General Application Steps
Be sure to also review the general Graduate Assistant Criteria and follow any other instructions contained in the job description.
- Select the job of interest below.
- Complete the Graduate Assistant Application (.pdf).
- Submit application to hiring manager.
Available Positions
Last Updated: 08/28/2025
Etruscan Press
Online, 3 credits. Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service per week for the semester. Duties will include, but are not limited to, editing, copy work, and grant writing.
Student will gain valuable knowledge regarding the day-to-day workings of a small press, including editing, copy work, and grant writing.
Etruscan Press
Online, 3 credits. Student will be responsible for 9 hours of service per week and will train to be an assistant editor for Etruscan Press. Student will provide any additional office and project support as needed.
Student will gain a working knowledge of the duties of an assistant editor of a small press.
Blue Moon / HaveScripts
Online. 3 credits. Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service each week. Duties will include, but are not limited to, acting as an editorial assistant to Jean Klein at Blue Moon Plays, a company that produces approximately ten new scripts per year.
Student will gain knowledge of the workings of a playwriting production company including the editing and production of new plays.
Office Assistant
Hybrid, 3 credits: in-person and online (preference for a student who lives in the NEPA area). Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service per week, assisting the director and administrative assistant with a variety of tasks, including but not limited to assisting with social-media marketing, office reorganization, representing the program at local conferences, recruitment assistance, assisting during the residency, and directly assisting the office staff in other development projects.
Student will gain knowledge regarding the operations of a low-residency creative writing program.
Community Outreach Coordinator
Online. 2 credits. Student will serve as a resource for our students as they address one of the requirements of the MFA Program, which is to 鈥渦se your writing talents to give back to your community鈥�; and plan, organize, and execute community-building activities during the semester and at the residencies.
Publication Editor
Online. 3 credits. Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service per week collecting, drafting, and editing news stories for the program's newsletter, Revise This! Student will also be responsible for inviting and coordinating guest bloggers on the Creative Writing blog, The Write Life.
Managing Editor, River & South Review
Online. 3 credits. Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service per week. Duties will include, but are not limited to: overseeing editorial team, managing the editorial and production calendar to ensure timely release of issues, individual meetings with genre editors to determine which pieces will be selected to be discussed by full team, managing the submission process in Submittable, planning/creating/posting social media content, and bringing strategic ideas to editorial team for consideration.
Student will gain knowledge of managing the creative and production logistics of an online literary journal.
Hippocampus Magazine
Online. 3 credits. Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service per week. Duties will include, but are not limited to, reading submissions and developing content to promote magazine issues, books, or press-sponsored events.
Student will gain knowledge of publishing and promoting a literary magazine and become familiar with small press practices.
Kinsman Quarterly Press
Online. 3 credits. Student will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service per week within 1 of 5 production departments: Editing, Journalism, Book Production & Design, Social Marketing, or Fundraising.
Students will learn industry-related skills in collaboration with a dynamic team, while empowering underrepresented voices from around the globe.
Nicole Frail Books
Online, 3 credits. Students will be responsible for performing 9 hours of service per week for the semester. Duties will include, but are not limited to, reviewing submissions, market analysis, editing and proofreading, creating marketing materials, and ARC and Street Team management.
Student will gain valuable knowledge regarding the day-to-day workings of a small press, hitting all major departments that work together to bring a book from idea to product: acquisitions, editorial, production, PR/marketing, cover design, contracts, and sales.
Applicants interested in any of these positions should e-mail their completed application to Dr. David Hicks at david.hicks@wilkes.edu email link.