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11 August 2020

Our Work in Publishing pages provide information about types of publishers and publishing jobs, and advice on getting a job in publishing. See Books Uncovered.

Jobs and Opportunities

When we are notified of any jobs and opportunities, we list them here.

  • Hodder Education Group logo
    Hodder Education: Desk Editor (fixed term)
    Jobs and opportunities

    Apply for this fixed-term job by Monday 3 August 2020. It will be based initially in Glasgow (then Edinburgh in early 2021).

  • Prepress Projects logo
    Prepress Projects: Project Editor
    Jobs and opportunities

    Apply for this full-time position in Perth by noon on Wednesday 12 August 2020. Note that applicants may be called to interview before that date.

  • Witherbys and Stirling Uni logos
    Witherbys scholarship for the MLitt in Publishing Studies 2020-21
    Jobs and opportunities

    Applicants are invited to apply by Friday 31 July 2020 for a scholarship place on this University of Stirling course.

  • Gill logo
    Gill Books: Commissioning Editor
    Jobs and opportunities

    Applications should be submitted by Friday 14 August 2020. Gill Books is based in Dublin.

  • TLC sponsorship logo
    TLC Scholarship
    Jobs and opportunities

    Black British writers are invited to apply for this year-long scholarship sponsored by The Literary Consultancy. The TLC Scholarship mentor will be Ellah P. Wakatama (Editor-at-Large at Canongate). Submissions open at 9am on Monday 3 August 2020 and close at 12pm (midday) on Friday 21 August 2020.

  • SLIC logo
    SLIC: Board Members
    Jobs and opportunities

    Expressions of interest should be submitted no later than 12 noon on Friday 21 August 2020.

  • Creative Access logo
    Mo Siewcharran Fund
    Jobs and opportunities

    Publishers wishing to take on a BAME trainee/intern are invited to apply for this fund which pays 80% of salary.The next deadline is 1 September 2020.