The year was 1997. ACES: The Society for Editing — formerly known as the American Copy Editors Society — was founded as a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in copy editing.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with fabled copy editor Benjamin Dreyer. He's retiring after three decades working with literary greats at Random House. Benjamin Dreyer has reached an inflection point in his ...

Every now and then, people ask me whether I actually enjoy my job. They point out that I spend hours at The Michigan Daily every week making others look better and ask me if, deep down, I’d rather ...