Jobs for Writers

The Writing Program in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor in African American and/or African diasporic poetry who will also direct the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics (CAAPP: caapp.pitt.edu) to begin in the fall

Library of America, a prestigious non-profit publisher, seeks a Contracts and Permissions Manager to draft and negotiate contracts; maintain contracts files; submit check requests to accounting; research and clear permissions for text and illustrations, while managing costs to keep projects on budget; and respond to permissions requests. Small, collegial office. Minimum two years publishing experience. Strong organizational skills and proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and Adobe Acrobat Sign preferred.

Graywolf Press seeks an energetic, organized, and creative person with book publicity experience for the position of Associate Publicist.

Graywolf Press is a leading nonprofit publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including work in translation, that is committed to the discovery and energetic publication of twenty-first century American and international literature. We publish thirty to thirty-five books each year. Our nineteen-person, hybrid staff is primarily based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

PFLM is hiring a Senior Literary Agent.  The right candidate has been working as a full-time agent for 5+ years, with demonstrated success partnering with authors in Adult and/or YA and Children’s books.

The Development & Marketing Associate will be an integral part of a small team of fundraising and marketing professionals who secure contributions and promote Poets & Writers’ programs— all in service to advancing the organization’s mission and achieving its vision, which is to empower writers and strengthen literary communities in every corner of the United States.

Reporting to the Deputy Director and Chief Curator, the Head of Publications develops and implements the strategic direction of the YCBA’s publications program, foregrounding scholarship and research on the museum’s collections, exhibitions, and architecture. Working with staff across the museum and with authors around the globe, the Head of Publications will produce innovative titles and publishing initiatives to advance the YCBA’s profile and contributions to the field of British art.

The English Department at Binghamton University invites applications for a Lecturer of Creative Writing (three-year renewable contract) who will serve as Associate Director of the Creative Writing program.  This position will involve a 2-1 teaching load in addition to administrative duties.  This position is 50% teaching and 50% administrative responsibilities with an understanding that an average of 20 hours per week will be committed to the Associate Directorship.  Management and coordination of Binghamton University Center for Writer's vibrant Creative Writing program includes event plan

The Online Community Coordinator is an integral part of the team responsible for developing and maintaining Poets & Writers’ website (pw.org), which attracts more than 1.5 million unique visitors per year. Responsibilities include engaging members of Poets & Writers Groups, our online collaboration and peer-to-peer networking platform, to create a dynamic and supportive virtual writing community; maintaining the Poets & Writers Directory; creating weekly content for our popular series of writing prompts; and more.