Jobs for Writers

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826LA

Institutional Giving Manager

Los Angeles
CA
posted 
3.14.24

About 826LA

826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.

With an annual budget of $2M, a staff of 22, an active and engaged board of directors, and over 600 active volunteers, 826LA serves thousands of students each year. Our services are structured around our understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.

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Poets & Writers

Director of Programs & Partnerships

New York
NY
posted 
3.13.24

The Director of Programs & Partnerships is responsible for planning, delivering, and evaluating programs that help creative writers nationwide develop their careers, build community, and reach readers. Currently these include our longstanding regranting program, Readings & Workshops; an ongoing series of online professional development courses; Get the Word Out, a publicity incubator for early career authors; and the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award.

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Research Press Publishers

Publisher/Publishing Executive

Champaign
IL
posted 
3.12.24

Research Press Publishers of Champaign, Illinois, is seeking a Publisher/Publishing Executive. We are looking for a person who is creative and forward-looking with significant on-the-job publishing experience to manage and grow the business.

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Cave Canem

Communications Coordinator

Brooklyn
NY
posted 
3.12.24

Job Posting: Communications Coordinator

Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY

Status: Full-time, hybrid (2 -3 days in office/week)

Salary: $62,400 (Annual)

Reports to: Communications Manager

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The Drift

Business Manager

posted 
3.11.24

The Drift is hiring! We’re seeking a business manager to help us oversee and grow the magazine. So far, our editorial team has been handling our finances — we think that the right business manager can help us expand our subscriber base and diversify our revenue streams, enabling us to keep doing what we do for many years to come.

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Columbia University

Lecturer in the Discipline of Writing

New York
NY
posted 
3.8.24

Description

Columbia University School of the Arts invites applications to fill the position of Lecturer in the Discipline of Writing to begin July 1, 2024. This is a one-year term appointment, with possible renewal for a total of three years.

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College of the Holy Cross

Visiting Full-Time Faculty Position in Fiction Writing

Worcester
MA
posted 
3.6.24

The Department of English at College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a visiting full-time faculty position in the writing of fiction for the 2024-2025 academic year, to begin in August 2024. Additional experience in teaching nonfiction and contemporary literature is desirable. Our Creative Writing Program offers a minor and concentration with three tracks (poetry, fiction, and nonfiction) as well as a vibrant series of talks and readings by several distinguished authors each semester. To learn more, visit our Creative Writing page 

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Literary Arts

Public Programs Coordinator

Portland
OR
posted 
3.4.24

Position: Public Programs Coordinator   

Category: Full-Time, Regular  

Employee type: Salaried, Non-exempt 

Reports to: Senior Artistic Director 

Work schedule: Mon – Fri, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; some evenings and weekend hours required 

Salary: $55,000

Benefits: Employer-paid health and dental insurance, group term life insurance, and long-term disability; flex benefit plans including medical, dependent care, and transportation; 401(k) plan with employer match; generous vacation and holiday policy 

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Scripps College

Mary Routt Endowed Chair of Writing

Claremont
CA
posted 
3.4.24

SCRIPPS COLLEGE

CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA 91711

MARY ROUTT ENDOWED CHAIR OF WRITING

SPRING 2025

Scripps College, a women’s liberal arts college with a strong interdisciplinary tradition, invites applications for a distinguished visiting writer for the Mary Routt Endowed Chair of Writing during the spring semester of 2025.

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Wilton Library

The Cornerstone Writer-in-Residence Program

Wilton
CT
posted 
2.22.24

Wilton Library (CT) is pleased to announce the inaugural year of The Cornerstone Writer-in-Residence Program. The program provides an emerging or mid-career writer with financial support and office space to complete one manuscript within a 12-month period. The selected writer will receive a $30,000 stipend, generously provided by the Wilton Library Endowment Fund. In addition to completing their manuscript, the Writer-in-Residence will lead a series of library programs for all ages and offer outreach visits to Wilton schools during their residency.

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The University of British Columbia

Lecturer in Writing for Video Games

Vancouver BC
posted 
2.20.24

The UBC School of Creative Writing invites applications for a 0.5FTE part-time Lecturer position in Writing for Video Games, with a likely start date of July 1, 2024. 

This is a part-time without review (i.e., non-tenure track) position for a term of up to three years, renewable for successive terms, subject to availability of funds and demonstration of excellence in teaching and service, in accordance with the Collective Agreement between UBC and the UBC Faculty Association. This position will entail a probationary first year. 

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