Upcoming Events
October 2025
October 13, 2025 ​
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media
"AI Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"
November 2025
November 8, 2025
Seattle, Washington
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Red Pencil Conference
"Red Pen, Green Light: How to Use AI Without Using Client Text"
with Nadia Geagea Pupa​​​​​​​​​​
Learn more and register for the Red Pencil Conference here.
December 2025
December 16, 2025
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University of Chicago
"Editing and AI panel"
with Nadia Geagea Pupa and Erin Brenner​​​​​​​​​​
Recent Highlights
Erin Servais speaking about AI for travel publication editors at the SATW Editors Council meeting in Palm Springs, October 2024
August 20–21, 2025 ​
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Outdoor Writers Association of America
"Your Ideal Audience, On-Demand: How to Chat with AI Versions of Readers and Customers"
August 19, 2025 ​
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Outdoor Writers Association of America
"From Byte to Byline: Using AI to Brainstorm, Research, Outline, and Edit"
August 6, 2025
Women's Media Group
"AI for Editors: An AMA with Erin Servais"
July 17, 2025
SD/PEN
"AI for Editors: Tools to Transform Your Craft"
June 1, 2025
Canadian Association of Learned Journals Conference
AI and Academic Editing Panel
April 24, 2025
The Networking Studio
"Experts Connect: Using AI Effectively and Ethically in Your Editing Work"
April 9, 2025
San Jose, California
ConVEx: Center for Information-Development Management
"Tactics for Successful RAG Solutions" (panel with IBM)
April 8, 2025
San Jose, California
ConVEx: Center for Information-Development Management
"Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Custom GPT Solutions for Technical Documentation"
April 5, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah
ACES Conference
"Let's Make This Clear: Using AI for Plain Language Editing"
February 3, 2025
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media
"AI Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"
November 18, 2024
San Francisco, California
Bay Area Editors Forum & Editorial Freelancers Association
(Bay Area Chapter)
"GenAI Ethics for Editors" with Amy Frushour Kelly
October 23, 2024
Book Industry Study Group
"AI and Editorial: Available Tools, Remarkable Results" with Thad McIlroy and Peter Brantley
September 29–October 2, 2024
Palm Springs, California
SATW Editors Council Meeting
"Idea Machines: Innovate Content Strategy with AI"
September 27, 2024
ACES VCON
"Ctrl-Alt-Del: Robinson Prize Winners on Their Most Memorable Mistakes" with Karen Yin, Erin Brenner, and Sarah Gray
September 4, 2024
Bay Area Editors Forum
"AI for Editors: An Introduction to the Future of Editing"
September 9 2024
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media
"AI Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"
May 13, 2024
Northwest Editors Guild
"AI for Editors: An Introduction to the Future of Editing"
April 6, 2024
San Diego, California
ACES Conference
"Crafting Effective AI Prompts: The New Essential Skill for Editors"
April 4, 2024
San Diego, California
ACES Conference
"Promise of AI for Editing: A Q&A With Four Industry Experts" with Samantha Enslen, Erin Brenner, and Corinne Jorgenson
February 17, 2024
Editorial Freelancers Association, North Texas Chapter
"Inside the Modern Editor’s Toolkit: ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity"
February 16, 2024
Editorial Freelancers Association, Michigan Chapter
"Pros & Cons of AI for Editors"
February 5, 2024
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hussman School of Journalism and Media
"Prompting Skills for Copyeditors"
December 1, 2023
The Editor's Half-Hour podcast
"AI for Editors"
October 5, 2023
Editorial Freelancers Association, Colorado Chapter
"The New Elephant in the Room: Using AI Tools in Your Work – and Talking to Clients About It"
August 17, 2023