Summer Internship
Join our constellation of international voices and become a member of the Aster Lit team for the summer!
Spend your summer learning from the Aster Lit Team!
Our summer internship is a chance for passionate individuals (aged 14-16) based anywhere in the world to learn how to run all facets of a literary magazine! Every intern will get to spend 2 weeks with each branch of Aster Lit: Editorial, Events, Podcast, and Social Media/Web Design, learning the ins and outs of how Aster Lit operates while building their professional portfolios. Every intern will also get to publish an creative nonfiction essay-like reflection of their internship experience—studying cross cultural connections, interdisciplinary arts, and literature—in our 12th issue. All interns will be eligible for a permanent spot within the Aster Lit team after the internship, but no prior literary magazine experience is required to apply! We only ask for curiosity, passion for connecting young voices, and love for literature. We hope to see you this summer!
This is a virtual, unpaid position requiring around 10 hours a week, and access to the Google Suite (Docs, Drive, Gmail, Sheets, Meets), Slack, and Zoom.
Internship Branches
Internship Branches
Our Aster Lit internship is broken into 4 branches to ensure interns have the opportunity to grow their preexisting skills and explore new interests
Editorial: Learn how to manage a literary magazine just like our Editor-in-Chiefs! Interns will have the opportunity to learn how to critically read submissions, provide detailed feedback, build on their leadership skills, and write an essay (to be published in issue 12) about their experience a exploring the importance of interdisciplinary arts and cross cultural connections.
Events: Interns will get to put on their own events, learning how to reach out to literary professionals, advertise to our community, lead workshops, readings, Q&A sessions and more!
Podcast: Explore the realm of auditory arts via our Ad Aster podcast team! Interns will learn how to draft scripts, interview literary and visual artists, edit episodes, and write transcripts, all while co-producing their own episode!
Social Media/Web Design: Outreach to the Aster Lit community through our Social Media & Web Design team! Interns will learn how to develop a brand guide, create Instagram posts and stories, host their own livestream, build the Aster Lit website, study our demographics, and create their own design portfolio.
Important Dates
April 20th
application closes at 11:59 pm PST
April 21st
all finalists will be emailed regarding the date and time of their virtual interview
April 24th-28th
virtual interviews will be held
May 5th-15th
all applicants will be notified of final decisions
June 2nd-July 28th
internship period