64 Writing Jobs, Internships, Lit Mag Opps, Fellowships, Pitch Calls, and More
Jobs for Writers (7.11.25) | Remote roles at PRH, Newsweek, and RockPaperPoem; pitch calls paying up to $500; and how break in and start your own lit mag
Welcome to Sub Club’s Jobs for Writers!
And TGIF, am I right? There are plenty of jobs to get to this week. And as a nice lil’ bonus, we have our first How to Break In essay, written by Daniel Groves, founder and EIC of The Bloomin’ Onion.
So! Enough with the dilly-dallying (do people still say dilly-dallying or have I, once again, exposed myself as an old-timey so and so?). Let’s get to it.
I’ve been writing for about six years, immersing myself increasingly deeper into the literary universe. I first discovered my passion at Kent State University back in 2019, as I worked towards a BA in English. After my first fiction workshop, I was hooked.
From there, I jumped right into working on my craft, submitting to literary magazines, and exploring MFA programs. I learned pretty quickly that I wanted to teach at the college level, and a little research led me to discover an MFA would qualify me to do just that from an educational perspective. I’m currently working toward publishing my first book, which will qualify me to teach from a technical perspective.
A literary magazine with layers
My path towards an MFA and the desire to teach was inspired by an enthusiasm for supporting emerging writers. In September 2024, I founded The Bloomin’ Onion as a way of helping emerging writers find their way through the initial scary part of writing and submitting.
Our reading process is straightforward. We have two readers for all flash fiction and short story submissions. If we both like a submission, we publish it. Simple as that. For our longform submissions, we have a single editor that reads all submissions and chooses which ones to accept. While we still unfortunately reject most of the submissions we receive, we maintain an acceptance rate between 7%–12%. The idea for our mag is to really maximize opportunity for writers, especially those just starting out.
We also do considerable editorial work on the stories we accept. Each piece is read, re-read, and offered suggested edits, though it’s made clear to all writers they ultimately need not accept the suggestions if they so choose. We’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback on this process.
Still, our main challenge is making ourselves known. We’re listed on Chill Subs, Duotrope, and X, but that’s it. We receive on average about two submissions per day. While it’s awesome to receive submissions at all, our goal is to provide more opportunity than that. We want everyone to know about us so more writers can send in their work.
Want to start your own literary magazine? Do it
The barrier to entry is super low. To start your own lit mag, you just need a website for publishing and an email for accepting submissions. Maintaining a website costs me $23 per month, and that’s my only monetary expense. Make sure you’re advertised in a couple of places and the writers will find you. It’ll be slow to start, but once things pick up, you’ll stay busy.
At the end of the day, it’s incredibly fulfilling to be able to work on a project that promotes emerging writers and helps build careers. Ultimately, we just want to do our part to make the literary community a little better.
Daniel Groves (he/him) is a writer from Ohio whose work appears in Hidden Peak Press, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, and others. He is an MFA candidate at Concordia University—Saint Paul, the EIC of The Bloomin’ Onion, and is working on his debut novel. When not writing, he enjoys spending time with his wife, reading, sports, F1, theater, film, and both applying to be on and watching Survivor. A complete list of his published work is available on Chill Subs and he’s on X @The_Grovenator.
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64 Writing Jobs, Internships, Lit Mag Opps, Fellowships, Pitch Calls, and More
6 Lit Mag + Volunteer Opportunities
9 Paying Pitch Calls
12 Full-Time Jobs
2 Part-Time + Contract Jobs
1 Internship
34 Open Opportunities from Past Issues
Remember to check out the full details of each job posting before you apply. May you land all the jobs! Or, you know. Just the ones you actually want.
Poetry Editor, The Bloomin’ Onion → Deadline: 9.1
Remote | Volunteer
Daniel Groves, EIC of The Bloomin’ Onion—yes, the very one featured in this week’s How to Break In—shared with us that his mag is looking for a Poetry Editor:
The Bloomin’ Onion is looking to hire a Poetry Editor!
This position will require reading all poetry submissions, making all publishing decisions, and working with accepted writers to edit their work.
To apply: Apply via Google Forms.
Managing Editor, RockPaperPoem
Remote | Volunteer
Alan Perry at RockPaperPoem shared two positions with us. Both are critical leadership opportunities that they’re hoping to fill as soon as possible.
RockPaperPoem is seeking to fill two critical leadership positions as soon as possible: Managing Editor and Website Editor/Webmaster. Both these remote volunteer positions will have an immediate impact on near term planning for RockPaperPoem, and will significantly influence the current and future direction of the journal. See position summaries for additional details.
To apply: Interested candidates should send an email of interest with a brief summary of relevant editorial experience to Alan Perry: alan@rockpaperpoem.com.
Website Editor/Webmaster, RockPaperPoem
Remote | Volunteer
RockPaperPoem is seeking to fill two critical leadership positions as soon as possible: Managing Editor and Website Editor/Webmaster. Both these remote volunteer positions will have an immediate impact on near term planning for RockPaperPoem, and will significantly influence the current and future direction of the journal. See position summaries for additional details.
To apply: Interested candidates should send an email of interest with a brief summary of relevant editorial experience to Alan Perry: alan@rockpaperpoem.com.
Fiction Editor, Literally Literary Magazine
Remote | Compensation: $50/Issue
The fiction editor is responsible for managing our dedicated staff of readers as they read, review, and rate fiction stories submitted through our platform. The fiction editor will also work with the co-editors to select the final pieces for publication.
To apply: Apply via Google Forms.
Poetry Editor, Literally Literary Magazine
Remote | Compensation: $50/Issue
The poetry editor is responsible for managing our dedicated staff of readers as they review and rate poems submitted through our platform. The poetry editor will also work with the co-editors to select the final pieces for publication.
To apply: Apply via Google Forms.
Nonfiction Editor, Literally Literary Magazine
Remote | Compensation: $50/Issue
The nonfiction editor is responsible for managing our dedicated staff of readers as they read, review, and rate essays and creative nonfiction pieces submitted through our platform. The nonfiction editor will also work with the co-editors to select the final pieces for publication.
To apply: Apply via Google Forms.
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