Ayesha Chari

#ciep2025 #cpd #conference #relationships #amediting | Ayesha Chari 'What differentiates us from machines is not what we do or how we do it. It's why.' In a spectacular first session of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)'s conference, on 'Editi...

'What differentiates us from machines is not what we do or how we do it. It's why.' A spectacular first session of @the-ciep.bsky.social's annual conference. #ciep2025

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Day 1 of @the-ciep.bsky.social's annual conference. I will not be live reporting for the first time, but I look forward to the online buzz shared. I'll be there in the virtual spaces, so do say hi if you're at conference -- in-person or online. Has anyone used the hashtag yet?! #ciep2025

Proof Pros: coping with personal emergencies as a freelancer | Ayesha Chari I did it again. I waited and waited for the perfect time, the right words, the flawless composition, the polished wisdom to share the Proof Pros piece in June marking Hazel Bird's insightful The Edit ...

I did it again. All in the search for elusive perfection. Don't make the same mistake, and go make in-case-of-emergency plans. For your editing business but also for life. #ProofPros #EmergencyPlans

Welcome!
We have some exciting news to reveal. Editing Globally is expanding!
We've all been working steadily, always learning something new & always honing our editorial skills—and meeting new editors.
Please visit us again this week, as we prepare to introduce some new members of our collective.

Reparative Praxis with Gaza | Ayesha Chari Civic courage and moral clarity. Things I hope I (and the world -- they say it takes a village, no?) will be able to teach my child. Education -- formal and informal -- is close to my heart for seve...

Civic courage and moral clarity. Apparently, humanity needs reminding. #DifficultConversations #education #genocide

Proof Pros: tackling and avoiding extremely tight editorial schedules | Ayesha Chari In the busyness of dailyness and all that can go wrong (or not), I've just realized I forgot to share the last Proof Pros contribution to Hazel Bird's excellent newsletter *Edit Better*. It&...

On tackling and avoiding tight editorial schedules and other life things. Check out the last contribution of the Proof Pros in the Edit Better blog by @wordstitchedits.bsky.social before the latest issue hits your socials. #AmEditing

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LIVE: India's Banu Mushtaq Wins International Booker Prize 2025 | Heart Lamp | Indian Author | N18G YouTube video by Firstpost

Take a break to listen, if you've not already heard this year's Booker winner's acceptance speech. #books #prizes

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A Day in the Life of Julian Nowogrodzki - The Open Notebook Julian Nowogrodzki is an independent science editor and reporter in Boston, Massachusetts. They report on public health and the life sciences and edit across many beats, from AI to deep-sea mining to ...

Lovely piece on lists and anti-planning plans by @plantnerd.bsky.social. Do read. #AmEditing #AmReading

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Editors! @acesediting.bsky.social is looking for people to host a 1-hour #ACESChat here on Bluesky!

I've done it before and it's a great way to learn from other editors, build relationships with #edibuddies, and get your name and expertise out there!

#amediting #freelanceeditor #publishing

I've just re-watched an excellent webinar on ableist language and the origin of slurs by @yourpublishingbff.bsky.social. Whoever is reading this and cares about conscious language use, please hire Dayna to present. They do a brilliant job of helping you self-reflect and unlearn harmful conditioning.

Academic writing group in Asia | The Clarity Editor Clear-language editing services for the social sciences and international development.

An invitation to writers of #AcademicSky:

Free online academic writing accountability group, co-hosted by me and @theclarityeditor.bsky.social, designed for scholars in Asia (from Seoul to New Delhi).

It begins on 13 May. Please share!

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Dreamworlds of Race How transatlantic thinkers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries promoted the unification of Britain and the United States

Princeton University Press have a 50% sale on at the moment (@princetonupress.bsky.social)

If anyone is interested, I have three books in it:

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I want to be very much. Not sure yet if I can make the finances work. Been a rough last year.

CIEP Conference 2025

Editing conference season in the second half of the year is kicking off with bookings now open for @the-ciep.bsky.social's annual conference on 20–22 September 2025. Find details here: www.ciep.uk/events/ciep-...

#AmEditing #conferences #cpd #editors

Oh I agree - wouldn't be able to do without the online versions of dictionaries. But I'm super partial to @chicagomanual.bsky.social and will not be parting with it any time ever. 😆 #AmEditing

Things editors do when overworked: type Merriam in the search bar of said online dictionary. @merriam-webster.com, you need to have a valid entry, not add to the worry of why nothing valid appears.

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Podcast | The Narrative Craft The Free Lancer is a show discussing all things publishing through a queer, social justice lens. It’s for authors and editors navigating the industry in a heart-centered way—one that prioritizes care,...

I've finally caught up with all episodes of the recently launched The Free Lance Podcast by @thenarrativecraft.bsky.social. An excellent intro to making one think about issues in #publishing we tend to avoid sitting with. Because discomfort. Do listen.
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In the last week, I've had 4 referrals for fab editing projects. I don't know yet if the clients will think me a good fit and I will get any of the jobs, but I wanted to say a big thank you publicly to fellow editors and my clients making these referrals. It makes tough days easier. #PayItForward

I've had the privilege of editing some of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's writing. And of spending time enough to see a little of her brilliantly humane non-public self.

Much deserved recognition in the Holberg Prize here. #postcol #academia

Mine's Asterix. 😆

Very, very cool! 😍

Ayesha Chari on LinkedIn: Issue 08: The Proof Pros on editorial challenges, using mistakes to build… It's out! The first edition of a co-contributed series of reflections on different questions about editing and freelancing by the Proof Pros – a global team of…

It's out! The first edition of a co-contributed series of reflections on different questions about editing and freelancing by the Proof Pros – a global team of editorial experts, collectively with over 100 years of experience in fiction and non-fiction. #AmEditing

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Katherine Kirk, thanks for the start-up, but I haven't a clue how this social media stuff works.
Anyway, if anyone out there can hear me, I'm here to help with any Word macro queries you might have.
And if anyone could email me with advice on how this system works, that would be great, thanks.

A Tale of Two Nomads: Racism and Migrant Labor in the Middle East "For decades, the distinction between skilled Western and Arab expats and unskilled African and Asian laborers in the Middle East has undermined the sovereignty of workers and generated a culture of r...

This is a slightly old piece, but it makes the point that there is a stark difference between the experiences of western “expats” going to work in the Middle East and African / South Asian migrant workers. Because of RACISM that hardly anyone ever talks about. hir.harvard.edu/a-tale-of-tw...

It's ACESChat Wednesday!!

What a brilliant starter pack to set up! #AmEditing #publishing #WritingCommunity

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

Hi Sam! I've not found my pace here yet, but good to see you!

These sound fun - thank you!

Read the first of that recently. 😁