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Student Internship Programs

 
 

Publishing New Letters magazine and books:  English 449  (details below).

 
 

Radio Internship:  New Letters on the Air  (click here for details).

 
 


Recent gathering of New Letters interns and student staff:
Adam, Amy, Jason, Ashley, and Jannie.

 


English Majors and Grad-Students

 
If you're interested in hands-on experience in the publishing biz and credit hours toward your degree, check this course:  New Letters Magazine Publication Practicum (English 449)
      
This course provides practical experience with New Letters magazine in business analysis and reporting, selected copy editing, manuscript evaluation, promotion and grant development, library research, market research, and other skills.  Enrollment for the practicum is limited to two students per semester.  New Letters is UMKC's international quarterly of writing and art.
 


"I chose to attend graduate school at UMKC
solely because I wanted to intern with
New Letters
and BkMk Press."     
   
-- J.J. Cantrell,
   graduate student, 2004 - 2005
 

Read excerpts from
final report papers by interns.

 

Selected Duties:
  • copy editing assistance
  • market research
  • proof reading
  • library research
  • advertisement canvassing and writing
  • mailing list preparation/updating
  • manuscript evaluation, with written comments/critiques
  • promotion development (including grant writing)
  • local/national distribution planning and execution
  • projects to be arranged
Starred duties make up 75 percent of the course.  To enroll, contact your advisor at the registration office.  For details about New Letters, call (816) 235-1168 or stop by University House.
   
   
   
 
 
 
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