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Join the Voiceworks Editorial Committee as an Online Editor!

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Voiceworks is branching out into the online realm and we are looking for two new members (aged 24 and under) to join our editorial committee as online editors. We’re after people who are familiar with Voiceworks, have a passion for developing talent in young writers, and are excited about the literary potential offered by online spaces. Interstate applications are welcome, and Voiceworks particularly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people, people of colour, people with a disability, and people who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.

About Voiceworks and Express Media

Voiceworks is a national literary journal featuring new fiction, poetry, nonfiction, comics and art by Australians under the age of 25. Voiceworks is written, edited and produced entirely by young people, and prides itself on providing writers with feedback on their work, whether it is published or not.

Voiceworks is published by Express Media, a national not-for-profit organisation that provides support and development opportunities for young writers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Read and provide feedback to writers on submissions for the online component of Voiceworks
  • Participate in the selection of material for publication online
  • Assist in development and editing of material for online publication under the direction of the Voiceworks editor
  • Contribute to the development of the Voiceworks online platform, including ideas on design, content, and promotion
  • Represent Express Media and Voiceworks publicly on a professional level through events such as launches, the Emerging Writers’ Festival, Melbourne Writers’ Festival and National Young Writers’ Festival
  • For members in Melbourne: attend weekly meetings, quarterly proofreading sessions and launches

Conditions

  • The position requires attendance of one 2-hour meeting per week (currently Monday, 6-8pm) in the Express Media office, as well as submission reading, editing and feedback writing to be done from home during peak times
  • The position is voluntary and may fit with the internship project requirements of editing, publishing, journalism or writing students.
  • Editorial committee members report to the Voiceworks editor
  • Editorial committee members are covered by the appropriate insurance while working at the Express Media office, located in The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Selection Criteria

  • A sound understanding of and passion for Voiceworks as a publication, and as a development opportunity for young writers
  • A love of literature and an understanding of or demonstrable curiosity about the author/editor relationship
  • A demonstrable commitment to a career in editing, publishing, writing or a related area
  • A knowledge of and passion for platform-specific digital literary work (including but not limited to interactive fiction, animated comics, hypertext writing, and work that experiments with integrating coding and writing), and a desire to support young writers working in these mediums
  • Excellent communications skills, both oral and written
  • The ability to respond to direction, and work both independently and as part of a team
  • Relevant skills such as coding and animation are desired but not a requirement

How to apply

Your application must include:

  • Your covering letter
  • Your statement addressing each of the selection criteria (2-page maximum)
  • Your current CV (including date of birth and 3 references)

Combine them all in one document (word or PDF) saved as your last name.

For further information please call Express Media on (03) 9094 7888 or email Mira Schlosberg, Voiceworks editor, at editor@expressmedia.org.au.

To submit your application, select the appropriate category on our Submittable page, complete the form and upload your file here.

Applications close at 11:59pm on Wednesday, 30 May, and the successful applicants are expected to begin around Monday, 11 June.


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