Calling
all those who'd like to out their inner editor. The Rialto poetry magazine is looking for two more people to take
part in its Editor Development Programme, run in conjunction with the Poetry
School. A chance for poets and would-be editors to get hands-on experience of
poetry editing. Abigail Parry and I, the
first generation of assistant editors, wrote about our experience in the spring/summer
issue of The Rialto, and I’ve blogged
about it here, here and here.
It’s
been terrific. If you got the job:
- You’d read a lot of poetry, and find
out what people are writing at the moment.
- You’d discover (probably) whether you like reading large numbers of
poems.
- You could bring new writers to the
magazine.
- You’d sit around with editor Michael
Mackmin and discuss whether a poem works or not, and why. That was the best thing of all.
- You’d learn about ordering poems,
and work on putting the magazine together.
- You’d edit your own section in one
issue of the magazine, together with your co-assistant editor.
- You’d find out what’s involved in
running a poetry magazine, from design to finance to publicity.
[And if the wonkiness of the above list makes you doubt my editing skills, fair enough but I can't make it come out right!]
Follow this link to the Poetry School website to find out how to apply, and to
download an information sheet. Application deadline: 5pm this Friday, 22
August.
