Copywriting - Professional Bodies and Associations

If you need relevant information on copywriting or want to get an insight into the industry, then here are some helpful resources to get you started. 

Direct Marketing Association- Europe's largest trade association in the marketing and communications sector.

The National Association of Writers in Education - an organisation supporting the development of creative writing in all genres and in all educational settings throughout the UK.

Society for Editors and Proofreaders -  The SfEP works to promote editorial standards, uphold the professional status of editorial workers, and encourage the use of services offered by its membership.The Society provides training and professional qualifications and publishes a directory of members' services as well as the award-winning bi-monthly magazine Editing Matters. It holds an annual conference that is open to members and non-members.SfEP membership comprises freelance and in-house editors, proofreaders and other editorial workers, plus publishers and other businesses and organizations.

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