Brink Literacy Project — Publishing Internship Cycle — Spring 2027

Overview
The Brink Literacy Project operates at the intersection of literacy advocacy and publishing practice, and its internship cycle is conceived as a bridge between academic study and the daily realities of the trade. Each fifteen-week term is conducted entirely online, allowing participants from any geography to take part provided they have reliable internet access. The curriculum is not observational; interns are entrusted with editorial writing, social media marketing, industry outreach, and professional correspondence, gaining a working knowledge of how publishing houses, literary organizations, and editorial offices actually function. For those based in Denver, Colorado, the organization hosts local work and publishing events, and interns are invited and encouraged to attend. Yet the program is explicit that the full editing curriculum and all internship duties can be carried out remotely, making the opportunity genuinely accessible rather than nominally so. There is no fee to apply, and the internship is offered in both spring and fall cycles each year, which speaks to an institutional commitment to repetition, refinement, and sustained mentorship rather than a one-off gesture. The curatorial vision here is vocational in the best sense: it treats publishing as a craft learned through assignment and correspondence, not merely through lectures. Interns are not positioned as observers but as contributors to the editorial and promotional life of the project. For creative practitioners who wish to understand the machinery that brings writing into the world—and who may themselves be writers, editors, or arts administrators—this is a structured, low-barrier entry point into the publishing industry's daily operations.