Description:

Sanford J. Greenburger Literary Scouting office is offering a three-month long, full-time, unpaid internship. We are seeking a skillful writer and reader with an avid interest in foreign cultures and book publishing. As a major scouting office in New York, we represent a distinguished group of foreign publishers and agencies to whom we provide information about the American publishing landscape. We read and report on a wide range of fiction and non-fiction in order to help our clients acquire American books for translation in their countries.

Responsibilities include
• reading manuscripts
• writing readers reports
• researching copyright information
• updating databases
• administrative duties

Please send a cover letter and resume to mferrara@sjga.com. All attachments should be either Word Doc or PDF format.

Qualifications:

We are seeking intern applicants who:
• Have previous, demonstrated interest in the international book market.
• Have excellent English-language communication skills, written and spoken.
• Are resourceful and organized and can remain focused in an often hectic and fast-paced work environment.
• Can commit to at least ten weeks to three months, at least thirty hours per week.
• Can preferably speak, read, or write in another language besides English.
• Have a college degree from a four-year institution.
• Previous publishing experience is a plus, but not required.

Start Date:

September 1, 2012

End Date:

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Tags:

literary  agency  scout  scouting  book  books  writing 

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