Humanities for Life Summer 2022: Publishing & Marketing Internship at Open Letter Press
**IMPORTANT** - This is a Humanities for Life Internship offered by a grant-funded program through the Humanities Center. It pays a $5000 stipend for each cohort intern. Find application deadlines, information, updates & details on this Informational link here. Also through the HFL website here.
Open Letter
The University of Rochester's nonprofit, literary translation press—is one of only a handful of publishing houses dedicated to increasing access to world literature for English readers. Publishing ten titles in translation each year and running an online literary website called Three Percent, Open Letter searches for works that are extraordinary and influential, works that we hope will become the classics of tomorrow.
Making world literature available in English is crucial to opening our cultural borders, and its availability plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy and vibrant book culture. Open Letter strives to cultivate an audience for these works by helping readers discover imaginative, stunning works of fiction and poetry and by creating a constellation of international writing that is engaging, stimulating, and enduring.
The Internship:
Working closely with the Publisher and other staff at Open Letter, the Humanities for Life Intern will participate in a wide range of activities, including but not limited to:
- Assist in proofing forthcoming Open Letter publications;
- Help to implement various marketing and publicity campaigns;
- Work on revising the Open Letter website;
- General publishing tasks, such as restocking books and processing orders.
Ideal Candidate:
- General interest in literature, writing, or publishing;
- Familiarity with the basics of web design.