Position Description
Atlantic Crime is excited to offer a paid internship for those passionate about mystery, thriller and crime fiction books and eager to learn more about publishing. The intern’s main responsibilities will be reading, evaluating, and reporting on incoming manuscripts, helping prepare sales and marketing materials, and conducting marketing outreach. There will also be opportunities to assist with other editorial tasks, including writing long summaries of upcoming books, brainstorming comparable titles for sales and marketing purposes, and drafting copy.

Qualifications:
The Atlantic Crime intern must be passionate about books, possess strong written and oral communication skills, take initiative, and work effectively with others. They must enjoy reading crime fiction, have an understanding of the genre in today’s marketplace, and feel capable of voicing their opinion.

Time Period
The intern will work remotely three days a week for approximately six months, and will be paid $16.50 an hour. The internship will run from April 14 through October 17, 2025.

How To Apply
To submit your application, please send a resume and a cover letter to intern@groveatlantic.com and include Atlantic Crime Internship in the subject line. This is a remote position.

We are committed to making publishing an increasingly inclusive and equitable industry and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, races, ages, ethnicities, gender and sexual identities, and disability statuses. We particularly invite those who have not yet had traditional publishing experience to apply.

Applications for the Atlantic Crime Internship open March 13 and close on March 31.

Grove Atlantic, Inc. is a medium-sized trade book publisher consisting of five imprints, Grove Press, Atlantic Monthly Press, Atlantic Crime, Black Cat and Roxane Gay Books. We publish literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and translations.

We are pleased to offer internships to aspiring publishing professionals who wish to learn more about the industry and explore an area of interest in either editorial, subsidiary rights, or sales, marketing, and publicity. Internships are organized on a seasonal basis  as outlined below. Internship openings with up-to-date requirements and deadlines will be posted 2-3 months prior to the listed start date. However, candidates are welcome to submit their resume and cover letter at any time throughout the year, and their application will be kept on file for the next internship recruitment cycle.

• Fall: September—December

• Winter: January—May

• Summer: May—August

We look for people who have a passion for books, are high-energy, take initiative, possess strong communication skills, and work effectively with others. We are committed to making publishing an increasingly inclusive and equitable industry and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, gender and sexual identities, and disability statuses. We particularly invite those who have not yet had traditional publishing experience to apply. To apply for an internship, please send your resume and cover letter detailing your interests to intern@groveatlantic.com with the relevant department name and season in the subject line.