ACES Education Fund Eighth Annual Spelling Bee

As part of ACES 2021 Online, this year's Bee is going virtual! This year, we’re bringing in a few of your favorite celebrity spellers.

Who will head home the reigning champion? Make a minimum donation of $15 to the ACES Education Fund to secure your seat at this year's Bee.

Cost: $15 minimum donation to watch the Bee, with a limit of 1000 in the audience.

Your fees go directly to the ACES Education Fund, an affiliate of ACES: The Society For Editing, and can help ACES fund the future of editing. Learn more about our scholarships.

Host & Moderator: Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster

Celebrity Spellers

• Steve Bien-Aimé | Assistant Journalism Professor, Northern Kentucky University
• Benjamin Dreyer | Copy Chief, Random House | Author, Dreyer's English
• Henry Fuhrmann | ACES Education Fund President | Retired, Los Angeles Times
• James Harbeck | Editor, Author, and Speaker
• Ellen Jovin | Proprietor, Grammar Table
• Mary Norris | Author

• Maggie Lorenz | Editorial Specialist, Scripps National Spelling Bee
• Beth Chapple | Freelance Editor | 2019 ACES Spelling Bee Champion
• Jesse Sheidlower | Past President, American Dialect Society
  

Thank you to our event sponsor:

Attendees will have a chance to win Apple prizes provided by Lingofy! Prizes include two pairs of Apple AirPod Pros ($250 value) and two Apple Watches ($279 value). You must register and be present for your chance to win.