This two-credit course involves working on selecting and editing the content of Bennington’s national, award-winning print literary magazine, Bennington Review. Students will serve as Editorial Assistants for the magazine, studying and practicing all aspects of magazine editing. The course will also engage students in discussions of contemporary print and digital literary culture, and of the history of literary magazines. Students will be selected in part based on their familiarity with contemporary literature, as well as for prior experience in editing or publishing. Students should anticipate plenty of work for two credits, as well as an immersive, hands-on, professional experience.
Learning Outcomes:
*Students will be assigned all submissions at the beginning of term. Everyone will vote on stories in Submittable. Students will engage in weekly intensive reading of unsolicited submissions of fiction using the Submittable database.
* Students will be placed in pairs and will be assigned 10 submissions per week, and will, as a team of two, present on one piece from assigned submissions. If paired students disagree on which story to present, both will have to present.
* Students will engage in weekly in-depth discussions and presentations of submitted work.
* Students will be assigned occasional homework beyond reading of submissions.
* Students will be required to attend all Literature Evenings and Poetry at Bennington events.
Delivery Method: Fully in-person
Prerequisites:
Applicants should submit a paragraph via this form, on why they are interested in the Bennington Review as well as any experience they have editing by by November 15, 2024. Students will be notified of acceptance into this class by November 19, 2024.
Corequisites: Students are required to attend all Literature Evenings and Poetry at Bennington events this term, commonly held at 7pm on most Wednesday evenings.
Course Level: 4000-level
Credits: 2
Tu 2:10PM - 4:00PM (Full-term)
Maximum Enrollment: 10
Course Frequency: Once a year
Categories: 4000 , All courses , Day/Time Changes , Fully In-Person , Literature , Two Credit , Updates
Tags: critical analysis , editorial assistant , small press publishing