s note: This week we are going back into the archives to share a post…
What You Need to Know about ASJA’s March 6 Webinar on Writing A Climate Book
ASJA is hosting a March 6 webinar designed for the growing green legion of journalists,…
Meet the Member: Climate Writer John Berger Doesn’t Take No for an Answer
Pick a word to describe John Berger, and “tenacious” comes to mind. Time and again…
Meet Sol Orwell, the Entrepreneur Behind Examine+, ASJA’s Newest Member Benefit
Is red wine good or bad for you? Do organic foods make a difference in…
What Media Outlets Are Saying About the Gathering of the Ghosts
Ghostwriting is gaining visibility as more celebrities, business leaders, and experts realize the value that…
Gathering of the Ghosts: A Recap
How many ghostwriters does it take to screw in a lightbulb? We’ll never know because…
ASJA: Member-Driven For 75 Years—And Counting!
In 1948 a small group of freelance writers gathered at a New York apartment to…
Meet the Member: Board Service Brought Beverly Gray a ‘Wider View’ of Freelancing
2000 was the year we survived Y2K, Eminem broke records for rap album sales, Tiger…
What is AI and How Can Writers Use It?
[This is the second in a series of American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)…
Getting the New Year Off to a Flying Start!
The champagne corks have all been popped, the party decorations have been put away, and…