Adroit Journal Volunteer Prose Reader Position
Deadline: Rolling. The Adroit Journal is searching for volunteer prose readers who will get the first crack at all submissions in their specified genre and are expected to review fiction and nonfiction (and hybrid) submissions regularly and consistently. Reviewing submissions includes voting, providing comments, and participating in occasional discussions about pieces on the bubble. (Est. commitment: 3.5 hrs/week.) Unless otherwise specified, all positions are volunteer and remote in nature & have a start-date of ASAP.
Eloquenti
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JAMFest 2025
On Friday, October 24, join the Career Advancement office for a series of workshops and conversations on Careers in Journalism, Arts, and Media! This is a great opportunity to learn more about a variety of different fields from leading industry practitioners and make connections with students who have similar career interests. Click this link to view the full event schedule and sign up.
The Chicago Review— Fall/Winter/Spring Literary Publishing & Editorial Internship
Deadline: October 26, 11:59pm CST. The Chicago Review is a small magazine based on the UChicago campus that has been publishing new writing in English and translation since 1946. Previous publications include works from Jack Kerouac, William Carlos Williams, and Anaïs Nin. They are seeking two interns to work for the 2025-26 academic year, and possibly into the summer. Due to the Chicago Review’s small staff, interns typically receive hands-on experience in all aspects of the publishing process, which makes this position ideal for students interested in applying to graduate school in English, Creative Writing, or Comparative Literature, or in pursuing careers in publishing, journalism, media, or writing. This position is eligible for a Metcalf Internship grant. You can apply here.
Copper Canyon Press Poetry Internship
Deadline: November 1, 5pm PST. Copper Canyon Press offers an opportunity to work on hands-on, independent, and collaborative projects while gaining professional experience in marketing, fundraising, production, acquisitions, reader engagement, and publicity. All interns experience the full scope of operations within a nonprofit press, including fundraising, marketing, book production, editing, publicity, and reader engagement while supporting Copper Canyon’s nonprofit mission. They are currently accepting applications for their January-June internship.
Best of the Net Volunteer Reader
Best of the Net seeks volunteer readers who will primarily evaluate work for the first round of the judging process. On average, BotN assistant editors are expected to complete 5–10 hours of work per week, depending on the stage of the publication cycle. They verify nominations and assist in the layout and proofreading of the anthology. The application closes on November 1, 2025.
Wise Ink Media—Winter/Spring 2026 Editorial Internship
Deadline: Rolling, until November 10. Wise Ink Media, a hybrid publishing and media company that provides consulting, marketing, creative development, and distribution services to writers, organizations, and media personalities, is offering a part-time, PAID, REMOTE editorial internship. Interns will work closely with Wise Ink’s project management team to provide support to developing book projects, including editorial, administrative, and copywriting work. Winter/Spring interns work 10-15 hours per week, and are paid $15/hour. You can apply here.
Sundress Publications—Editorial Internship
Deadline: November 21. Sundress Publications, a nonprofit publishing collective, is offering a PAID, REMOTE editorial internship, and is particularly encouraging applicants with experience in social media management, or a specific professional desire to gain that experience. The position will run from January 1st to July 1st, 2026. Interns would work 10 hours per week. Though the opportunity is unpaid, interns are eligible to attend residency programs at the related Sundress Academy for the Arts at a significantly diminished cost. You can apply here.
Luminarts Fellowship
Deadline: February 1, 2026. The Creative Writing Fellowship, sponsored by the Luminarts Cultural Foundation, awards excellence in creative writing in the categories of poetry and/or prose, both fiction and nonfiction.
To be eligible for the Creative Writing Fellowship, applicants must: be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old on the date of applying; be currently enrolled in, or have completed, a degree program, conservatory, or other professional artist development program (not necessarily specific to the program for which they are applying); live within 150 miles of the Chicago Loop.