Professional organizations and societies can provide you as a Professional Writing student with resources for networking, technical writing, editing, rhetoric, and more. Joining organizations or simply accessing the resources they offer is an important part of professionalization, enabling you to build knowledge and skills and to meet others who share your interests and passions.
Most of these organizations are national or international or are local chapters of national organizations such as the Northeast Ohio Society of Technical Communication. If you’re interested in a field of study and don’t see an organization listed here, talk with your professors and advisor, and they can help you locate an organization.
American Grant Writers’ Association
American Medical Writers Association
American Society for the History of Rhetoric
American Society of Business Publication Editors
American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors
Association for Teachers of Technical Writing
Central States Communication Association
Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication
International Association of Business Communicators
International Communication Association
International Digital Media and Arts Association
International Society for the History of Rhetoric
Internet Marketing Association
National Association of Independent Writers and Editors
National Association of Science Writers
National Communication Association
Northeast Ohio Society of Technical Communication
Public Relations Society of America
Publishing Professionals Network
SIGDOC: Special Interest Group for the Design of Communications
Society for Editors and Proofreaders
Society for Technical Communication
Society of American Business Editors and Writers
Usability Professionals Association