45 Writing Jobs, Internships, Volunteer Opps, Fellowships, and More
Jobs for Writers (11.14.24) | Including fellowships for BIPOC and Asian-American writers and an internship at McSweeney's (!)
Hello, hello! Welcome to Sub Club’s Jobs for Writers!
This week, we have our first entry for How to Break In, a column where we feature those of us who’ve managed to break into the publishing industry in some way or shape or form. We also have a bunch of new opportunities, including fellowships for BIPOC and Asian-American writers, an internship at McSweeney’s, and a whole lot of positions at a variety of university presses.
Good luck, and I hope you get that bread… or that internship credit. Or that work experience. Whatever works!
How to Break In
Today, we’re hearing from Busayo Akinmoju, first reader for Small Wonders, an online monthly magazine for speculative poetry and flash fiction.
I really like Busayo’s story, because she’s a writer with a day job, which is the reality for most creatives. For her, being a reader has both exposed her to a lot of writing and helped inform her own—especially when it comes to finding pubs that are a good fit.
I'm a creative writer with a background in health care. Writing has always been my passion, and I'm always finding new ways to balance that with my day job [as a doctor].
I'd like to think I've managed to do that. I've had work published in both print and online with award nominations and wins recently. That helped give me an idea of what good literature looked like, and I was happy to put that to use while working for Small Wonders.
I saw the job post online via Twitter: Small Wonders was in need of new first readers and wanted people with diverse backgrounds. Being a Nigerian woman who would love to see more representation of myself in sci-fi and fantasy, I thought it would be a great opportunity to apply for the role. I sent them an application, and I got in!
Since then, reading for Small Wonders has given me a behind-the-scenes look at how literary magazines are run. The processes and the decision making are both very stream-lined, but also well thought. The experience has given me perspective in finding what literary magazines would work best for my story and how to edit stories in a way that could catch any reader's attention.
My takeaway? Keep an eye on the publications you love the best, checking their Twitter (not sorry, I’ll die before I call it X) and Submittable for reading opportunities. It feels like a good way to get in the game—and as an added bonus, you’ll get an assist in improving your own writing and building a “get published!” strategy, too.
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45 Writing Jobs, Internships, Volunteer Opps, and More!
23 Full-Time Jobs
1 Part-Time + Contract Job
2 Teaching Gigs
6 Fellowships
5 Volunteer Opportunities
8 Internships
Remember to check out the full details from each job posting before you apply. Good luck!
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