ASME NEXT is the leading organization for early-career print and digital journalists. Members are freelancers and editorial staffers with no more than seven years of industry experience with titles including editorial assistant, assistant editor, associate editor, digital editor, social media editor, video producer and corresponding titles in design and photography departments. ASME NEXT is governed by its own board of directors, overseen by the ASME board of directors and staff. ASME NEXT sponsors educational training programs specifically for early-career journalists, including the ASME NEXT Talks series with leading magazine journalists. Membership includes an exclusive opportunity to be matched with a senior-journalist mentor. Membership dues are $95 per year or $9 per month.
Upcoming Events

Art of Editing: The Feature Story
Register now to attend ASME NEXT's January 28 virtual workshop for early-career editors. Working in small groups led by veteran editors, attendees learn how to turn unedited manuscripts into successful feature stories. Group leaders include:
Claire Howorth, Executive Editor, Vanity Fair
Lowen Liu, Deputy Editor, Slate
Attendance is $20 for ASME NEXT members and $35 for nonmembers.
To register, click here.


ASME NEXT Book Club
Sign up now to attend the next ASME NEXT Book Club meeting. Hosted by ASME NEXT board members Alexis Jones, assistant editor at Women's Health, and Erica Sloan, assistant editor at Martha Stewart Living, the club votes on a book to read by a magazine writer and meets virtually to discuss it. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 24, from 7-8pm ET/4-5 pm PT. The club will discuss "Uncanny Valley," by Anna Wiener. The club is free to join but exclusive to members. If you would like to join the book club, please register here.
Past Events

ASME NEXT Virtual Workshop 2020 November 5-6, 2020
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ASME NEXT Virtual Book Club: "An American Summer: Love & Death in Chicago," by Alex Kotlowitz November 18, 2020
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Art of Editing: The Service Package October 15, 2020
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ASME NEXT Virtual Book Club: "Here for It: Or How to Save Your Soul in America," by R. Eric Thomas September 16, 2020
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ASME NEXT Holiday Party + ASME NEXT Talks With Lindsay Silberman December 4, 2019
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 ASME NEXT After Work @ Apple News October 16, 2019
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 ASME NEXT Q&A With Taffy Brodesser-Akner July 25, 2019 |
ASME NEXT After Work @ Vogue July 11, 2019 |
 ASME NEXT Annual Magazine Workshop June 18-19, 2019
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 ASME NEXT Summer Party May 30, 2019
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 ASME NEXT After Work @ Google May 15, 2019 |
ASME NEXT Talks With Emily Nussbaum + Holiday Party December 5, 2018 |
 ASME NEXT Seminar: From Pitch to Print November 29, 2018
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ASME NEXT Seminar: The Art of Editing September 12, 2018 |
 ASME NEXT Summer Party August 9, 2018
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 ASME NEXT Visits New York July 25, 2018
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ASME NEXT Visits VICE May 3, 2018 |
ASME NEXT Talks With Stella Bugbee April 19, 2018 |
ASME NEXT Talks With Michele Promaulayko + Holiday Party December 14, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Seminar: Freelancing 101 December 7, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Seminar: Reporting 101 With People Magazine November 9, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Talks With Jay Fielden November 16, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Visits TIME October 25, 2018 |
ASME NEXT Seminar: The Art of Editing October 12, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Talks With Pamela Colloff September 28, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Digital Workshop October 26, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Happy Hour + Headshots September 19, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Seminar: Speed Interviewing and Resume Critique September 14, 2017
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ASME NEXT Visits Cosmopolitan July 27, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Summer Party July 13, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Talks With Laura Brown June 22, 2017 |
ASME NEXT Magazine Workshop June 21-22, 2017 |
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