Heyday, Editorial Internship, Summer 2023
Every summer, The Bill Lane Center for the American West offers many opportunities for Stanford undergraduates (including graduating seniors and co-terms) to work with organizations throughout the West. Through these internships, students can explore careers in natural history, conservation, land use, museum curation, resource management, energy and more.
All internships are full-time and last ten weeks during the summer. They are fully funded by the Lane Center.
The Lane Center has placed over 200 interns in positions across the West since 2005. As such, we have developed strong relationships with host organizations and work hard to ensure interns have successful and enriching experiences.
For more information about our internship program, please visit our FAQs page, or email Education Manager Corinne Thomas.
Read more about past interns' experiences here.
Stipend Information:
The Bill Lane Center will provide a base stipend of $7,500 with additional funding for student financial aid and cost of living adjustments for the internship location, if applicable.
Description of the Organization and the Internship:
Heyday is an independent, nonprofit publisher founded in 1974 in Berkeley, California. Heyday promotes civic engagement and social justice, celebrates nature’s beauty, supports California Indian cultural renewal, and explores the state’s rich history, culture, and influence. Heyday works to realize the California dream of equity and enfranchisement.
The intern can expect to participate in all stages of the editorial process, as well as the work of evaluating projects Heyday is considering for publication. The intern will be invited to all staff meetings and events with invited speakers, and will have the opportunity to conduct informational interviews with staff members across all departments. By the internship's end, the intern should have a strong working knowledge of book publishing, the nonprofit world, and the current landscape of cultural institutions in the West.
Internship Work Environment:
This internship is hybrid with at least 2 days in the Heyday office per week, with the in-office schedule being negotiable as the intern's circumstances require. The ratio is 80–90% office, 10–20% field (which may include meetings with authors or visits to partner organizations).
The intern will be working directly with the managing editor as supervisor, as well as with the acquisitions editor as a secondary supervisor.
Location: Berkeley, California
- Read and report on book proposals, and participate in all staff and editorial department meetings, including in discussions of potential book projects
- Build database of prospective authors and projects, as well as of prospective partner organizations
- Participate in meetings with current and prospective Heyday authors
- Provide feedback on book projects during the editing stage
- Research Heyday’s archives and compile potential material for a publishing project to coincide with Heyday’s upcoming 50th anniversary
Bill Lane Center internships are part of Cardinal Quarter opportunities and students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. The opportunities are full-time (35-40 hours a week) for 10 consecutive weeks during the summer. Specific start and end dates can be coordinated directly with the supervisor.
Please note:
- Students are not permitted to engage in another full-time internship, job, or volunteer opportunity (whether funded by Stanford or otherwise) during this full-time, summer internship.
- Student athletes should confirm the impact of any awarded stipend on their athletic eligibility by contacting the Compliance Services Office prior to committing to a research project or internship.
All undergraduates, including graduating seniors, are eligible. Coterms are eligible only if they hold undergraduate status.
For more helpful application advice, please visit the BLC’s FAQs page.
Application Guidelines for this Internship:
Students from all class years are welcome to apply and students from these majors may be interested, but are not limited to: English, History, Native American Studies, Communication
Required Skills:
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects
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Resourcefulness and initiative
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Demonstrated interest in the publishing industry, literary culture in the American West, the art of bookmaking, and current events in the book world
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Eclectic, engaged, and expansive reading taste
Desired Skills:
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Experience writing or editing for publications (websites, magazines, newspapers) with a general nonspecialist readership
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Experience writing reviews of published books
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Experience with Microsoft Word
Selection of applicants:
Complete applications are screened and finalists are contacted for an interview with staff from The Bill Lane Center for the American West. The top candidates for the position are forwarded to the organization for direct interviews with their potential supervisors and other staff.
Host organizations will then notify the Lane Center of their preferred candidate and that applicant will receive an internship offer from the Bill Lane Center by email.
The applicant is expected to respond promptly (within 48 hours) via email to the offer or the offer will be rescinded.
Once an applicant accepts an offer, they should promptly notify all other Stanford and non-Stanford programs to which they have applied that they have accepted another offer and withdraw their candidacy from those other opportunities.
