Looking for an internship for next quarter/next year? We’ve got you covered! Below is a list of Winter Quarter internships Prof. Chris Solís Green sent out to grad students earlier this week.

(If you secure an internship, Prof. Green will need to register you for ENG 509 [4 credits] for WQ2025; please contact him at cgreen1@depaul.edu.)

The information below has been copied from Prof. Green’s email.

WINTER QUARTER 2025 INTERNSHIPS 

1. David Aretha Inc./ Owl Moon Press

Primary role of intern: Reaching out to children’s book authors to offer to review their book on Amazon if they will do the same for an Owl Moon Press children’s book, and then writing those Amazon reviews of their books.

Primary/secondary role of intern: Assist me in copyediting book manuscripts, in which they would do an initial “cleanup” of the manuscript prior to my copyedit.

The following are possibilities, but only if the intern has free time within their internship schedule and is comfortable with the work involved:

• Possibly help me explore book marketing opportunities for the Owl Moon Press children’s book.
• Possibly help me network with others in the book publishing business (publishers, designers, marketers).
• Possibly launch social media or write blogs to support my business.
• Possibly helping me network with screenwriters and/or finding the right children’s book authors for Owl Moon Press.

I will provide a stipend.

I will provide as much career advice as the intern wants. This advice has proven exceptionally valuable to my previous interns.

Please let me know if you would like to further discuss this potential working relationship.

Brief bio: In my 33 years in publishing, I have written more than 90 books and edited hundreds of books and manuscripts for dozens of publishers, including Random House, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, St. Martin’s, and HarperCollins. The books I have written and edited have sold in excess of $20 million, and my Goodreads rating is 4.22 (4,400+ ratings). Note that I am the only book editor officially endorsed by the 3,000-member Independent Book Publishers Association, as approved by their Board of Directors. I also proofread for Bulletproof Online, whose clients include Fortune 100 companies; nonprofits such as the Smithsonian Institute, the Barack Obama Foundation, and the Jane Goodall Institute; and major universities including MIT and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. I have edited the writings of such notable Americans as Walter Cronkite, Margaret Truman, John Eisenhower, and Congressman John Lewis. My website is www.davidaretha.com

If interested, email David Aretha, daretha@live.com
773 430-3711

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-aretha-27ba1745

2. Wildhouse Publishing: Publicity Intern

Wildhouse Publishing’s publicity manager is seeking a part-time intern to assist with social media content generation, publicity campaign support, and media landscape research. This is an unpaid position, but eligible for course credit for current graduate or undergraduate students. Wildhouse has a busy fall season ahead, with five new books releasing between September and November, so the assistant will be involved in exciting launches!

I highly suggest familiarizing yourself with the Wildhouse mission. Wildhouse publishes books that speak to a “spiritually adventurous” audience. This could mean folks who exist within spiritual and religious labels, identify with multiple labels, or reject labels entirely! If you explore our titles, you’ll see that our books, authors and staff come from a diverse range of spiritual backgrounds.

Requirements

• 10-15 hours a week, remote work (weekend hours are possible, as long as deadlines are met)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Slack, Canva, and Adobe Creative Cloud
• Video, audio, and social media experience are crucial (please provide portfolio of relevant content in PDF format)
• Experience working in social media, online writing, literary magazines, etc. preferred
• Knowledge of current literary scene (BookTok, literary trends, rising publications)

You will gain…

• Experience working in the publicity side of publishing
• Content generation and marketing experience
• Inside look at how a nonprofit, start-up publishing house functions
• Knowledge of the trade and poetry publishing process
• Course credit 

Interested candidates, please send along a cover letter, resume, and portfolio (single PDF file) to Ava O’Malley (aomalley@wildhousepublishing.com).

3. Agate Publishing: Training Internships, January 1-June 30 (Seniors or Graduate Students)

If interested in this internship, please email your cover letter and resume to Prof. Green first; he will then instruct you on whom to contact at Agate.

Agate is seeking interns for its six-month training internship program. The internship terms are typically between January 1–June 30 and July 1–December 31. Agate interns work approximately 20-30 hours per week on site, depending on their availability, and receive credit from their academic institution as well as a stipend of approximately $80 per week. We offer interns considerable flexibility in scheduling their hours during the work week, to allow them to attend school and/or hold paying jobs while also doing the internship. Agate only considers candidates who have completed at least their junior year of undergraduate studies. Agate accepts applications for internships year-round.

Agate has an excellent record in helping interns find publishing-industry jobs, whether in the Chicago area or elsewhere. Several Agate interns have been offered staff positions and contractor roles at the company, though there is no formal, structured intern hiring program here, and no interns are guaranteed jobs after completing the program. Most of the Agate staff who oversee our internship program have themselves been Agate interns. All Agate interns are trained in a variety of fundamental publishing and small business tasks, with an eye toward preparing them for different entry-level job opportunities in publishing. All Agate interns participate in eight intensive, in-depth training seminars during the course of the internship. These seminars are designed to give interns a 360-degree understanding of basic trade publishing and educational publishing functions by the time they complete the program.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree preferred; a minimum of at least three years’ undergraduate study required. Strong reading, writing, and personal communication skills are essential, as is a solid grasp of English grammar and style. Previous experience in manuscript editing and/or familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style is very welcome. Solid organizational skills and computer skills are also desired. Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign) is a bonus but not required.

The internship may entail some or all of the following responsibilities:

• produce catalog and press materials, including press kits and pitches 
• draft and send out mass mailings 
• assist with publicity campaigns by communicating via email with media organizations
• assist in pre-publication market research 
• compile and organize media contact information 
• produce social media postings 
• help maintain office inventory 
• write, edit, and post website information
• read and review manuscript submissions 
• copyedit, proofread, and review educational and marketing content
• write and research assessment and manuscript content 
• perform administrative and organizational tasks

4. Off Campus Writers’ Workshop (OCWW)

We invite applications for an internship opportunity with our educational workshop that serves a global community of writers from our metropolitan Chicago home. If interested, please explore OCWW website for programming details and the full scope of OCWW work, and email your application to Anna da Silva adasilva@ocww.info including your resume and a brief statement of interest. Feel free to reach out with questions or to discuss our expectations in more detail.

The intern will work for 10 hours a week (a mixture of remote and in-person hours in our Winnetka workshop location can be arranged based on our needs and your availability). In addition to earning college credit with your DePaul department, we offer a $500 honorarium and a full OCWW workshop membership with free access to our weekly Thursday seminars (May-September) featuring renowned speakers on the craft of writing and the business of publishing.

As an intern, you will join the OCWW dynamic and enthusiastic team on a variety of projects, assisting our communications director, as well as our editorial, hybrid production and community engagement teams. We are searching for a driven and responsible intern who is computer savvy, skilled in both verbal and written communication, and able to juggle multiple projects. Above all, this is an opportunity for an intern to gain experience in a range of tasks integral to running a dynamic educational writing non-profit and a vibrant hybrid writing community.  

5. Slag Glass City (GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY)

Slag Glass City is a DePaul magazine of the urban essay arts. We are a creative nonfiction and multidisciplinary media journal engaged with sustainability, identity, and art in urban environments. Our area of concern is the livable city, but our interpretation of this language, more familiar to urban planners, geographers, and city theorists than to artists, is multifaceted. We are interested in post-industrial greening of urban spaces—from rooftop gardens to elevated bike trails to vertical farms—but we are equally enthralled by interrogative art and performance that values social justice and queerness, reinvents form, and honors the green human need to pursue pleasure, beauty, and joy.

Slag Glass City publishes continuously on the web—posting something new every month—as well an annually in miniature print form. We publish all shapes and disciplines of nonfiction arts, including: stories, reportage, essays, lyrics, photographs, visual arts, film and video, digital and audio works, performance, and new web-friendly forms we’ve yet to imagine. Editorial interns for Slag Glass City will assist with submission deliberation, correspondence, light editing and proofreading, submission solicitation, social media and book festival promotion, website updating, working with the spring magazine class editorial board, as well as undertake other administrative tasks. 

Slag Glass City requests a commitment of 10-20 flexible hours a week. The internship is unpaid, requires concurrent enrollment in ENG 392 or ENG 509, and offers hands on learning  in the field of editing and creative writing magazine work, under the direction of the editor, Barrie Jean Borich. Interns attend twice weekly meetings, on Zoom or on campus, as well as meeting asynchronously on Slack—and otherwise are able to make their own work schedule.

To apply please send Professor Barrie Borich, bborich@depaul.edu, an email describing your interest and experience.  

6. RHINO Literary Magazine: Editorial Intern

RHINO literary magazine is interested in finding an advanced undergraduate or graduate student interested in poetry, editing, and learning about the processes of running a literary magazine. If interested, email Virginia Bell at virginiabellwriter@gmail.com and attach a resume.

7. ArtHouse Literary Agency (GRAD STUDENTS ONLY)

Felice Laverne and ArtHouse Literary Agency are looking for interns to start in January for a 12-week internship. Please see the link for application details: https://arthouselit.com/internships.

8. MAKE Magazine

MAKE Literary Productions, NFP—a Chicago-based arts nonprofit—supports, promotes, and engages contemporary writers, artists, and audiences through publishing, multidisciplinary arts events, and international cultural exchange. MAKE has two main programs: MAKE Literary Magazine and the Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art. MAKE recently transitioned its print magazine to a fully online format and will continue to publish new writing and multimedia content, along with newly digitized content from its 18-issue archive. The international Lit & Luz Festival takes place in Chicago and in Mexico City and seeks to highlight Mexican and Latinx authors and artists, as well as translation, collaboration, and partnerships.

The individual in the internship role will contribute to:

• organizing and creating the digital contents for MAKE Magazine.
• a weekly calendar of social media posts, to be designed by the intern and managing editor.
• a weekly communication email and blog post.
• editorial and promotional tasks will arise throughout the internship and may also include grant writing, if there is interest in working on this skill.

Additional needs will arise throughout the internship, as projects are evolving. We ask that the intern be flexible in regard to work assignments, and in turn, we will be transparent regarding process and programming. It is our intention to provide a positive and professional learning experience where the intern builds on their skills and interests and feels welcome to bring new ideas to MAKE.

Interns could expect to learn ways to facilitate and support collaborative work with participants from different countries; to create programming that best serves both the participants and the audience; to budget resourcefully and respectfully; to both expand and maintain audiences; and how to use management platforms which foster collaborative work among administrative staff. We ourselves are always learning, and invite interns to be part of the process.

Interns should expect to work independently with set check-ins. They will be supervised by different senior staff, depending on the project. This will allow a variety of perspectives as well as work experiences.

MAKE interns will be highly organized and familiar with spreadsheets and online management platforms. They will be proficient at both writing and proofreading. They will be skilled users of WordPress, SquareSpace, as well as social media platforms including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Where not familiar, they will possess a willingness to learn. Most importantly, interns will have a strong interest in the intersections of various art forms, international collaboration, as well as in the inner workings of an arts nonprofit. Spanish language proficiency is preferred, but not required.

If interested, contact Sarah Dodson sarah@makemag.org

9. ACM (Another Chicago Magazine)

We’re accepting intern applications via Submittable. See the link:

https://anotherchicagomagazine.submittable.com/submit/310256/winter-spring-2025-intern

Sandi Wisenberg
slwisenberg@sbcglobal.net

10. Editorial Intern: Another Chicago Magazine

https://AnotherChicagoMagazine.net is seeking interns for the summer. We publish many genres and the work depends on our needs and the intern’s interests. We strive to keep them happy. We publish new work twice a week, online only. Your work would be mostly virtual. Former DePaul interns have become managing editor and assistant editor. Please send a letter stating why you want to work for ACM specifically, and include a resume/CV. Send to Sandi Wisenberg at SLwisenberg@sbcglobal.net. And do not transpose our letters: We’re ACM, not AMC, the movie theater.

11. Chicago Poetry Center: Literary Life Intern

The Chicago Poetry Center is currently seeking a Literary Life intern for the upcoming semester. The job description can be found here on our website.

Rinnah Shaw, Operations and Resource Coordinator
Chicago Poetry Center
1448 E. 52nd Street, #256, Chicago, IL 60615
rinnah@poetrycenter.org  |  she / her

Connect With Us:
About the Poetry Center   |    Support Creative Literacy

12. Dead Sky Publishing: Editorial Internship

Dead Sky Publishing, along with its Death’s Head Press imprint, publishes work that is inherently dark across a spectrum of genres and formats. From non-fiction to memoirs, from comic books to novels, from art books and photography books to short story collections.

The main responsibilities for a Dead Sky Publishing intern are as follows:

• Provide evaluations on unsolicited submissions (Evaluations should do its best to determine the quality of writing, the story potential, if the work fits the imprint, and finally, if the work has potential in the market. *The quality of the writing and the potential of the story are the two key points and should be looked at first.)
• Give editorial notes on specific manuscripts to the DSP team and potentially the author as assigned.
• Familiarize themselves with the market and provide feedback on best publishing schedules, cover designs, and ways to maximize the exposure of any book.
• Copyediting as assigned (Tasks might range from a summary to a comic book manuscript, to a full manuscript
• Additional tasks can and will be assigned as per discussion with the intern, and to align with their interests.)
• Comparative title research.
• Prepping manuscripts for formatting.

In short, a lot of reading!

Email your interest and resume to Steve Wands steve@deadskypublishing.com and Jeremy Wagner wagnerworld@yahoo.com

Steve Wands
Co-Publisher & Chief Creative Officer
DEAD SKY PUBLISHING
DEATH’S HEAD PRESS
DSP IG | DHP IG | DSP Twitter | DHP Twitter | Web | Newsletter

13. Guerrero Media: Creative Production Editorial Intern

Location: 1500 W. Carroll Avenue #2, Chicago IL 60607 & Remote (Hybrid Position)

Guerrero Media, an executive communications and advancement firm based in Chicago, is seeking an editorial intern. The creative production department is a lean, collaborative team responsible for producing compelling content that allows leaders across all industries to help grow their companies and bring their stories to life.

Our editorial intern will be given a multitude of opportunities to learn the ins and outs of publishing by contributing to print and digital projects. The work they’ll do is meaningful—no coffee runs here—and allows them to explore their interests, hone their talents, and be given a front-row seat to the fast-paced world of corporate media. 

Responsibilities:

• Write and develop content for newsletters across Guerrero’s five brands
• Draft social media posts and create graphics in Canva
• Work with the Special Projects Editor to strategize new types of digital content
• Research and write angles for upcoming stories
• Write short form articles for print and digital release

Qualifications:

• Skilled in both written and verbal communication
• Detail oriented
• Self-motivated, with a documented ability to work independently under tight deadlines
• Familiarity with Canva, Mailchimp, and social media platforms
• Currently pursuing a writing-related undergraduate or graduate degree; for undergraduates, sophomore standing or higher strongly recommended

Additional Information:

The intern will work for sixteen to twenty hours a week, depending on their availability. The position is hybrid (at least one day in our West Fulton Market office and the remaining hours remote). Internship start and end dates are flexible, though a minimum ten-week commitment is strongly encouraged. This position is unpaid, but the intern may receive college credit for the internship. 

Ready to Apply? Please send your résumé and a writing sample to melaina@guerreromedia.com.

14. Centro Romero

We prefer someone who can come in the evenings (TU/TH 6-9PM).

Centro Romero has been serving Northeastern Chicago’s immigrant and refugee population for over 35 years through a variety of vital services, including adult education. As an intern with Centro Romero’s Adult Education Department, you can gain first-hand knowledge of what this type of work requires. Interns typically complete a tutor training course known as Tutor Essentials prior to the start of their internship (although the hours count towards your service hours). Once you have that under your belt you start working with a student once or twice a week to help them learn English or prepare for the GED. Our students are hard-working and extremely grateful for the help our tutors provide. You also have the option of doing additional work helping advertise the Adult Ed. department and the Adult Volunteer Literacy Program through putting up flyers around Edgewater, Roger’s Park, and your own neighborhood. This is an ideal opportunity for someone considering a career in education, adult education, or higher education, or anyone who wants to hone their Spanish skills.

Specifically, we are looking for one or two people to run a conversation group with more advanced ESL students. Past leaders of the group have covered topics in wellness, but we are flexible as to what they talk about. They would be able to count training hours and some of their prep-time as well, provided they put in at least 1/2 to 3/4 time in actual “face to face” interaction (figuratively speaking) with students.

Jackson Smith
Adult Literacy Volunteer Coordinator
Centro Romero
(872)222-9570
Aevolunteer@centroromero.org

and

Jackie Seward
jseward@centroromero.org

15. Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame is seeking a few interns.

In general, we need help on a variety of projects requiring research, writing, editing, event planning, fundraising, and graphic design. For more information about the organization, view our website at: http://www.chicagoliteraryhof.org.

To apply for an internship, contact Donald G. Evans at dgevans@chicagoliteraryhof.org

16. Suspended Magazine Editorial Internship

Suspended Magazine is a literary magazine, registered as a not-for-profit literary organization, that publishes short fiction, poetry, and visual art in physical print form once a year. We’re in our second year of publishing, and we need 1-2 interns to help us with our operations.

Responsibilities include:

• Using Submittable to read submissions and evaluate them based on quality and our mission statement.
• Copyediting and proofreading accepted submissions and contributor bios.
• Run social media if needed.
• Learn what it takes to run a literary magazine!

For further information on the magazine, check out our website here: https://suspendedmagazine.org/

The internship can go as long as the end of June, when we close submissions, or the end of the spring quarter if desired.

Please send your resume or any questions you have to our email (suspendedmag@gmail.com). 

Thank you.

Jadae Sweezer
Editor-in-Chief
Suspended Magazine