Wayne State University Press offers excellent internship opportunities for those interested in the world of publishing. The internships are available throughout the year in the following departments: Acquisitions, Editorial and Production, Marketing and Sales.

Ask your advisor about course credit. Specific programs may be developed to work with individuals’ areas of interest. A partial listing of duties includes:

Acquisitions: contact Kathryn Wildfong • Editorial/Production: contact Kristin Harpster Lawrence

1. Assisting acquisitions in review and approval process (e. g. , contacting/communicating with readers, sending out manuscripts for review, preparing editorial board packets)

2. Assisting editors in cleanup and coding of electronic files for copyediting

3. Editing and proofreading copy for books (indexes, prefaces, etc. )

4. Checking page proofs

5. Handling mailings

6. Corresponding with authors, vendors, etc.

7. Researching information, resources, addresses

8. Assisting with database maintenance