Gray Dog Press offers experience in three ways: through our internship program, our volunteer readers program, and employment when we have openings.

The Internship

Spring 2012

Gray Dog Press is accepting applications for a Spring 2012 internship. This internship opportunity is for college students currently in their junior or senior year. To download an application, please click here.

Purpose

The internship's primary goal is to educate the intern about the editorial, production, and marketing process for trade paperback titles and the publishing industry in general, and to provide the intern with valuable hands-on experience that will give them an advantage in the publishing job market.

Requirements

At least junior status at time of internship.

Command of English grammar & usage.

Expertise in Microsoft Word.

Extreme attention to detail. Not good, not really good, but better than anyone else you know.

Preferences: Editing experience at a journal or publication; published writing; familiarity with major style guides (especially Chicago Manual of Style); marketing experience; graphic design expertise (CS4 or CS5 preferred); layout experience (InDesign CS4 or CS5); web design and/or social media expertise.

The internship is open to students in all majors, but students in English or a related field are especially encourage to apply.

Timeline

Applications are due in our hands no later than close of business on Friday, January 20th. You may use email, fax, or post. Applications returned after that date will be recycled unread.

Applications will be screened and the top candidates will be asked to a brief interview. A selection will be made no later than January 27th.

The internship will begin in early February and end in May, depending on student schedule.

Responsibilities

Manuscript review: You will be responsible for reading and writing up reviews/recommendations for at least two submissions every week.

Design: You will taught the essential aspects of cover design as they apply to paperback titles, and will design a cover proposal for an upcoming GDP title.

Editorial: You may be asked to write initial revision notes, proofread manuscript copy, copyedit manuscript copy, and other editorial tasks under the supervision and coaching of the Senior Editor.

Production work: You will be trained in preparing manuscripts for printing, as well as in binding and trimming using our in-house, small-scale bindery equipment.

Marketing: You will work with our staff to outline and complete marketing tasks, including review solicitation, mailing lists, market research, writing/editing promotional copy, and event coordination.

SpokeWrite: You will assist the editorial staff with solicitation, selection, and editing of material for the SpokeWrite literary journal.

Compensation

This internship can be completed for college credit pursuant to your school's requirements; it is your responsibility to coordinate with your school, though of course we will help as we can. Interns will be given a selection of Gray Dog Press's published books as well as acknowledgment for any design and editing work on published manuscripts. Interns will get letters of recommendation for future employment, and priority consideration for any future GDP job openings. We do have coffee and often have baked goods lying around. Also, free high-fives.

More Information

Full details can be read on the application itself, downloadable here. If for some reason your questions still haven't been answered, please contact us via email.

Volunteer Readers Program

Gray Dog Press is committed to a quick turnaround time on submissions. We're also committed to working closely with our current and past authors, and because they take precedence, that means spending less time reviewing the many submissions that come in.

To help expedite the review process, Gray Dog Press seeks a few volunteer readers to read and critique incoming submissions. Reviewers send promising manuscripts directly to an editor for consideration. Readers are invited to speak their minds and to attend occasional editorial meetings, as well as release events and other functions. We ask for a minimum of two manuscript reviews per week. Reviews need not be done in the office unless reading hard copy submissions; digital submissions can be read through our Submishmash system.

For more information or to apply, contact us via email.

Employment

Gray Dog Press has no openings at this time.