Peter Sokolowski @petersokolowski.bsky.social Dictionary ambassador, Merriam-Webster.
Forthcoming book:
"By Definition: The Surprising History of the English Dictionary"
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250347589/bydefinition/
Cátia Bruno @catiacbruno.bsky.social World editor in Observador. Author of “Um Espião no Kremlin”. Past Expresso, Revista Sábado, New York Times. Hopefully able to hold two contradictory thoughts.
ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social We are the nation’s leading organization of editing professionals, educators, and students. Follow us for #editing news, events, & training. https://linktr.ee/aceseditors
American Dialect Society @americandialect.org The American Dialect Society is dedicated to the study of language in North America. Linguists, lexicographers, educators, students, enthusiasts, and more. https://americandialect.org/
@jillbey.bsky.social @jillbey.bsky.social
@randy-jessee.bsky.social @randy-jessee.bsky.social
Leslie-Jean Thornton @ljthornton.bsky.social Just trying to figure things out. Former journalist and piano tuner. Research visual communication (particularly art), social media, news and news practice. Looking for a garden to tend and herbs to raise. Assoc. prof at Cronkite School, ASU.- A AmyZipkin @amyzipkin.bsky.social
P.J. Joshi @pjoshidc.bsky.social @washingtonpost National Weekend Editor, Wife & Mom
Sarah Pollock @sarah987.bsky.social Writer, editor, focused on longevity right now.
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social Co-host, “A Way with Words” public radio show. Speaking requests: info@marthabarnette.com
Author of the bestselling FRIENDS WITH WORDS: ADVENTURES IN LANGUAGELAND
marthabarnette.com
#etymology #writing #books #words @wayword
Dawn Garcia @dawngarcia.bsky.social Director, John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, @jskstanford. Mentor for global innovators in journalism, emerging J leaders & a press freedom advocate. Motto: "No brilliant jerks." https://jsk.stanford.edu/people/dawn-garcia
Lorena O’Neil @lorenaoneil.com NOLA freelancer reporting on repro health, politics, culture, tech
Contributing writer at Rolling Stone & nonprofit newsroom @lailluminator.bsky.social
Bylines: The Guardian, Elle, The LA Times, Marie Claire, Jezebel
https://www.lorenaoneil.com
Ben Yagoda @byagoda.bsky.social Author "Gobsmacked!”; “About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made"; "Will Rogers: A Biography"; "How To Not Write Bad" etc.
Karen Yin (Nice to Eat You / Scholastic) 🧙🏻♀️🎃 @karenyin.bsky.social Writer by day, in bed by night. Author of five books, including The Conscious Style Guide (Hachette). I open my own jars. #AABB
KarenYin.com/links
VCCA/LLF/CAC Fellow | ACES Robinson Prize Winner | DJNF Alum
Agent: Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore & Company
Ema@TheClarityEditor @theclarityeditor.bsky.social Editor and plain language advocate. Edits for the social sciences and international development. Based in Bangkok/Tokyo. AmE/Japanese speaker (and some Spanish, German & Thai). Amateur classical singer. https://linktr.ee/theclarityeditor- H @handle.invalid @handle.invalid
Andrea Stone @andreastonez.bsky.social Veteran journalist. Mostly @usatoday. Also ex @ newmarkjschool, Al Jazeera America, @Huffpost, @AOL News. Alum @columbiajourn 🗽history buff
Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social Writer, reporter, and floofy dog owner. Previously at ARTnews, Business Insider, Quartz and other outlets. Based in Toronto.
Deb Amlen @debamlen.bsky.social Humor writer, former New York Times Games columnist (Ret.) I may have helped you with the crossword.
Elizabeth d'Anjou @elizdanjou.bsky.social Freelance editor and workshop presenter. Editing instructor at TMU. Vegetable gardener. Shares space with husband, dog, cats, and bunny. Doting aunt. Ask me about bringing Eight-Step Editing to your team or organization. https://eightstepediting.ca
Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com Certified Professional Editor • cookbook indexer • plain language trainer • mental health researcher • adjunct prof • #AngryJellyDonut • #LyricsPrompt prompter • #ParticipateInResearch booster • author, #AfterTheFeast • she/her • www.ivacheung.com
Steve K 🎃 @skleinedler.bsky.social Editor. Erstwhile lexicographer. Queer. Widowed. Lives with their cat.
Submissions Coordinator - Salem Horror Fest
Horror, New Queer Cinema, Czech New Wave.
https://letterboxd.com/stevekl/
Laura Cameron @ljcameron.bsky.social Proud Childless Cat Lady. Editor at the WA State Auditor's Office, proprietor at ArtForArtsSakePress.com. Secretary of Education Fund Board, ACES/The Society for Editing. (Known as AuditorsEditor on Twitter/X)
John McIntyre @johnemcintyre.bsky.social Retired Baltimore Sun editor, flaneur. Author of “The Old Editor Says” and “Bad Advice.” Kentuckian transplanted to Baltimore.
Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social Journalism professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. Copy editor. NOLA native, Durham denizen. Member of AAUP and ACES: the Society for Editing. https://editdesk.wordpress.com/
A Way with Words @waywordradio.org Public radio's lively language show! On-air in US, free podcast worldwide. https://waywordradio.org words@waywordradio.org. Toll-free US/Canada 24/7 1-877-929-9673 or https://wa.me/16198004443 #linguistics #etymology #podcast #books #language
James Harbeck @sesquiotic.bsky.social Louche left-wing nerd. Words, food, music, beverage alcohol. MA linguistics, PhD theatre. jamesharbeck.com, sesquiotic.com
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS @kokedit.bsky.social Medical editor helping researchers in 20+ nations get published in 60+ medical journals. No GenAI/LLMs. Member of ACES, AMWA, BELS, CSE, EFA. Board-certified editor in the life sciences. She/her. https://www.kokedit.com
Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social Subscribe to my tech and online culture newsletter UserMag.co
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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social Investigative reporter for PROPUBLICA
Contact me: 202-215-6203 (phone/Signal)
First book: A DEATH ON W STREET
Next book: Southern true-crime epic about porn kingpin Michael Thevis, the mob, and the FBI. Imagine Goodfellas meets Boogie Nights…
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social ugh, who invited this guy
Sheera Frenkel @sheeraf.bsky.social NYTimes reporter and co-author of NYT bestseller “An Ugly Truth” with Cecilia Kang.
Tell me a story. (Ideally through a non-work device using Signal. Find me via my username sheera.11)
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social I’m not in James Thurber’s attic any more! right now I’m home yay ! I’m the one who writes this column https://www.theatlantic.com/author/alexandra-petri/ and loves puns
rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social normal guy
https://linktr.ee/MikeIsaac
Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social Dad, husband, CNN anchor, author, doorman to three dogs and a cat.
Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social White House reporter at the Washington Post. Focused on politics, policy and public health. Democracy dies in darkness.
Find me on Signal: username dan_diamond.01
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com Democracy Skies in Blueness
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social Columnist at GuardianUS. Author of NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL and GHOSTING THE NEWS. (Join me at ‘American Crisis’ on Substack: https://substack.com/@sulliview?r=1yc91&utm_medium=ios)
Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social America's Copy Editor®
author of the New York Times/IndieBound bestseller Dreyer's English and Stet! (the game!) • Random House copy chief/managing editor (ret.) • he/him/his
benjamindreyer.com
Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com Internet linguist. Wrote Because Internet, NYT bestseller about internet language. Co-hosts @lingthusiasm.com, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics.
she/her 🌈
Montreal en/fr 🇨🇦
gretchenmcculloch.com
Jaime Sperling @diedofennui.bsky.social Copyediting, proofreading, cats, running, insomnia. Not necessarily in that order.
Jonathon Owen @arrantpedantry.com Editor • Writer • Linguist • Ironic meta-pedant • Villain • Cat person
Blog: https://www.arrantpedantry.com
Merch: https://arrantpedantry.myspreadshop.com
Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl
#AmWriting The 9/8 GG podcast
#AmReading When We Were Real (Gregory)
Karen Wise @wisekaren.bsky.social Book editor (mostly cookbooks). Bostonian. Liberal Democrat. Lover of cats and word puzzles/games of all kinds. she/her
Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social The Northwest Editors Guild is a professional association for U.S. editors of the written word. Based in the PNW, with events for editors everywhere. Sharing editing news, events, #StetPet assistants, and a well-dressed pencil mascot. www.edsguild.org
Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social Copy editor (ProPublica, FiveThirtyEight, ESPN), baker, cross stitcher, cat furniture. she/her