Editorial Internship
POESY is an American poetry journal dedicated to publishing cutting edge contemporary poetry. We publish twice a year in a perfect bound 40 page book format. We are also a press and working on 3 manuscripts right now written by very influential names in the small press.
Right now the staff consists of a Publisher/editor based in Santa Cruz, an east coast editor based in Boston, and a copywriter also in Santa Cruz.
During this unpaid internship, interns:
- Work with the publisher to read submissions from poets across the country and assess if they fit into our format
- Produce a monthly newsletter— from development through post-production work.
- marketing strategies to build and grow reader distribution 10 hours per week unsupervised with weekly progress and discussion meetings in Santa Cruz.
Previous writing experience preferred. Interest or experience in small press poetry Compensation: Interns receive $68 per month and personal use of a company laptop during the duration of the internship.
Please send a cover letter and a 2-3 poem writing sample. In your cover letter, indicate why you are interested in the internship, when you would be available to start, and how long you would like to intern.
POESY
P.O. Box 7823
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
2008 DIY BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES WINNERS : POESY WINS FOR ZINES / POESY INTERN
LOS ANGELES (December 26, 2008) _ The 2008 DIY Book Festival has chosen photojournalist Susan Madden Lankford’s “Maggots in My Sweet Potatoes,” a stunning examination of jail life, as the winner of its annual competition honoring the best of independent publishing.
The book and its author will be honored along with other competition winners in February as part of the activities at the 2009 DIY Convention: Do It Yourself in Film, Music & Books.
COMICS/ZINES
WINNER: Poesy – Edited by Brian Morrisey
RUNNER-UP: Homecoming – Steven Gomez
POETRY:
WINNER: Pole Dancing To Gospel Hymns – Andrea Gibson
RUNNER-UP: Roses in the Snow – Diana Norma Szokolyai
After a 3 month stint of submerging myself into the frustrations of corporate america, we are going to be back at working on issue #38.
An internship is available. If interested, please email brian@poesy.org for details
Also, a distribution manager is needed.
More soon....
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