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Windscript magazine is the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild’s annual magazine that showcases poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction by Saskatchewan high school students. We are seeking emerging Saskatchewan editors to fill two positions: a hybrid role of Managing Editor + Poetry or Prose Editor and an Associate Editor who will work in the other genre.  

Managing Editor

The Managing Editor will:

• Read through all submissions
• Receive overall direction from the Program Manager and maintain regular communication
• Determine the number of submissions to include in 40 pages of the publication, and discuss a theme or design with the Publications Coordinator
• Work with Prose or Poetry Associate Editor to select work to be included, including notifying successful contributors and unsuccessful submissions, and collecting signed contracts from contributors
• Work with the Associate Editor to ensure contributors complete their edits
• Submit all edited work to the Publication Coordinator by the deadline 
• Coordinate the layout and order of the work in the magazine
• Write a Managing Editor’s Note
• Attend and assist the Program Manager in planning the online launch in early June, including assisting with the arrangements for readers and appropriate introductions and hosting
• Provide a brief final report of the experience including a log of total hours worked
• Proofread magazine in a timely manner with superior attention to detail, paying special attention to contributors’ names and all other aspects of the magazine.

Associate Editors (either poetry or prose)
The Prose Editor will be responsible for both fiction and nonfiction writing; the Poetry Editor will be responsible for poetry. In their respective genres, the Associate Editors will:

• Read through all submissions
• Work with the Managing Editor on selecting pieces for the magazine
• Work with contributors to complete the editing of their pieces and bios for publication
• Submit all edited work to the Managing Editor by a predetermined deadline
• Work with the Managing Editor for the layout and order of the work in the magazine
• Select winners and honourable mentions for the magazine awards in their respective genre
• Assist with proofreading the magazine in a timely manner with superior attention to detail, paying special attention to contributors’ names and all other aspects of the magazine.
• Write an Editor’s Note
• Attend and assist in the planning of the online launch in early June, which may include assisting with the arrangements for readers and appropriate introductions
• Provide a brief final report of the experience including a log of total hours worked

The Managing + Poetry or Prose Editor will be paid $1800 (plus GST if applicable) for their work and the Associate Editor will be paid $1200 (plus GST if applicable). The work will be completed between November 25, 2024 – June 16, 2025 with the bulk of work occurring January-March. Previous Editors have submitted time logs for the last two years. The Managing + Poetry or Prose Editor worked an average of 65 hours total throughout their term. The Associate Editor worked an average of 40 hours total throughout their term. Please note that this is a guide – you may work slower or faster than previous editors.

Editors should expect to work collaboratively. Experience with Google Drive (including Google Docs and Google Sheets), Gmail, Zoom, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word is an asset, along with superior attention to detail.

Please email by Friday, November 15, 2024 (11:59 p.m.) to Cat Abenstein, Program Manager, swgevents@skwriter.com:

• a letter of intent explaining which position(s) you are interested in and why,
• your editing style and experience,
• your experience working with young writers,
• your literary CV (max 5 pages)

To help the SWG support writers of diverse communities and identities, we encourage applicants to self-declare if they identify as a writer who is a member of group(s) experiencing marginalization and underrepresentation. (i.e. Black, Indigenous, or Person of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+, or Disability). This self-declaration will be used internally by the hiring committee and will not be publicized. 

Preference will be given to emerging editors who reside in Saskatchewan and who have not served in the Windscript Managing Editor position in the last year.

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