Jobs for Writers

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National Book Foundation

Awards & Honors Manager

New York
NY
posted 
12.22.25

The National Book Foundation is seeking a full-time Awards & Honors Manager, an instrumental position in the annual presentation of the National Book Awards alongside the Foundation’s other Awards & Honors, including its Lifetime Achievement Awards and 5 Under 35. Working closely with the senior leadership team and reporting to the Executive Director, this position requires exceptional organizational and prioritization skills, while simultaneously understanding both small tasks and the big picture.

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Smith College

Elizabeth Drew Professor

Northampton
MA
posted 
12.22.25

Smith College invites applications from established fiction writers for the Elizabeth Drew professorship, to begin July 1, 2026.  This is a two-year, half-time, benefits-eligible position that also provides a housing stipend. Recent Elizabeth Drew professors include Kelly Link, Ruth Ozeki, and Emily Barton. Fiction writers with a strong record of publication are eligible to apply.

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Smith College

Grace Hazard Conkling Professor

Northampton
MA
posted 
12.22.25

Smith College invites applications from established poets for the Grace Hazard Conkling professorship, to begin July 1, 2026.  This is a two-year, half-time, benefits-eligible position that also provides a housing stipend. Recent Conkling professors include Tiana Clark, Leila Chatti, and Marilyn Chin. Poets with a strong record of publication are eligible to apply.

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University of Detroit Mercy

Assistant Professor

posted 
12.22.25

Assistant Professor

Job ID
FU9825-0008-1898

Position Classification
FT Faculty UDMPU (9 month)

Position Summary

The Department of English at the University of Detroit Mercy invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Creative Writing with a specialization in poetry and/or fiction to begin August 2026. The faculty member will also serve as Director of Creative Writing.

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Crooked Lane Books

Editor/Senior Editor, Crime Fiction

posted 
12.17.25

Title/Position: Editor/Senior Editor, Crime Fiction

Location: New York, NY—Hybrid (open to Freelance)

Employment Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: 3-5 years

Salary: $60,000-80,000 w/ benefits, depending on experience

 

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Crooked Lane Books

Editor/Senior Editor, Fiction--Speculative/Horror/SFF

posted 
12.17.25

Title/Position: Editor/Senior Editor, Fiction--Speculative/Horror/SFF

Location: New York, NY—Hybrid (open to Freelance)

Employment Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: 3-5 years

Salary: $60,000-80,000 w/ benefits, depending on experience

 

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African Poetry Book Fund/ Brown University

Web Editor

Providence
RI
posted 
12.16.25

Are you a Web Editor with excellent technical, research, and design skills who’s interested in African and Caribbean poetry?

We have a part-time job opportunity come up! See the details below, and apply through Brown University’s job portal.

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Rice University

Post-MFA Fellow in Creative Writing

posted 
12.11.25

 

The Humanities Research Center (HRC) at Rice University seeks to appoint one Post-MFA Fellow in Creative Writing.

The Humanities Research Center is an internationally recognized hub that fosters innovative humanities and arts research at Rice University and builds collaborations with local, national, and global partners.

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University of California, Berkeley

Lecturer in Summer Sessions 2026 - College Writing Programs

Berkeley
CA
posted 
12.4.25

The College Writing Programs at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach summer courses in the College Writing Programs should openings arise. The number of positions varies from summer to summer, depending on the department's needs. All positions are handled on a by-agreement basis.

Programs include:

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Nosy Crow

Managing Editor

MA
posted 
12.1.25

Independent children's publisher Nosy Crow is seeking a highly organized self-starter to serve as Managing Editor at its US-based subsidiary, Nosy Crow, Inc. This is a hybrid position with a minimum of 3 days/week in our Lincoln, Massachusetts, office outside of Boston. Come join our small but mighty team in a collegial, fast-paced environment!

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The Paris Review

Engagement Editor

posted 
11.26.25

The Paris Review is seeking an editor with imagination and verve, attention to detail, and a command of tone to communicate with our audience across multiple platforms. They will track data to understand the Review’s readers, discover new ones, and increase engagement and sales. This person will take pleasure in selecting the right quotation from an interview to share with our audience of more than a million followers, writing a savvy press release, designing a stylish marketing email, or brainstorming a new educational initiative. 

The engagement editor will:

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The Paris Review

Web / Senior Editor

posted 
11.26.25

The Paris Review is seeking an experienced editor to commission and edit short- and long-form nonfiction for the magazine’s website, to top-edit all online pieces, and to edit select pieces for the print quarterly. This editor will be a discerning reader; have great skill, sensitivity, and imagination with developmental and line edits, and an ear to the ground for emerging and lesser-known voices; and enjoy shaping excerpts from longer works and working with interview transcripts.

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