Jobs for Writers

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Ripon College

Wisconsin’s Own Library Poet-in-Residence Fellowship at Ripon College

Ripon
WI
posted 
11.12.26

The Wisconsin’s Own Library Poet-in-Residence program provides one poet with a year-long opportunity at Ripon College to devote time and attention to a poetry manuscript in progress.

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Library of America

Amor Towles Fellow

New York
NY
posted 
11.10.26

LIBRARY OF AMERICA, an acclaimed nonprofit publisher and cultural institution, whose recent titles include the work of Ursula K. Le Guin, Hannah Arendt, E. L. Doctorow, and Tracy K. Smith, is offering a full-time, two-year fellowship to a qualified individual seeking to pursue a career in publishing. The fellowship is designed to provide young professionals with key hands-on experience in the book publishing process.

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Earthjustice

Audience Editor

posted 
11.9.26

Earthjustice is the nation's leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer. 

Driven by a passion for justice, inclusion, partnership, and excellence, our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. 

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Wine Spectator

Editorial Intern

posted 
11.9.26

Wine Spectator seeks an editorial intern for spring 2027. The intern’s work will encompass a wide range of duties essential to the world’s leading authority on wine, including writing and editing articles, editing email newsletters, optimizing the print magazine for the web, performing photo research, building web articles, and assisting with social media. The intern will also be invited to join training sessions with our tasting department and grow their knowledge of wine.

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University of Montana

Assistant Professor, English

Missoula
MT
posted 
11.2.26

The University of Montana, Department of English, within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of fiction to begin August 2027.

The department is seeking a writer and educator with a distinguished record in fiction writing and college-level teaching to be a part of their creative writing program.

Responsibilities:

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Syracuse University

Assistant Professor of Creative Writing

Syracuse
NY
posted 
10.21.26

Application Instruction

In addition to completing an online application, please attach a cover letter, CV, a brief writing sample (up to 20 pages, uploaded as one PDF), a list of references, a teaching statement, and a personal statement (under the “other” section). An example syllabus will be requested at a later date in the process. Please complete an online application https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/114410

Job Description and Responsibilities

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Boston University

Professor of Modern and Contemporary Poetry

posted 
10.19.26

Boston University invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Professor in the CAS English Department and Creative Writing Program (CWP).

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The George Washington University

Assistant Professor of English/Creative Writing

posted 
10.19.26

The George Washington University English Department invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing for a three-year renewable contract (non-tenure track) as early as Fall 2027. The successful candidate will join a thriving undergraduate Creative Writing program.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will teach fiction and/or creative nonfiction in our Creative Writing program, advise students, and perform other departmental and university service, while continuing to publish.

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Princeton University

Translator in Residence, Program in Translation & Intercultural Communication

Princeton, NJ USA
posted 
10.8.26

The Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication (PTIC) at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) and the Council of the Humanities invites applications for an appointment as a Translator in Residence for one academic semester, either fall or spring, during academic years 2027-28 and 2028-29.  Interviews for both years may take place in January 2027.  The primary rank will be Professional Specialist.

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High Point University Date

Assistant Professor of English

High Point
NC
posted 
10.2.26

The HPU English faculty represent Literature, Creative Writing, and Public and Professional Writing, and they regularly teach general-education courses as well as courses in their area of specialization. All High Point University faculty maintain robust research and/or creative publishing agendas, contribute to the university’s academic culture through service, and enjoy generous professional development.

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