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Meddeas, a Spanish organization specialized in Language Assistant programs, is searching for students interested in teaching English in Spanish Private schools.   The programs are focused on university students who are about to graduate/finishing their master degree in English or Education studies. By enrolling, students gain international work experience – teaching English in a Spanish private school – during one academic year while undergoing additional teaching training and receiving enough money to live in Spain as young professionals. There are no fees for participants and Spanish language skills are not required.   Interested students can… Read Article →

Currently, the Cliff Dwellers are seeking an intern with a passion for local cultural initiatives and the desire to gain experience in supporting a non-profit on a new fundraising initiative. In 1907, Chicago author Hamlin Garland and friends founded the Attic Club, which two years later was re-named The Cliff Dwellers. The Cliff Dwellers is a private club for members who are either professionally engaged in literature, painting, music, architecture, sculpture, or one of the allied arts, or who support the fine arts and the performing arts. The Club, located in the 22nd floor penthouse… Read Article →

The Department of English at Lehman College, part of the City University of New York, is searching for candidates interested in a Lecture – Writing (English) position. The position is regular full-time beginning Fall 2020. Necessary qualifications include: Bachelor’s degree in area(s) of expertise, and the ability to teach successfully. Strong preference for M.A. or M.S. (or Ph.D.) in English, Professional Writing, Journalism, or a closely related field (such as Professional and Technical Writing or Technical Writing and Professional Communication) in hand by the commencement of the appointment on August 26, 2020. Also required is… Read Article →

The Teach for America early application deadline this year for 2020 graduates is Oct. 18.   Are you interested in challenging yourself in an impact-driven career? Putting your talents to work to disrupt inequity and create opportunity? Joining a powerful network of more than 62,000 leaders from all backgrounds and sectors? By joining Teach For America, you will become part of a network of leaders shaping the political, economic, and social future of our country. Check out some of the inspiring ways our alumni are leading across education, business, policy, law, medicine, and more.   How will you… Read Article →

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is searching for a part-time Writing Specialist. Position summary: The Chicago campus is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) Writing Specialist to provide evening and weekend writing support to students enrolled in predominantly master’s and doctoral programs. In collaboration with faculty, the Writing Specialist will help develop group and individual learning opportunities to assist students in honing their academic and professional writing skills. The Writing Specialist will report to the Writing Coordinator. For more information and a list of application requirements, please see the official job listing.

Crook & Folly, DePaul University’s award-winning, all-student, journal of literature and art, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students for two challenging and exciting volunteer positions as 2019 Editors-in-Chief.    The new editors will begin work planning for the new year late this Spring 2018 and will hire their section editors during Fall quarter 2018. Editors-In-Chief must be available and preferably in residence during all regular quarters of the entire 2018-2019 academic year (and they must definitely be in Chicago for the Winter and Spring 2020 quarters).    Candidates for Editor-in-Chief should write a one-page (around 250 words)… Read Article →

The Creative Writing Fellowship awards two $7,500 Luminarts Fellowships for excellence in creative writing in the categories of prose and poetry, in fiction and nonfiction. Applicants submit a two-page written piece (either a stand-alone piece or an excerpt of a larger piece such as a novel or short story). Entries are submitted and reviewed by an initial panel of jurors. Once reviewed, all top entries go to the final juror panel and the winners are selected. Jurors are comprised of professional authors, novelists, and poets, literary contributors, publishers, editors, journalists and media contributors.  Click here for complete guidelines… Read Article →

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is currently seeking applicants for part- or full-time internships during the summer of 2019. This internship provides the opportunity to devote a number of weeks to researching a play—its historical and social contexts, its publication and production history, and its critical history—and to develop resources for hundreds of educators who will teach the play over the school year in conjunction with our upcoming production. Interns will work with Chicago Shakespeare’s editor and public humanities manager—an invaluable experience for building one’s professional writing portfolio or for graduate students considering careers outside of academia…. Read Article →

A note from Jessica Best, creator of a sci-fi podcast: “I have a paid opportunity for your students, if they are interested in sci-fi and script-writing. My award-winning audio fiction podcast, The Strange Case of Starship Iris, is heading towards its second season, and I’m looking to hire staff writers for the writers’ room. The pay would be $60 per (roughly 40-minute) episode. Writers of color, transgender writers, nonbinary writers, and/or queer writers are especially encouraged to apply. The deadline is October 15th.   “The Strange Case of Starship Iris is a series about outer… Read Article →

C&R Press is looking for submissions for their Tide Pool Series! Submit your best short collection of Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Hybrid, Essay, and or Memoir by October 8th!  Please send your edgy and risk-taking, dynamic work! They also have available positions in the roles of Reader, Editorial Intern, and Assistant Editor. See details below. CHAPBOOK DETAILS: C&R will select 1-3 chapbooks for publication which include a $100 honorarium, 10 author copies, and a signature C&R Spontaneous Reading Party in Brooklyn, NYC where chapbook authors will headline along with other C&R authors for their friends and… Read Article →

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