MFA Graduate Assistant, Inkwell

Department: MFA Program / Academic Writing program
Reports to: Program Director
Effective Date: Fall 2026

About the role

The main responsibility of the position is to serve as a managing editor or co-managing editor of Inkwell, the MFA Program's literary magazine. This role involves managing all aspects of the magazine.

Responsibilities

• Managing submissions
• Soliciting submissions from established writers
• Making editorial decisions
• Interacting with accepted authors
• Collating the issue for copy-editing
• Copy-editing the issue
• Assisting in the design of the issue

Requirements

• Enrolled in the MFA Creative Writing graduate program at Manhattanville
• Excellent communication, organizational, and presentation skills
• Ability to multi-task and be detail-oriented
• Previous experience working on a literary publication is preferred but not required

Pay

This position offers a 3-credit tuition waiver per semester (6 credits total for fall and spring) to be used for classes in the MFA in Creative Writing Program.

Schedule

Part-time, 29 hours or less per week.