A broad range of opportunities for students majoring in English Department programs are available through internships and part-time employment.
Speak to a faculty member if you have any questions about these organizations or would like to discuss other opportunities.
Ugly Duckling Presse
Matvei Yankelevich
office@uglyducklingpresse.org
Innovative non-profit publishing house with diverse and inclusive roster
The Poetry Project
Kyle Dacuyuan
https://www.poetryproject.org/about/get-involved
Longstanding New York literary institution with many varieties of program including newspaper, workshops and readings, and several internship programs
Poets House
Cornelius Eady
https://poetshouse.org/internships-volunteering/
Another longstanding New York literary institution
Poets and Writers
Kevin Larimer
https://www.pw.org/about-us/internships_0
Publishes journal that focus on publications and opportunities for writers
Teachers and Writers Collaborative
Alice Pencavel
apencavel@twc.org
Non-profit organization which focuses on literary education, bringing writers to schools
Turtle Point Press
Ruth Greenstein
rgeenstein@turtlepointpress.com
https://www.turtlepointpress.com/
Innovative publishing house with diverse roster
Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
Alexander Sanger
alexander.sanger@gmail.com
http://toulminfoundation.org/see-our-work/
Various missions including theater program
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Caridad de la Luz
Caridad@nuyorican.org
https://www.nuyorican.org/
Longstanding New York institution that focuses on Puerto Rican writers
Society Library of New York
Sarah Holliday
sholliday@nysoclib.com
https://www.nysoclib.org/
The oldest New York cultural institution with commitment to representing diverse groups in their literary programs
NYPL
Melanie Locay
https://fellowships.nypl.org/home
Various opportunities for internships, sometimes more than others
The Center for Fiction
Melanie McNair
mmcnair@centerforfiction.org
https://centerforfiction.org/the-center/
Brooklyn institution devoted to the promotion of writers of fiction