Luminarts Cultural Foundation Fellowships
Applications for the Luminarts Cultural Foundation Creative Writing Fellowship is now open! This year, they will be holding Q&A webinars---with upcoming sessions on November 12, 2026 and January 9, 2026---in case applicants need more information from them directly. Luminarts has been supporting emerging artists across disciplines since 1949. Fellowships are open to artists aged 18-30 years old with an address within 150 miles of the Chicago Loop. Artists outside that geographic region can also apply if they spent 4-6 consecutive years in the Chicago area and consider themselves a Chicago artist. Applications are due on January 15, 2027, and can be found at this link. Awarded Fellows receive an unrestricted grant of $10K and additional opportunities from Luminarts for a period of 10 years.
Oxford American Editorial Fellowships
The Oxford American offers an editorial fellowship program that provides a comprehensive view of editorial work at our nonprofit literary magazine. This program is designed with young professionals in mind, though anyone is welcome to apply. Fellows are a vital part of the Oxford American’s print and digital production teams, and work closely with the magazine’s full-time editors throughout the production process. Duties include evaluating pitches and manuscript submissions, participating in issue planning through weekly editorial meetings, and fact checking pieces for print. Applications for the February internship period close on December 1, 2026. You can apply on Submittable.
Fractured Literary Volunteer Reader Position
Fractured Lit is looking for flash fiction submission readers! They encourage readers who can commit to reading three to four hours each week working remotely and at your own pace. They are particularly interested in bringing on readers who are familiar with the flash fiction form and come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. This position begins on a rolling basis and involves a commitment of six months. Please note: this is an unpaid, volunteer opportunity. You can apply on Submittable.
Bicoastal Review, Volunteer Reader/Editorial Intern Position
Bicoastal Review is currently seeking volunteer Readers/Editorial Interns. Readers/Editorial Interns are responsible for writing critically and analytically about poetry along with nonfiction and visual art. Readers are also encouraged to interview writers, write book reviews, explore design opportunities, help work on print issues, and/or engage with similar special projects depending on their interests. They should reside in the US, be enrolled in or hold a degree in English or Creative Writing, and have excellent digital communication skills.
This is an unpaid, volunteer position that requires approximately 5 to 10 hours of work per week. Interested applicants should read the journal and submission guidelines, then email a very brief cover letter and a poetry critique sample to theeditors@bicoastalreview.com expressing their interest and any qualifications.
Sourcebooks – Career in Books Webinar Series
Sourcebooks, a publishing house noted among the Most Innovative Companies list of 2024, and Best Workplaces for Innovators list of 2023, offers a free, semiregular webinar series called “A Career In Books”; in this series, Sourcebooks employees across different departments explain how they got into publishing, what they do day-to-day, and what advice they have for prospective publishing careers. There are no upcoming webinars, but the total archive of their previous events can be found here.
Contemporary Literary Publishing Lab – Writer's Match
The UChicago Contemporary Literary Publishing Lab (CLP) is facilitating a writer's match event! The event matches student writers from across universities based on genre interest. After participants are connected, they develop their own partnership based on their needs and schedules. If you are interested in being paired up with a fellow writer to share your work, give and get feedback, or just make friends with another writer, then fill out the form linked here.
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