Publishing Internship

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON HANDSHAKE WILL NOT BE REVIEWED. 

Please complete the 826 Boston Internship Application and upload your resume and a writing sample.

About the Opportunity

The Publishing Intern joins 826 Boston’s Publishing Manager and Publishing Fellow to support the publication of student work during both the fall and spring semesters. Responsibilities include participating in student editorial boards, organizing manuscripts, and supporting the design and production of student publications. Additionally, the Publishing Intern may have the opportunity to work directly with students through one-on-one and small group tutoring. 

This is an opportunity to learn about the day-to-day operations of a non-profit, gain experience in project management, and build connections with 826 Boston staff, school communities, and students. In addition, interns will participate in specialized training sessions and conversations with the rest of their cohort each semester (e.g., a discussion on how to support neurodivergent learners, a workshop on self-publishing, etc.) 

Candidates do not need to currently be enrolled in an academic program, but they must be 18 or older to apply. The internship has a flexible commitment of 10–20 hours per week for about eight months, for a total of two consecutive semesters. The fall semester runs from September to December and the spring semester runs from February to May. 

Interns who are not otherwise receiving financial compensation will receive a total of two stipends, the first in December and the second in May. The stipend amounts range from $580 to $1,000, depending on the amount of hours an intern works each week.  This position is also eligible for Federal Work-Study compensation through some schools. If you are eligible for Federal Work-Study, please let us know and we will try to work with your school to see if we are an eligible community partner. 
 

Mission:

826 Boston is a nonprofit writing, tutoring, and publishing organization where students in grades K-12 and beyond can share their stories, amplify their voices, and develop as leaders in school and in life.

What you’ll do:

• Organize, support, and track drafting processes for student publications.
• Assist in researching and preparing writing and publishing-related resources.
• Prepare for and participate in student editorial board meetings to assist the production process.
• Conference with students on edits as needed.
• Proofread and edit drafts; compile and organize manuscripts, copyedit designed publications and make edits.
• Support the design and publication process
• Assist with other duties as needed, such as research, copying, filing, phone calls, database management, emails, organization of the physical space, data entry, archiving, and answering programmatic inquiries. 
   

Skills and experiences:

826 Boston recognizes that impostor syndrome and the confidence gap might prevent some applicants from applying. Few candidates will have all of the relevant experience listed below, but 826 Boston is committed to assessing candidates with transferable skills and a willingness to be trained for this role. 

• Enthusiastic belief in the mission of 826 Boston, passion for writing and interest in the social-emotional learning of youth.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to detail that is deeply rooted in the ability to check your own work. 
• The ability to take direction, seek counsel when needed, proactively identify needs and opportunities, and propose programmatic innovations.
• Experience with or interest in publishing or journalism.
• Experience utilizing InDesign platform preferred.
• Proficiency in Spanish is preferred, but not required.

Application Instructions: Please complete the 826 Boston Internship Application and upload your resume and a writing sample.

Your writing sample should not exceed 500 words and can be any genre—a piece of fiction, an academic essay, a long-form poem, etc. You are welcome to submit a cover letter as your writing sample if you prefer. Please only submit what you feel comfortable sharing with a future supervisor. 

Applications will be reviewed by 826 Boston on a rolling basis. If you have questions or would like to check on the status of your application, please contact intern@826boston.org. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and/or local law.
 

About Us

826 Boston is part of a national network of youth writing centers, co-founded by the award-winning author Dave Eggers and educator Nínive Calegari, that were named in GOOD Magazine’s “30 Places We Want to Work.” Since opening in 2007, 826 Boston has delivered its free youth writing and tutoring programs to more than 32,000 students and has been recognized by The Boston Globe as one of the best places in the city to volunteer. 826 Boston’s youth writers have published their work in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and in numerous award-winning 826 Boston books, including A Place for Me in the World, which was hailed as a “triumph of middle school education” by The Boston Globe. In 2013, the 826 National network garnered the prestigious American Literacy Prize awarded by the Library of Congress.
 

826 Boston Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement 

At 826 Boston, we honor and actively work toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across our organization. We are committed to centering the voices of the students who we serve, to creating inclusive spaces, and to incorporating feedback from our community into our decision-making processes. Our DEI lens is always evolving through the courageous conversations in which we participate and the relationships that we build through our work and service. We strengthen our cultural competency through experience, training, and feedback, which informs the development of all new organizational practices and goals and the evaluation of all existing procedures.

826 Boston is dedicated to providing a platform for student advocacy through writing and publishing opportunities. In our work and mission, we are committed to dismantling white supremacy culture by recognizing that we are complicit in systems of racism and oppression. We will work to hold ourselves accountable in addressing these harmful structures and behaviors.

Accommodations

826 Boston provides reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities at every stage of the application process. Disclosing a disability or requesting a need for accommodations is a separate process from admissions and will have absolutely no bearing on a candidate’s application status. 826 Boston will make every effort to meet your request, but specific requests are not guaranteed. If you need to request an accommodation, please contact intern@826boston.org.