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Remote Internship: McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

December 6, 2020Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Applicants, Apply, Assist, Author, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, books, Candidates, Children, Стажировки, Editorial, Efficient, Evaluate, Fiction, File, Genres, Industry, Intern, internat, Interniaeth, Internship, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Learning, Librarians, Manuscripts, McIntosh & Otis, Middle Grade, New York, Organized, pasantía, Picture Book, Praktik, Publishing, Reading, Reliable, research, Slush, Stage, Stáž, Stories, کارآموزی, Voracious Reader, Writer, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

McIntosh & Otis, Inc. is looking for a remote intern for the adult department. This is unpaid and the candidate must be enrolled as a student. They would like an intern to work 12-18 hours per week and to commit to a 3-month term, but they’ll work with the interns schedule. The agency will also work with students to possibly receive academic credit.

Requirements:

Currently enrolled as a student
Voracious reader
Strong writer
Keen editorial eye
Interested in in adult fiction and non-fiction
Detail-oriented, with office skills as a plus
Enthusiastic

There is a modest stipend. Interested candidates should email their resume (as a Word doc or PDF attachment) and cover letter (in the body of the email) to Zoë Bodzas at zbodzas@mcintoshandotis.com. Please write “Spring Intern Application – Adult” in the subject line.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

Remote Internship: Penguin Random House

August 5, 2020Internship, LiteraryAcquisition, Adult, Application, Apply, Authors, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, Backend Duties, Behind-The-Scenes, books, Candidates, Career, Children's, College, Contracts, Creative Industry, Deadline, Drafting, Стаж, Стажировки, Стажування, Editing, Editorial, Estágio, Evaluate, Fall 2020, Flexible, Galuega faataitai, Genre, Gyakorlat, Industry, Intéirneacht, Interests, Intern, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Knowledge, Literary, Magang, Manuscripts, Marketing, Media, Meetings, New York, No Experience, Opportunity, Organized, Package, Paid, pasantía, Penguin Random House, Praktik, Praktikum, Publishing, Reader, Reading, Recommendations, Records, Remote, Reports, research, Resume, Slush, Social media, Stage, Stagiu, Staj, Stáž, Stories, Student, Submissions, Tập, Title Information, Trends, Underrepresented Groups, کارآموزی, Virtual, Writers, 实习, 實習。pdpabst

Penguin Random House is offering their first paid remote internship! It will be available for their adult or children’s editorial department. Editors decides whether or not to pursue stories for acquisition and works with authors to turn their manuscript into a finished book. They negotiate contracts, edit the books for content, structure and on a line-by-line basis, and collaborate with internal departments on how to package, market, and publicize the book.

Specific responsibilities may include:

Reading, evaluating, and responding to slush, agented submissions, and contracted works
Writing reports and copy
Updating title information sheets
Attending virtual meetings with department
Researching consumer interests and identifying trends via social media and other outlets
Competitive title research

Fall interns work 14 hours per week and are paid $20hr. Intern schedules will be flexible to account for candidates who may be located in a variety of time zones. To be eligible, you can be a rising college senior, a graduate; and/or any candidate available for full-time employment within 6 months to 1 year. (You need not be enrolled in college or have a degree to apply to the internship program.) No experience is required! The Fall 2020 Remote Internship Program is intended to provide opportunities for racially/ethnically underrepresented groups in the publishing industry.

The internship program runs from September 28, 2020 – November 20, 2020 and the application deadline is August 16, 2020. To apply, submit your resume using their online application process. Cover letters are encouraged and they suggest that you indicate if you have a preference for working with adult or children’s books, or if you are particularly interested in any genre(s).

As always, good luck!

P.D Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

Internship: MCINTOSH & OTIS, INC.

September 8, 2019Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Applicants, Apply, Assist, Author, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, books, Candidates, Children, Стажировки, Editorial, Efficient, Evaluate, Fiction, File, Genres, Industry, Intern, internat, Interniaeth, Internship, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Learning, Librarians, Manuscripts, McIntosh & Otis, Middle Grade, New York, Organized, pasantía, Picture Book, Praktik, Publishing, Reading, Reliable, research, Slush, Stage, Stáž, Stories, کارآموزی, Voracious Reder, Writer, Writing, Young Adult, 实习pdpabst

McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

McIntosh & Otis, Inc. is looking for an intern for the children’s department (picture book, middle grade, and young adult literature). The internship is unpaid and must be enrolled as a student. They would like an intern to work 12-18 hours per week and to commit to a 4-month term, but they’ll work with the interns schedule. The agency will also work with students to possibly receive academic credit.

Requirements:

Currently enrolled as a student
Voracious reader
Strong writer
Keen editorial eye
Interested in children’s literature and familiarity with current trends in picture books through YA
Detail-oriented, with office skills as a plus
Enthusiastic

To apply for the position, please send your resume (as a Word doc attachment) and cover letter (in the body of the email) to Daniele Hunter at dhunter@mcintoshandotis.com. Please note “FALL Children’s Internship” in the subject line. Deadline is rolling until September 30, 2019.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

Internship 2020: DYSTEL,GODERICH & BOURRET LLC

June 3, 2019Internship, LiteraryAdmin, Agency, agent, Amy Bishop, Applicants, Apply, Assist, Author, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, books, Candidates, Copyediting, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Стажировки, Efficient, Evaluate, Fiction, File, Genres, Industry, Intern, internat, Interniaeth, Internship, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Learning, Librarians, Manuscripts, New York, Organized, pasantía, Praktik, Publishing, Reading, Reliable, research, Slush, Stage, Stáž, Stories, کارآموزی, Writer, Writing, 实习pdpabst

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret is looking for organized, reliable, efficient individuals to be interns and are interested in learning about the publishing industry. Candidates should be committed to devoting 15-20 hours per week in-house (New York). Applicants should be interested in learning the specifics of agenting, open to reading widely, and are detail-oriented, organized, and have critical reading and research skills.

Intern Responsibilities:
• Assist with reading slush, partial, and full manuscripts.
• Request and evaluate manuscripts.
• Write readers reports.
• Assist with contracts, royalty statements, and author correspondence as needed.
• Administrative duties, including but not limited to research, copyediting, filing, scanning, answering phones, data entry.

This will be for one semester from January until mid-May 2020 and is unpaid. Requirements:
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Detail-oriented & organized
• Well-read across different genres
• Basic computer skills
• Availability 2-3 days a week

Interested candidates can e-mail Amy Bishop at abishop@dystel.com with their resume and cover letter. The cover letter should include answers to the following questions:

• Why are you interested in working at a literary agency? Why DG&B in particular?
• What are your favorite genres?
• What gets you excited about a book?
• What are your three favorite authors and what genre would you be interested in learning more about?
• Why do you think you would be a good candidate for our internship program?

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

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