Jobs for Writers

Fine Arts Work Center

Director of Development and Communications

Provincetown
MA
posted 
8.14.25

The Director of Development and Communications plays a key role on the senior leadership team at the Fine Arts Work Center. The Director will work closely with the Executive Director and Board Advancement Committee to develop and lead FAWC’s fundraising and communications strategies. 

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Penzler Publishers

Managing Editor

New York
NY
posted 
8.14.25

Founded in early 2018 by Otto Penzler, Penzler Publishers is an independent publisher of mysteries, thrillers, and true crime. Our imprints include The Mysterious Press, American Mystery Classics, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and MysteriousPress.com.

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Cave Canem

Programs Coordinator

posted 
8.13.25

Location: New York, New York
Status: Full-time, hybrid (3 days in office/week)
Salary: $62,400/year
Reports to: Programs Manager

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Cave Canem

Executive Assistant

posted 
8.13.25

Location: Hybrid, minimum of 2 days in Soho
Status: Full-time, Overtime Exempt
Salary: $64,300 per year + benefits
Reports to: Executive Director

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Seattle Arts & Lectures

Director of Development

Seattle
WA
posted 
8.12.25

Title: Director of Development
Reports to: Rebecca Hoogs, Executive Director
Job Type: Full time, Exempt
Salary Range: $120,000 – $140,000/year plus benefits

Mission:
Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL) cultivates transformative experiences through story and language with readers and writers of all generations.

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Poets & Writers

Development & Communications Associate

posted 
8.12.25

The Development & Communications Associate works closely with the Director of Development & Communications to secure contributed revenue and manage institutional communications—all in service to advancing the organization’s mission of serving writers nationwide.

 

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Alice James Books

Production Coordinator (Part-Time)

posted 
8.7.25

Alice James Books | New Gloucester, ME

Alice James Books (AJB) seeks an hourly Production Coordinator to join our team for approximately 20–25 hours per week. This is a part-time, on-site role.

Minimum Qualifications:

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assistant/Associate Professor- Creative Writing (Poetry)

Urbana
IL
posted 
8.5.25

The Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for an Assistant Professor or tenured Associate Professor in Creative Writing (Poetry) with a target start date of August 16, 2026. We especially welcome applicants with a secondary expertise in teaching African American, Arab American, Asian American, Indigenous, Latinx, Chicanx, and/or Queer literature.

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Comparative Media Studies/Writing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Assistant Professor, Creative Writing

Cambridge
MA
posted 
6.23.25

Assistant Professor:

Comparative Media Studies / Writing section at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Creative Writing starting July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as possible.

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