About the Editorial Fellowship
Wendy’s Subway is seeking an Editorial Fellow to join our team in 2027. The Editorial Fellowship at Wendy’s Subway offers hands-on training, mentorship, and professional development in the field to an emerging arts/literary editor. The Editorial Fellow will work closely with our small and dedicated editorial team to gain in-depth editorial and book-making experience.
Publishing at Wendy’s Subway takes on various forms as we work closely with writers, artists, educators, collectives, and organizations to bring their work into print. Our program prioritizes practices that surface—with singular awareness—experiences, social histories, and political urgencies past and present, with a focus on literatures and voices that bring new poetic, experimental, and improvisational choreographies of language and life to the fore.
We publish around 10 titles annually as part of our interdisciplinary publishing program, which includes the Document Series (hybrid-genre artist’s books highlighting time-based artists); the Passage Series (for emerging writers working in cross-genre poetic forms); Distal (non-Anglophone writing in translation); as well as artists’ books, co-publications, poetry chapbooks, and zines.
Role and Responsibilities
The Editorial Fellow will:
+ Learn about the publication process from conceptualization to book release, including liaising with writers, artists, and designers; maintaining timelines and budgets; and coordinating production and printing
+ Conduct research for titles across our publication program
+ Fact check, edit, and copy-edit materials for publication according to our in-house style guide
+ Develop outreach strategies for our titles, to reach wide audiences and garner critical engagement, including conducting press research and outreach; expanding distribution to bookstores and libraries worldwide; and facilitating course adoptions
+ Assist in the production and promotion of publication-related events (readings, tours, workshops, performances) at Wendy’s Subway or with partnering venues or book fairs
+ Develop pedagogic resources and interpretation tools around our publishing program for educators
Experience and Eligibility
Applicants should have an active interest in art and literary publishing, translation, editing, and/or interdisciplinary and experimental practices. We seek applicants whose experiences demonstrate those interests, though that need not be through prior professional experience in publishing or academic training in these fields. Applicants should have excellent communication and written skills; and be well-organized, detail-oriented, comfortable working both independently and within a small team, and invested in collaboration. A desire to deeply engage with our mission is essential.
Applicants must be local to one of New York City’s boroughs, authorized to work within the United States, and able to commit to working 2 days, or approximately 15 hours/week, for the duration of the Fellowship, from January 18–December 13, 2027 (12 months, or 42 weeks, including holidays).
This is an on-site position, at Wendy’s Subway, with occasional remote work. The Editorial Fellow is expected to attend bi-weekly staff meetings when possible; attendance at occasional staff gatherings, public programs, and book fairs may be required.
Compensation
The Editorial Fellow will receive an honorarium of $11,000 for the duration of the year-long position. The Fellow will also benefit from:
+ Free year-round enrollment in all workshops and reading groups
+ Ongoing access to our library collection of over 5,000 titles
+ A modest professional development budget for external training, workshops, or project-related travel
+ Editorial and production support to develop a short-form digital or print publication, reflecting out the Fellow’s research, creative projects, and/or program-related experiences developed during the Fellowship
+ Participating in our Annual Retreat, a staff-wide gathering to take stock of our mission, operations, international processes, organizational growth, and program development
Application Process
Applications must be received by October 23, 2026. Email jobs@wendyssubway.com, using the subject line “Editorial Fellow,” with the following materials attached in PDF form:
+ A current CV
+ A 1-page cover letter that includes: (1) a statement describing the experience you bring to the position, your interest in editorial work and independent publishing, and your goals for the Editorial Fellowship at Wendy’s Subway; (2) a brief statement describing your engagement with one or more titles published by Wendy’s Subway, and how the program resonates with your own reading practice and editorial interests
+ Names and contact information for two references
Applications will be reviewed by the Wendy’s Subway team, and finalists will be invited to meet for an interview in mid-November. The successful applicant will be notified in early December and will begin the Fellowship in January 2027. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our mission and programs before applying.
Wendy’s Subway is an equal opportunity employer, committed to equity, accessibility, and ongoing efforts toward being a more inclusive organization. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and we will work with applicants to offer accommodations and flexibility.