Welcome to ASBPE
ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors, and designers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. If you work as a journalist in the B2B sector, ASBPE membership is a “must” to gain access to the targeted training and networking that are so vital to your success in the dynamic world of specialized publications — plus you’ll qualify for the prestigious Azbee Awards of Excellence.
Benefits of Joining ASBPE
Membership in ASBPE is free to qualifying B2B journalists and provides a host of benefits to members.
ASBPE
Is Your Voice
Our central focus is helping our members develop their editorial, design and management skills, enhance their performance and prepare them to play larger roles in their publishing organizations. No other journalism association can match ASBPE’s expertise and engagement in the B2B sector.
Network
With Your Peers
Our national conference is a terrific opportunity to network with the profession’s best and brightest. Our local chapters bring you together year-round. Learn how to deal with the management, technical, and financial issues that are shaping your future as a professional and the future of your publication.
AZBEE
Awards of Excellence
Our annual Azbee Awards competition is the largest and most competitive in B2B publishing. The Society recognizes excellence — both in print and digital platforms — in more than 50 categories. Members are eligible for consideration and can enter the competition at a discounted rate.
ASBPE News
Announcing the 2021 Azbee Awards of Excellence Regional Winners
ASBPE congratulates all the finalists of the Azbee Awards of Excellence competition! Here are the regional winners for 2021. National … read more
ASBPE Foundation Awards Scholarships to Northwestern University Graduate Students
ASBPE has awarded scholarships totaling $5,000 to two graduate students at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. … read more
ASBPE announces 2021 Azbee Awards of Excellence finalists
ASBPE congratulates the finalists of the 2021 Azbee Awards of Excellence competition! This year more than 800 entries were received, … read more
Apply for ASBPE’s Inaugural Diversity Fellowship
The American Society of Business Publication Editors is pleased to announce the inaugural ASBPE Diversity Fellowship, providing expenses-paid participation in … read more
From The ASBPE Blog
Protected: 2021 Azbee Winners: Download Award Badges
Five Questions with a B2B Freelancer: Erik Sherman, ‘generalist with many areas of specialization’
Erik is perhaps best known for an article he wrote about the internal components of the original iPod. … read more