ENGL 453 - Internship in Literary Editing with Shenandoah

Credits: 3
When Offered: Fall, Winter

Prerequisites: Junior standing and approval of the Shenandoah editor.An apprenticeship in editing for one student each 12-week term with the editor of Shenandoah, Washington and Lee’s literary magazine. The student is instructed in and assists in these facets of the editor’s work: evaluation of manuscripts, proofreading/copyediting, the arrangement of work within an issue, selection of cover art, contributor’s notes, responses to queries, and news releases. The student also works toward an understanding of the role of journals in contemporary literature. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits toward degree requirements with permission of department head and if the specific projects undertaken are different.R. T. Smith.