SFWA Seeks Interns
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has announced its new “Publishing Taught Me” program. The program will invite publishing professionals of color to contribute to “an online essay series, to be collated into an anthology, and a symposium aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres.”
SFWA seeks two paid interns to serve as assistant editors for the project under the mentorship of managing editor Nisi Shawl. Candidates should be early in their career as publishing professionals. They also “must be at least at 18 years of age, and should have at least three months previous editing experience, preferably within the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres, and a firsthand knowledge of the challenges facing people of color in the current publishing environment. Familiarity with Google Docs, Zoom, WordPress, and Canva is a plus.”
The internship will take place from November 2023 to November 2024, with an estimated 50 hours of work per month. Each intern will receive a $2,000 stipend. Interns’ responsibilities include developmental editing, line editing, and copyediting, as well as “soliciting and editing project essays, overseeing contributor agreement completion, assisting with arranging the essays within the final publication, helping to establish and supporting project participant communication protocols, and preparing marketing materials for the project.”
Applications are open until September 30, 2023. For more information, and to apply for the position, visit the internship application webpage.
This report and more like it in the July 2023 issue of Locus.
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