Sep 05 2010
If you’re interested in publishing and will be in New York City this semester, check out this paid internship at Tor Books.
The job responsibilities include:
Hat-tip to CR.
Aug 19 2010
1. Proofread everything you send out for a publishing job ridiculously hard. Almost every publishing job requires immaculate writing skills, and professionals don’t have enough time to exhaustively proofread everything written by interns. So you need to demonstrate that you write well enough to impress a publisher that lives or dies based on the quality of its writing. (Pretty much every company takes its writing seriously, but especially publishers).
2. Make it clear that you can reliably complete tasks without constant oversight. For example, use your cover letter and/or resume to describe a significant professional project you completed to your supervisor’s specifications without much prompting or direct supervision. An intern that can’t remember to complete responsibilities without constant reminders is probably a net liability.
3. Self-starters are always more desirable. Since every internship has downtime, companies value interns that will use the downtime productively. For example, a proactive intern might ask co-workers if they need any help with projects and/or errands or try learning new job skills, etc. (I learned search engine optimization by borrowing reference manuals from our SEO guru).
Mar 15 2010
Agent Kristin has some suggestions for applicants to her literary agency, but I think they’re mostly applicable to prospective publishing professionals across the board. Even for applicants looking at the comic books/graphic novels side of the publishing industry.
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