Project Description
Shenandoah, W&L’s literary magazine now in its 75th year, publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and comics. It’s 75th anniversary issue will launch, along with a new website, on June 15, 2025. This summer research project will give students experience with our blog and social media accounts creating a plan for the summer and into the fall organizing special features and promoting the issue. Our blog features all kind of promotional contentóauthor interviews, videos, ìBehind the Poemî essays, Instagram takeovers, and more. Professor Staples seeks 2-3 Summer Research Scholars to assist with these initiatives. This is an invaluable experience for students to work directly with contemporary writers and to gain experience editing and designing content for the website and social media.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required, but love for creative writing is a huge plus, as is experience with social media. Special consideration will be given to applicants who have already taken ENGL 453: The Shenandoah Internship class.
Special Comments
Project Information (subject to change)
Estimated Start Date: 6/2/2025
Estimated End Date: 8/8/2025
Estimated Project Duration: 10 weeks
Maximum Number of Students Sought: 3
Research Location: Remote
Contact Information: Beth Staples (email: bstaples@wlu.edu)