Jobs for Writers

The Department of Literature within the Division of Arts and Humanities at UC San Diego (https://literature.ucsd.edu/) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body, and invites applications whose experience has prepared them to contribute to our commitment.

On behalf of Two Lines Press, the Center for the Art of Translation is seeking a Sales and Marketing Manager to boost field, academic, library, and special sales. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned publishing professional eager to amplify the work of a daring small press.

Cave Canem Foundation, Inc., founded in 1996, is one of the most important organizations for U.S. literary arts and letters and offers the premier space for the cultivation of African American poetry. We seek an Executive Director who will build on the organization’s successful 20+-year history and, in conjunction with the Board of Directors and staff, expand the organization with a vision towards Cave Canem Foundation, Inc.’s 25th anniversary in 2021.

Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that challenges the curious and passionate to deliver work that matters. Our world-class institution has distinctive areas of excellence and a culture marked by ambition and a deep, practical engagement with challenges facing society. We continue to produce hardworking alumni and draw faculty and staff eager to be a part of the university’s creative, dedicated and close-knit community. We place emphasis on practical problem solving, interdisciplinary learning, an ambitious spirit, and collaboration.

Lucinda Literary is excited to announce a new editorial and marketing assistant position. In this role, you will primarily handle the company calendar, scheduling calls and meetings with authors and editors, but will also be responsible for reviewing and lending editorial input on fiction and nonfiction projects, and creating content for the company blog. You’ll be part of building a book—from the ground up. For those who bring research and marketing acumen, we’re looking for self-starters to assist with our speakers bureau.

The Integrated Reading and Writing/English Instructor will provide instruction in developmental reading and writing classes and college credit classes in Composition. The Integrated Reading and Writing/English Instructor will also provide instruction/mentoring to students in the writing lab and mentor adjuncts.

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We are looking for two highly motivated and collaborative Editorial Interns to join our Academic Books Editorial Team in the New York office. You will have the opportunity to assist editors and editorial assistants in coordination of all editorial phases of book publication, from assessing submitted manuscripts to promoting and distributing completed books.   

You will be corresponding with Cambridge University Press colleagues, authors, and peer reviewers, researching possible cover and interior images for books, and managing both administrative work and pre-production work. 

Writers in Schools (WinS) is PEN/Faulkner’s K–12 literary arts education and community outreach programming. WinS brings contemporary literature and living writers into under-resourced DC public schools, public charter schools, community organizations, and the DC Jail; donates books to low-income readers; administers an annual Youth Essay Contest; hosts in-class personal essay writing workshop residencies with professional writers; provides bilingual Spanish/English books and programming; and offers summer youth programming.

The Marketing Internship will focus largely on social media marketing for PEN/Faulkner, though a range of other marketing responsibilities—from photography to video editing—may come into play, depending on candidate qualifications. The Marketing Intern will act as a steward (in partnership with PEN/Faulkner’s full-time staff) of the organization’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts and generally contribute to the ongoing marketing efforts of the organization.

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Galveston College seeks a part time Instructor to teach face-to-face English Composition classes at the main campus in Galveston, Texas, beginning in Fall 2019. Position may require the teaching of high school dual-credit students and/or students co-enrolled in Integrated Reading and Writing courses. 
 

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The American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), an affiliate of University of Arizona's College of Humanities (COH), seeks self-motivated and highly qualified applicants for the position of Secretary. The selected candidate will perform various administrative tasks, and will work independently and in coordination with other ALTA staff. Ideal individual will be energetic, collaborative, adaptable, and willing to learn. The successful candidate will directly report to the College of Humanities Assistant Dean, Business-Finance, and will work closely with ALTA’s Executive Director.

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