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The Paris Review

The Paris Review Visiting Professorship at the Bard Prison Initiative

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2.19.25

The Paris Review Visiting Professorship at the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) is a one- or two-year position, beginning in September 2025; a distinguished writer will join the Bard College community and teach the study of literature to students earning Bard College undergraduate degrees either while incarcerated or at one of BPI’s microcolleges in New York City. 

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College Transitions

College Essay Coach (Remote)

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2.18.25

College Transitions is an independent consulting firm committed to guiding students to and through higher education. We believe that the college admissions process is not an end, but a means to self-discovery, growth, and fulfillment. We aim to bring perspective (and some sanity) to college planning and we strive to provide our students with the comprehensive, data-driven advice they need to enroll and succeed at good-fit colleges and universities.

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Luther College

Adjunct Faculty In Liberal Arts (Writing for Media)

Decorah
IA
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2.12.25

Luther College is seeking an instructor to teach our signature required first-year course (Paideia 111 and 112) as well as the course, “Writing for Media” (English 211), beginning Fall 2025. Although preference is given to candidates who can fill all teaching responsibilities (English 211, Paideia 111 and Paid 112) across two-semesters, we will consider separating the position with an adjunct for the Writing for Media course/s and an adjunct for the first-year Paideia courses.  

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University of Virginia, Department of Creative Writing

Post-MFA/PhD Research Associate

Charlottesville
VA
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2.6.25

The Kapnick Fellowship in Creative Writing at the University of Virginia is a post-MFA/PhD Research Associate position designed to bring an emerging writer to the University of Virginia, one of the top-ranked creative programs in the country, to participate in our vibrant writers’ community and teach innovative workshops to undergraduates.

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Stony Brook University

Full-time Lecturer in Creative Writing and Co-director of BookEnds

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2.6.25

Full-time Lecturer in Creative Writing and Co-director of BookEnds

Location: Stony Brook, Southampton, and/or Manhattan, NY

Open Date:

Feb 01, 2025

Deadline:

Feb 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

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San Antonio Book Festival

Executive Director

Houston
TX
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2.4.25

The San Antonio Book Festival (SABF) is searching for a new Executive Director.  The mission of the SABF is to unite readers and writers in a celebration of ideas, books, libraries, and literary culture. Created in 2013 as a San Antonio Public Library Foundation program, its founding partners included the Texas Book Festival, the Central Library, and the Southwest School of Art. In 2019, the SABF became its own nonprofit organization, and since that time has continued to collaborate with local, national, and international institutions.

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National Book Foundation

Communications Coordinator

New York
NY
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1.30.25

The National Book Foundation (NBF), presenter of the National Book Awards, is seeking a full-time Communications Coordinator to join our small and dynamic team. The Communications Coordinator position reports to the Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications, to support NBF’s year-round marketing and communications activities across Awards and honors, education and public programs, and development and fundraising efforts.

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