• Authors Guild: Starts at $135 membership, but then gives access to free webinars and resources, such as Literary Translation Contracts. Authors Guild is a progressive organization that offers resources such as website creation and leads several advocacy campaigns such as against book banning.

• Black Editors Network: Free to join. Private group for editorial professionals. Freelance and staff editors who identify as Black/African American. Must submit form.

• Black Editors and Proofreaders: Requires application to be added to their directory.

• Black Writers Collective: They offer free and core ($59) membership. 

• Freelancers Union: Free to join. Do yourself a favor and join their email list. They offer lots of free webinars and resources, such as a First-Time Freelancers Guide to Taxes.

• Indigenous Editors Association: Professional organization with a $10 fee (Canadian). 

• Latinx in Publishing: Free to join. Network of book professionals.

• People of Color in Publishing (in hiatus): Offers job listings and you can also ask to be added to their freelancers database for free. 

• Resources for Latinx Writers, Authors Guild: Agents, publishers, grants and scholarships, festivals, literary organizations. 

• Editors of Color: By joining email list, full-time opportunities in publishing houses that are looking to diversify their personnel.

• Latinx in Publishing: Usually full-time jobs in the publishing business.

• People of Color in Publishing: Facebook group with job listings.

• Take Two Constellation: A directory for BIPOC consultants and vendors with experience in the non-profit sector. You can join for free. 

• Richard S. Holden Diversity Fellowship, ACES: $3,000 for editor seeking to develop your skills, chart a new career path, or otherwise advance professional prospects (ACES membership not required). Deadline is usually in July.

• Ruth Mullen Memorial Scholarship program, EFA: In partnership with the United Negro College Fund, two $5,000 for undergraduate and graduate students. 

• Latinx Publishing Editorial Fellow: Supported by Macmillan, an aspiring Latinx editor (living in the U.S. or Puerto Rico) will have the opportunity to remotely shadow the editorial process of an editor or senior editor, from acquisition to publication for 10-month period. 

• âpihtawikosisân: Chelsea Vowel is Métis from manitow-sâkahikan (Lac Ste. Anne) Alberta and debunks myths regarding Indigenous issues. 

• ADA National Network: Guidelines for Writing About People With Disabilities

• American Chemical Society: Inclusivity style guide. 

• APA Inclusive Language Guidelines: Considered one of the most comprehensive guides from one of the big style houses. Great to use as a tool when having difficult conversations with your clients.

• Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists: Stylebook

• Bacon Editing: "Bias-free Language In Research Writing," blog post by Claire Bacon, former research scientist now working as an editor. 

• Center for the Study of Social Policy: Ideas Into Action: Recognizing Race in Language: Why We Capitalize “Black” and “White.”

• Conscious Style Guide by Karen Yin: To help writers and editors think critically about using language—including words, portrayals, framing, and representation—to empower instead of limit.

• Indigenous Journalists Association: Reporting guides like The Indigenous Media Guides and The IJA Tribal Nations Media Guide.

• Journalists for Human Rights: Based in Canada. Has various PDFs such as Room To Rise: Coverage Of Indigenous Peoples And Youth In Canadian Media 2018-2020, JHR Jordan’s Human Rights Investigative Journalism Manual, and Emerging Voices (Emerging Voices is a report from JHR’s Indigenous Reporters Program.)

• National Association of Hispanic Journalists: The cultural competence handbook discusses how to communicate with and about diverse communities without using stereotypes.

• Native Knowledge 360°:  Information on Native American history and cultures. Relevant resources include, "Am I Using the Right Word?" and "Words Matter Case Study."

• Open Notebook: Training and resources for science journalists.

• Writing and Editing Resources, Rabbit with a Red Pen: Collections of resources related to writing, editing, conscious language, representation, and more.

EN ESPAÑOL

• Formato APA 7.ª edición: lenguaje libre de sesgos, by Psyciencia

• Guía de Lenguaje Inclusivo y Antirracistas, by Mentes Puertorriqueñas en Acción

• Guía Práctica de Lenguaje Inclusivo, by Chrysallis, Asociación de Familias de Menores Trans*

• Terminología LGBTI, by Q Christian Fellowship