Please note: this internship is only available to current students registered on a degree scheme in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University. If you apply for this role the information within your application will be shared with the recruiting organisation.
Comma Press is a not-for-profit publisher and development agency, based in Manchester, specialising in short fiction from the UK and beyond. Founded on a passion for literary excellence, Comma is simultaneously a publishing house and a writer development agency. Our mission is to put the short story at the heart of contemporary narrative culture, and to provide a through-line of support for emerging and established writers in the UK and beyond. Comma has an international reputation for high-quality and innovative commissioning.
These are hands-on, largely in-person internships focusing on digital marketing, with the express aim of driving engagement with Comma's authors, forthcoming books, backlist titles, on-going series, and an array of different literary and publishing events hosted by Comma throughout the summer and autumn, working with all members of team.
Please submit a CV (maximum of two sides) and a Cover Letter (maximum one side) both tailored to the role.
Preferred Start Date: 30 June 2025
End Date: 31 July 2025
Interview Date: TBC (mid-June 2025)
Working Hours / Pattern: 70 hours in total over a four-week period, with at least 60% time in the office (Manchester) between two and six days a week (excluding Friday). Hours by agreement between the successful candidate and Comma Press.
Location: Remotely (in the UK) and at the premises of an external employer