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Starry Forest Books

Managing Editor (Part-Time)

New York

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1.17.20

Starry Forest Books is looking for a positive and highly organized managing editor to coordinate editorial workflow and assist with company operations.

Responsibilities:

Coordinate with management, editors, and designers to determine optimal workloads
Create and track project schedules
Copyedit and proofread files
Manage title details in multiple online platforms
Gather input from staff and clients for continued operation improvements

Hours & Location:

Executive Director

Johnson

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1.16.20

The Vermont Studio Center (VSC), the largest international artists' and writers' residency in the U.S., is seeking a visionary, passionate, and inspiring leader to carry on the remarkable spirit and success created over the Center's first 35 years.

Summer Writing Program Instructors

Washington

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1.15.20

About the Summer Writing Programs:
PEN/Faulkner’s Summer Writing Programs bring summer literacy activities to students around the District of Columbia.

Merritt Writing Program Director and Writing Studies Faculty

Merced

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1.14.20

The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) seeks a Director of the Merritt Writing Program, with an associated tenured appointment in Writing Studies. This position is faculty administrative, with primary responsibilities for program management as well as strategic vision. The administrative appointment will be part of SSHA with a five-year comprehensive review process.

Program Head: Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media

New York

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1.14.20

The School of Performing Arts (PPA) in Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at Pace University invites applications for an anticipated faculty position as founding Program Head of the new BA in Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media (WDE), to launch in September 2020. The rank will be based on the individual’s experience.

Associate Manager of Operations

New York

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1.13.20

New York based independent publisher is currently seeking a detailed oriented, highly organized Associate Manager of Operations to manage and facilitate inventory and operations needs and processes in a fast-paced environment. The individual will be responsible for inventory management and control, order processing and fulfillment, distribution, logistics/transportation, warehousing and customer service.

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Essayist

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1.10.20

Looking for a creative writer to ghost a 3,000+/- essay around the concept "too big to fail." The term that became synonymous with the 2008 financial crisis applies more broadly in a political and social context as Goliaths, like Amazon and Facebook, have become too big to defeat, and lobbyists, such as those preventing climate protections, are too powerful to overcome.

Assistant Professor - First Year Writing and English

Saint Paul

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1.10.20

The Department of English at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, seeks applicants with a Ph.D. in Composition & Rhetoric to join our vibrant, diverse community. We invite innovative thinkers with demonstrated interest in pedagogies of difference and multi-modality to help us enhance a “student-ready” first-year writing program and help shape our emergent curriculum at the intersection of composition & rhetoric, civic engagement, and public advocacy.

Development Manager

Brooklyn

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1.9.20

n+1 Foundation—the Brooklyn-based nonprofit publisher of n+1 magazine, n+1 books, and Paper Monument—is seeking a motivated Development Manager to work full-time in their DUMBO office.

Publisher, ALA Editions/ALA Neal-Schuman

Chicago

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1.9.20

The American Library Association seeks a Publisher for ALA Editions/ALA Neal-Schuman.

Professional Specialist - Translator in Residence

Princeton

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1.9.20

The Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication (PTIC) at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) invites applications for a one-semester appointment as a Translator in Residence for each semester of the 2020–2021 academic year. The primary rank of the successful candidate will be Professional Specialist, and the successful candidate will carry a secondary rank of Lecturer when performing teaching responsibilities.

Contracts Coordinator

Philadelphia

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1.8.20

Benefits: Health; Dental; 401k
Duration: Full-time
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Quirk Books, an independent book publisher based in Philadelphia, is seeking a Contracts Coordinator to draft, negotiate, and finalize agreements with authors, illustrators, licensors, and licensees across Quirk’s list.

Responsibilities:

Publicist

Chicago

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1.7.20

Haymarket Books—a leading independent, nonprofit, radical publisher—is looking for a full-time publicist to join our team in our Chicago office.

Haymarket publishes books in a variety of genres and by a diverse array of authors, including Angela Y. Davis, Eve Ewing, Naomi Klein, José Olivarez, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Arundhati Roy, Rebecca Solnit, Howard Zinn, and many others. Haymarket is also home to the BreakBeat Poets series, a growing imprint of critically acclaimed and award-winning contemporary poetry.

Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing and Publishing

Cleveland

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1.3.20

The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is accepting applications for the Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing & Publishing, a two-year postgraduate fellowship that offers an emerging writer time to work toward a first or second book and an opportunity to gain experience in editing, publishing, literary programming, and outreach in collaboration with the staff of the CSU Poetry Center.

English Composition Instructor

Napa

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12.31.19

Napa Valley College is seeking an individual with demonstrated instructional skills to join an outstanding team of faculty and instructional administrators to provide high quality programs and services to our district, our community, and most importantly, our students. This position offers the opportunity to participate in developing and implementing the philosophy and curriculum of the English Department at Napa Valley College.

To apply, please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/napavalley.

Production Editor

Berkeley

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12.30.19

North Atlantic Books (NAB) is a leading independent nonprofit publisher in Berkeley, CA. We are seeking a Production Editor to join our team in shepherding titles in key areas like health and wellness, personal growth, and holistic lifestyle; and in emerging categories like social justice, cannabis, and trauma and somatics. NAB offers the benefits of working with a nonprofit with a conscience and teams with Penguin Random House in distribution to reach a wide range of readers.

Writer, Project Manager, Hero

Bethesda

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12.30.19

Launch the new year with a new adventure: Join our supergroup of writers. (Think Avengers, but with more copy and less danger.)

The ideal candidate juggles challenges with grace and beats deadlines senseless. Please apply if you:

Louis Auchincloss Retrospective - Short Term Research Project

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12.30.19

Wanted: A skilled graduate researcher or literary historian to complete a retrospective analysis of New York author Louis Auchincloss' fictional and nonfictional stories and autobiographies or biographies about the author to examine the extent of the author's writings, experience with, and depictions of the state of Maine. Final product will include (1) a complete biography of his works indicating works where Maine or synonyms are referenced; (2) an analysis of stories that take place in Maine or where Maine/Downeast New England/or Synonyms such as Bar Harbor, Anchor Harbor, etc.

Senior Publicist

Raleigh

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12.30.19

CaryPress Books is seeking an experienced Publicist. The Publicist will report directly to the publishers and must be able to take the initiative and work efficiently in a small company environment

Job responsibilities will include:

Graphic Designer

Kingston

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12.30.19

Do you have a love of art and graphic design? Join Crab Creek Review and immerse yourself in all things literary! Become part of the Pacific NW literary community by contributing your graphic design skills and artistic aesthetic to one of the longest running litmags in the Pacific Northwest.

Marketing Internship

San Francisco

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12.20.19

Aunt Lute Books is a nonprofit, multicultural women’s press in the Mission District of San Francisco, within walking distance of the 16th and 24th Street Mission BART stations. Since 1982, we have published women’s voices that are underrepresented in mainstream presses by virtue of race, ethnicity, sexuality, socio-economic background, age, or geographic location. Aunt Lute’s titles include fiction, poetry, and critical essays by Gloria Anzaldúa, Paula Gunn Allen, Judy Grahn, Ginu Kamani, Audre Lorde, and Alice Walker.

About Our Internship Program:

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Poetry Editor

London

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12.20.19

We’re looking for an editor with an outstanding reputation as a poet and an exciting creative vision for the future of Poetry London.

Our new Poetry Editor will:

define Poetry London’s editorial direction
manage our staff and our relationships with stakeholders
lead Poetry London’s strategy

Details of how to apply are available at https://poetrylondon.co.uk/poetry-editor/

Apply by 20/02/2020

Publicist

Minneapolis

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12.18.19

Milkweed Editions, one of the nation’s leading independent book publishers, seeks a Publicist. Our offices are located in the Open Book literary center in downtown Minneapolis. For more information, visit milkweed.org/our-story.

Associate Professor/Professor of English (Director FYC)

Tampa

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12.16.19

Department Name/Number: English/ 0-1223-000
College/Division: College of Arts and Sciences
Salary Plan: Faculty
Hiring Salary/Salary Range: Negotiable

Director

Salem

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12.16.19

Description:
Chemeketa aspires to be an inclusive environment where we honor and value the unique contributions of our diverse students, employees, and community. We seek to foster cultural competence and pursue equitable solutions that support all students in achieving their educational goals. If you are interested in joining the work of the college to pursue a supportive and inclusive culture, we encourage you to apply.

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