The WWPH Fellowship provides undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates with a keen interest in the literary arts with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. WWPH fellows/interns will learn small press publishing from WWPH executive board members and authors while helping advance the press’s mission. Participants will gain invaluable insight into the operations of an independent, nonprofit literary press and the publishing business as a whole (read on for more details). Each participant will receive a $500.00 stipend for the 12-week virtual internship.
Our WWPH Fellowship is made possible with a generous donation from Dr. Jean Feldman.
Key FAQS for WWPH Fellowships:
- Applications for our 2027 WWPH Fellowships will be open NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 1.
- Applications will be submitted via a Google Doc, which will be available here starting November 1.
- This is a competitive internship. Last year, we received over 70 applications. We interviewed about 20-25% of the applicants and selected 4 candidates. See below for our recent WWPH Fellows.
- Time of the internships? The internships run throughout the year. We work with each candidate to set a time period that works for them and WWPH.
- If you are selected for an interview, who will interview you? Caroline Bock and/or Jona Colson, co-presidents/editors, will interview you via Zoom. Interviews will take place in January.
- If I am selected for a Fellowship, who will I work with? Caroline Bock and Jona Colson
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Responsibilities will include:
- A commitment to work three to four hours per week remotely and availability for in-person events or meetings (always in public spaces) on an as-needed basis.
- Read, evaluate, and report on poetry and prose submissions, including an interest in reading full-length manuscripts and writing reader’s reports. Editing and proofreading interest and/or experience is required.
- Social media outreach and development, grassroots marketing, and public relations. Digital social media design and implementation skills are preferred. Experience with Canva or equivalent.
Qualified candidates will have:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- The ability to work independently and to meet deadlines on multiple projects
- Computer literacy, including basic design and copywriting abilities
- Undergraduate experience as an English major, marketing or public relations major, or related field
- Knowledge about and passion for contemporary publishing and knowledge of contemporary books including recent WWPH titles.
- Ability to meet on a biweekly basis via Zoom for approximately 1 hour with Caroline Bock & Jona Colson. Note meetings are always during the work week, Monday-Friday in the afternoon.
Candidates should live in DC, Maryland, or Virginia. (Students who attend university in DC, Maryland, or Virginia are welcome to apply).