What do we want? We want someone who has experience in publishing and editing creative nonfiction, has a strong editorial vision, is able to share responsibility effectively in a team, and sympathizes with our mission:

• publishing pieces that engage with tension, introspection, empathy, consider positionality, form play, emotional courage, and musicality.
• uplifting voices from all corners in hopes of breaking down ideas of who is widely read and rebelling against power structures that stifle expression.
• assisting Sundog in being a platform for artists to showcase their vital work while participating in the wider literary community.

Other Experience & Skills

• Effective and open communication – particularly as our team works remotely, and needs to stay connected across distance.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines – we publish two issues a year in Spring and Fall, and you would be working as part of a non-hierarchical team of 3 nonfiction editors.
• A portfolio of creative nonfiction published across a range of literary magazines– it’s helpful if you have understanding of the literary magazine ecosystem more broadly, so that you can make choices that position Sundog distinctively within it.

Tasks

• Keeping up on submission queue – we publish 2 issues a year, and a typical nonfiction reading load is 170 to 250 pieces an issue.
• Collaborating with two other nonfiction editors in a non-hierarchical team structure
• Sending “soft solicitations” to authors – asking them to submit work to our queue
• Working with writers to edit work for biannual issues
• Judging our annual Collaboration Contest in fall
• Promoting the magazine and its writers on social media, post-publication
• Participating in occasional web meetings with Sundog staff – about once every 4 months.

A few notes on our work and aesthetic:

• Sundog is a highly collaborative effort and whoever we bring on board will become a full and valued member of our team.
• As always, we are passionate about contributing to a literary culture that continually evaluates what barriers prevent any author, including and especially writers of color and LGBTQ+ writers, from joining the community and works to remove those barriers.

In light of the latter point above, applications from those identifying as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and global majority folk are especially encouraged.

To Apply

If interested, send a letter of interest, a C.V., and any relevant work or samples to SundogLit@gmail.com with “Creative Nonfiction Editor” in the subject line by  January 15.

This is an unpaid position (as we’re a non-profit and don’t pay ourselves).