Jobs for Writers

The VIDA Media & News team is looking for a Twitter Volunteer to join the social media team. This volunteer will work with the Media & News Director and the Social Media Coordinator to determine the strategy and content for VIDA’s Twitter account. This is an interactive role that will engage with the broader literary community through VIDA’s presence on Twitter. Ideally, VIDA’s Twitter is a space to empower our online literary community, as opposed to a space just for marketing and promotion.

The Department of English at James Madison University invites applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professorship in Creative Nonfiction Writing. The position will begin in fall 2020 teaching online courses only, but with the possibility of teaching in-person, online, or hybrid courses in spring 2021. Secondary fields may include fiction, poetry, gender studies, disability studies, African American, Asian American, Latinx, and Native American literatures, among other fields. 

Are you passionate about amplifying today’s unique voices, ideas and stories with the world? Our team at Smith Publicity has an immediate opening for an experienced publicist who is equally dedicated to the art of publicity and has a voracious love of books and brands. While given the creative freedom to work independently, our publicists are also part of a veteran team working hand-in-hand with traditional and independently published authors as well as publishers and industry partners.

Mass Poetry, a nonprofit poetry organization headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, seeks an experienced, contract grant writer with a passion for poetry. This part-time, contract role will require approximately 5–7 hours per week.

Mass Poetry envisions a world where poetry catalyzes connection and understanding. We harness the power of words to engage and empower diverse communities across our commonwealth. Our innovative programs spark dialogue, connection, and self-expression. We aim to build a vibrant, inclusive community that lifts all voices.

The Department of English Literature at Swarthmore College invites applications for a tenure-track open-rank position in creative writing with a specialization in fiction; secondary expertise in fields including but not limited to creative nonfiction or poetry desirable but not required. Teaching load is 2/2. This position will start in August 2021.

Pacific University's low-residency MFA in Writing program is seeking to hire an administrative assistant, responsible for coordinating administrative activities and performing clerical duties. Position is full-time and requires travel to twice-yearly residencies, which involve weekend work.

Bard College seeks a Managing Editor for the literary journal, Conjunctions.  The managing editorship is a part-time, three day a week, in-office position located at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. 

VIDA seeks determined, meticulous, and perceptive volunteers to assist with the VIDA BIPOC Survey, a new initiative intended to track racial inequities in literary publishing. Unlike the VIDA Gender Count, the BIPOC Survey will rely on self-reporting. The primary role of Survey Volunteers is to locate and record contact information (email addresses) for writers so that we may send them the BIPOC Survey.

VIDA is seeking a Coordinator for the VIDA BIPOC Survey, a new initiative intended to track racial inequities in literary publishing. The Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating VIDA BIPOC Survey volunteers, as well as communicating and working closely with the VIDA Count Director to send out the Survey. The Coordinator will manage the database of names and contact information for authors published in the publications for the 2020 VIDA Count.

Call for Applications: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Culture, and Visual Art Editors.