Associate Agent Linda Epstein at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency is seeking an intern for 15-hours/week, 5-hours in her Long Island home office reading queries, doing Internet research, some light office work (filing, organizing, etc.) with additional hours to read manuscripts and write reader reports. In addition, the intern would be responsible for a once a month blog post. Linda represents MG, YA and Adult fiction, including literary, upscale commercial, contemporary realistic, Science fiction, Fantasy, Steampunk, historical, magical realism, quirky, off-beat, and LGBT. No mysteries, suspense, thrillers, romance, etc… The candidate should have experience reading MG and YA literature and be comfortable reading adult literature. There is a $20/week stipend to cover the costs of transportation and an endless supply of organic, fair trade coffee. Must have a sense of humor and like dogs.
If you are interested in this position, please email Prof. Jane Kinney-Denning for contact information at jdenning@pace.edu by December 1st, 2013.