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About Great Lakes Review

Great Lakes Review publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and photography from and about the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, both in print annually and on a rolling basis digitally. We celebrate the diversity of experiences within the region and wish to publish work that truly showcases every nuance, nook, cranny, and person who either calls the Great Lakes home or who has been impacted by the region. If that’s you, send us your best work.

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Social Media Co-Coordinator

Great Lakes Review is looking for a social media specialist to join its ranks as a social media co-coordinator. As a social media co-coordinator, you will: 

  • Demonstrate a strong command of written communication.
  • Follow release dates and regular social media postings related to the journal agreed upon by the Managing Editor.
  • Create social-first content that fosters meaningful engagement among Great Lakes Review contributors and readers.
  • Use community management practices to connect and engage appropriately with social media followers, other journals, and Great Lakes-area institutions. 
  • Communicate virtually with the other social media co-coordinator and Managing Editor, mostly through email, regularly. In addition, if you will be “off the grid” and, therefore, out of reach for longer than a week, it will be expected that you’ll let the Managing Editor know in as advance as possible so that proper arrangements can be made in your absence. 

Currently, all positions with the journal are volunteer. However, some perks to working with us here at Great Lakes Review include but are not limited to:

  • First-hand experience working with a regional literary journal that has been around for more than a decade.
  • A chance to collaborate with and meet other writers and editors.
  • A chance to represent the journal at conferences in both The United States and Canada, where one can meet writers, editors, and publishers from around the world.
  • An opportunity to be an integral part of introducing the best writing the region has to offer to a world of readers.
  • A chance to influence new initiatives for an established literary journal.  

The following are required for consideration of Social Media Co-Coordinator with Great Lakes Review and should be submitted as a single Word or PDF document arranged in this order:

  • A resume or C.V. highlighting any relevant educational credentials as well as experience in social media management and community development.  
  • A one- to one-and-a-half-page single-spaced cover letter detailing your applicable experience and interests in working with Great Lakes Review. 

We can’t wait to learn more about you, your work, and your interests in helping shape Great Lakes Review. This posting will stay active until the position is filled. 

Please email applications to editorsgreatlakesreview@gmail.com with the subject line, “Last name, First name- Social Media Co-Oordinator.”

 

Book Reviewer: First Friday Series

Great Lakes Review is looking for two Book Reviewers to join its ranks as a part of the Great Lakes Review’s First Friday Series.

As a Book Reviewer, you will:
-Demonstrate a strong command of written communication.
-Provide a book review of 1,000-2,000 words written by a Great Lakes writer or
published by a Great Lakes press. You will do so once
every three months.
-Communicate, mostly through email, when needed. In addition, if you will be “off the
grid” and, therefore, out of reach for longer than a week, you will be expected to let
the Managing Editor know so that journal staff can plan accordingly.

Here is a sample review: https://tinyurl.com/43etz4av

Currently, all positions with the journal are volunteer. However, some perks of working with
us here at Great Lakes Review include but are not limited to:

-First-hand experience working with a regional literary journal that has been around
for more than a decade.
-A chance to collaborate with and meet other writers and editors.
-A chance to represent the journal at conferences in both the United States and
Canada, where one can meet writers, editors, and publishers from around the world.
-An opportunity to be an integral part of introducing the best writing the region has to
offer to a world of readers.
-A chance to influence new initiatives for an established literary journal.

The following are required for consideration of Book Reviewer with Great Lakes Review and
should be submitted as a single Word or PDF document arranged in this order:

-A resume or C.V. highlighting any relevant educational credentials as well as
experience in writing, publishing, and/or editing.
-A one- to one-and-a-half-page, single-spaced cover letter detailing your applicable
experience and interests in working with Great Lakes Review.

Please email applications to editorsgreatlakesreview@gmail.com with the subject line, “Last name, First name- Book Reviewer.”

We can’t wait to learn more about you, your work, and your interest in helping shape Great
Lakes Review.

This posting will stay active until all Book Reviewer positions are filled.