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We are not accepting applications at this time. Please check back in Fall 2024 for information on our 2025 Editorial Internship Program.

The Oyster River Pages (ORP) Internship is designed for individuals who align themselves with the values and creative expressions the journal embodies. ORP seeks to promote underrepresented voices in publication, believing that fostering diversity is the key to a more productive and compassionate society. We see artistic expression as holding potential in liminal spaces so that individuals and groups can speak and be listened to and understood in new ways. We are not looking for applicants that are already “perfect”; we are looking for those that believe in our mission and want to grow alongside the organization. For 2024, applicants may choose a nine-month (January–September) or twelve-month (January–December) internship. (The final decision need not be made at time of application.)

Applications for 2024 Internships will be accepted via Submittable December 1–22, 2023. All positions are fully remote.

In 2024, ORP has the following internships available:

  • Editorial Internship - Creative Nonfiction

  • Editorial Internship - Fiction

  • Editorial Internship - Visual Art

Editorial Interns will work primarily with each genre’s respective editor, as well as the full ORP team. (You may learn more about the genres here.)

Editorial Internships Requirements

  • Reporting weekly (or bi-weekly) on submissions

  • Providing compassionate and actionable feedback to submitters

  • Pitching specific pieces for potential publication

  • Consulting with editors on final publishing selections

  • Writing two reviews for Soundings

  • Assisting in website uploading of bios, pictures, pieces, etc.

  • Assisting in emailing contributors regarding bios, pictures, declines, etc.

Twelve-month interns will also take the lead in the concept, review, and publication process for ORP’s special-themed issue, scheduled for publication in December 2024. This will involve collaborating with the intern team, brainstorming and articulating the relevant theme for the issue with the guidance of ORP’s editors, as well as reviewing submissions in September and October.

The intern should be able to dedicate approximately ten hours per week to ORP work. In exchange, interns will receive:

  • Ten hours of editorial guidance on their own creative work

  • Professional recommendations detailing the range and specific skills of their work

  • Mentoring about editing and publishing over the course of those months

  • ORP will be happy to facilitate course credit for student interns

Writers and editors from marginalized and underserved communities are especially encouraged to apply and self-identify on their applications.  

ORP recruits and trains interns regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, nationality, sex, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, disability, age, veteran status, and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different.  At ORP, we have a clear vision: to be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay, do, and share their best work with the world.