Employment
BadgerPups and Youth Voices in Ink Workshop Instructors
Badgerdog Literary Publishing runs both in-school and after-school creative writing workshops in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Central Texas. BadgerPups workshop instructors work with elementary school students in grades 3-5; Youth Voices in Ink workshop instructors work with middle and high school students.
Workshops typically run for 8-10 weeks and classes meet once or twice per week. The positions provide excellent opportunities to learn the teaching and publishing processes and to develop skills and experience as teachers and editors of student writing.
Badgerdog is committed to hiring practicing writers who wish to share their craft and passion with the next generation of poets and fiction writers. Prior teaching experience is appreciated but not required. All workshop instructors are required to attend an in-service meeting where they will be introduced to the Badgerdog curriculum guide, a living document that outlines Badgerdog’s pedagogy and offers a full suite of lessons that workshop instructors have successfully taught.
Workshop Instructor Responsibilities
- Attending the Badgerdog in-service meeting
- Leading a workshop, guiding students through the writing process toward the goal of publication
- Attending a benchmark meeting scheduled at the midpoint of the workshop
- Serving as Section Editor for their workshop’s contribution to the anthology
- Planning a school-site reading for the authors in your workshop
- Attending the community-wide reading and publication party
- Contributing two original lessons to be include in the curriculum guide
Graduate students currently enrolled at the UT Michener Center for writers may receive course credit by teaching with Badgerdog as an intern. For more information about this opportunity, please see the Michener Center for guidelines and procedures.
Application Information
If you are interested in applying, please forward the following information to:
Education Programs Coordinator
Badgerdog Literary Publishing
P.O. Box 301209
Austin, TX 78703
or email to laurie.filipelli@badgerdog.org.
- A copy of your resume, with current contact information.
- A cover letter in which you describe your general experience as a writer and teacher, your general interest in literary teaching and publishing, your own writing and studies, and a brief discussion of your influences (who do you read?) and how you expect this experience to impact your own writing and career goals.
- A writing sample of 500 words or less.
- You may also include a recommendation from a creative writing teacher.
Publication of your writing, in any publication, is a plus; please list your publications, if any.
The Education Program Team will review the application materials and select the best candidates for interviews. All applicants will be notified as soon as decisions are made.
Internships
- Youth Voices in Ink internships — working with the program that serves Central Texas writers ages 8 - 18.
- American Short Fiction internships — working with the quarterly literary journal staff.
- Business internships — working with the Badgerdog Management Team.
- PR and Journalism internships — working with the internal and external communications for Badgerdog.
To apply for an internship, send your resume, with cover letter and contact information to:
Badgerdog Literary Publishing, Inc.
ATTN: Internships
P.O. Box 301209
Austin, TX 78703
info@badgerdog.org
