The IS&T Internship Programme

by | Oct 12, 2023 | News

APPLICATIONS FOR EDITING INTERNSHIPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2023 AND 2024 (March – June or July – October) HAVE NOW CLOSED.
ALL THOSE WHO HAVE APPLIED WILL BE CONTACTED.

 

 

Ink Sweat & Tears inksweatandtears.co.uk is an online poetry and prose magazine that publishes something new every day as well as featuring word & image, film poems and reviews.

The IS&T intern is a paid editing position for poets or writers who identify as Black, Asian, Latinx, Mixed or from another global majority ethnic group. It is a part-time role with a salary of £550 for up to 45 hours of work per month working from home. Each intern is employed (on a subcontracting basis) for at least four months. The next slot will start at the beginning of November (2023).
Requirements

  1. Must come from the Black, Asian, Latinx, Mixed or other global majority communities (minority ethnic within the UK.)
  2. Some level of formal training in assessing contemporary poetry and recognising its forms is necessary, though this does not have to be a university degree.
  3. Familiarity with social media – Instagram, X and Facebook – and Zoom.
  4. Some familiarity with WordPress is an advantage.
  5. References are required and a letter/email of support from a tutor or mentor will be required for those who reach the interview stage.
  6. UK residency, a UK bank account and registered, or can be registered, as self-employed.

 

Responsibilities

  1. Receiving submissions of poetry, prose and reviews via a dedicated email address which will be open from the 1-15th of each month, accepting 10 per calendar month and posting these on days agreed with publisher Kate Birch and editor Helen Ivory. (All submissions are answered even those which are not accepted for publication.)
  2. Receiving all submissions of Word & Image and Filmpoems and, via Email/WhatsApp/Messenger discussions with Kate and Helen, choosing these and posting them approximately every two weeks.
  3. Being the voice of IS&T on Instagram, X and Facebook. (Facebook and Instagram posts can be made simultaneously via the Meta Business Suite so a personal Facebook account is necessary – it does not have to be active.)
  4. Persuading contacts to submit to Ink Sweat & Tears and being proactive in terms of setting up interviews etc on Instagram Live, when time allows.
  5. Curating posts on a particular theme/writing op-ed pieces or reviews/etc. These additional activities are dependent on time available and can be determined with Kate and Helen and worked on under their supervision.

 

Please email Kate Birch at inksweatandtears@aol.com with your CV attached, including contact details for references, along with a document or pdf incorporating a short note of no more than 200 words on how you qualify for this internship in terms of background and training. In addition, this must include a longer paragraph (500 word limit) as to why you want to go into poetry/prose editing.

Please also send us samples of your poetry (3-4 pieces) or, if not a poet, written work – short fiction, article, essay (no more than 750 words).

You can also contact Kate if you have any questions or want a pdf copy of this page.

Please note that your personal data will be processed in accordance with relevant UK Data Protection laws and only be used to enable representatives of Ink Sweat & Tears to make decisions on the internships. It will not be shared with any third party unless required by law. We will securely destroy or fully anonymise your information when it is no longer needed.