About SD/PEN

San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN) is an association of people who earn a living as hands-on editors, writers, proofreaders, indexers, and other word experts for media including books, periodicals, newsletters, brochures, online documents, and other types of publications.

MISSION STATEMENT

SD/PEN has two goals:

To promote the interests of its members by

Encouraging the highest ethical standards
Supporting members’ needs and successes
Providing continuing educational opportunities
Educating clients about the value of editors

To focus on the interests of its members’ clients by

Providing access to professional editors
Serving as a resource for client questions about editing

Don Bush wrote a great column about SD/PEN in Intercom, the monthly magazine published by the Society of Technical Communicators.

: : Read the article. (94 KB)

Committees

SD/PEN has several committees to get things done. Click on a committee to see the active members and a brief description of the committee.

Additional Information

If you have questions or comments about SD/PEN or this web site, please contact us.

: : Contact SD/PEN