Opportunities
Internships
The Carolina Quarterly offers numerous opportunities for undergraduates at UNC-Chapel Hill to contribute to the production of the journal while gaining valuable professional experience. Internships are available for course credit (10 hours per week) and not-for-credit (1-2 hours per week). Interns are assigned to working groups based on skill set and interest. To apply for an internship, please fill out this form and email it to carolina.quarterly@gmail.com or send it via campus mail to CB #3520.
Working Groups (click for descriptions):
Work with Web Editor to add content to the website, including coding poetry and prose pieces for the web. Add back issue content to the online archives. Manage link exchanges. Required Skills: HTML, familiarity with WordPress.
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This group is in charge of 3 tasks:
1) to seek out paid advertisements for each issue
2) to seek out exchange ads with other literary organizations
3) to work with our in-house designer to create these ads
Required Skills: One member of the group should have knowledge of Adobe InDesign. All members should be comfortable with cold calling local businesses and be persistent in following potential leads.
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Plan and organize release parties. Brainstorm and gauge interest in other on-campus events such as poetry readings or workshops that can be sponsored by the Quarterly. Liaise with other literary organizations on campus to co-sponsor events.
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Work with the Web Group to add archival content to the website. This group will comb through back issues of the Quarterly, typing up tables of contents, making note of particularly interesting past issues or pieces in back issues, and scanning covers for the web. Several times per semester this group will be expected to do a brief "review" of a back issue--500 word write-ups of a noteworthy past Quarterly, to be published on the web. This group will also be responsible for contacting past authors for interviews or permission to reprint their work online.
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This group will work with the English Department to increase the journal’s financial support base, by contacting past donors and potential future donors to see about making a gift to the Quarterly.
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This group is responsible for contacting lapsed subscribers and cultivating mailing lists of potential new subscribers. Tasks include designing email and direct mail campaigns.
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This group is responsible for promoting literature and literacy in the community. Past activities have included community book drives, speaking at after school programs, working with homeless shelters, and assisting high school literary journals. Outreach projects can be tailored to meet intern experience and interest.
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Work with the Editor-in-Chief to edit and proofread each issue of the Quarterly. Assist in the layout of each issue. Required Skills: familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style. Desired Skills: facility with Adobe InDesign, impeccable taste.
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Manuscript Readers
The Carolina Quarterly receives thousands of submissions per year. We are always looking for assistance in reading through these manuscripts. Positions are generally reserved for UNC graduate students. Some UNC undergraduate interns, after an extensive training process, will be invited to read for the Quarterly. Limited positions are also available for unaffiliated readers. Since we accept electronic submissions, readers need not be local. If you would like to read for the Quarterly, please contact us at carolina.quarterly@gmail.com.
Book Reviewers
The Carolina Quarterly publishes 1-2 book reviews per issue. We are looking to supplement this by publishing online-only reviews several times per year. We do not accept unsolicited reviews, but are always looking to increase our pool of staff reviewers. If you are interested in reviewing for the Quarterly, please email us at carolina.quarterly@gmail.com with a description of the kinds of books you would like to review and a writing sample.
AUTHORS: if you would like your book reviewed by the Quarterly please send a review copy to 510 Greenlaw Hall, CB# 3520, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3520. Sending us a copy does not guarantee a review, but it does increase the likelihood that your book will be on our radar.
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Maintain our Facebook, Twitter, and Pintrest accounts. Required Skills: Experience with Twitter and Pinterest. Ability to spend a little time every day posting content for the Quarterly.