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1. LOCAL INTERNSHIPS FOR ENGLISH MAJORS
SPU
Center for Career and Calling
Your first stop for information
about finding and registering for an internship.
Campuspoint
A web site listing jobs and internships
for college students and recent graduates in the Puget Sound
area.
University
of Washington's Internships in Publishing Page
An extensive listing of local internships
in publishing, editing, etc.
A. LOCAL MAGAZINES
Raven
Chronicles
A "little magazine" with
offices at the Richard Hugo House on Capitol Hill.
Seattle
Magazine
A "glossy" lifestyle
magazine published by Tiger Oaks Publications, along with Seattle
Business Monthly, Northwest Home and Garden, and
Seattle Bride.
Seattle
Metropolitan Magazine
Seattle Magazine's younger
rival.
Seattle
Homes and Lifestyles
Another glossy Seattle magazine.
Alaska
Airlines/Horizon Air Magazine
In-flight magazines published by
Paradigm Communications Group of Seattle.
ColorsNW
Magazine
A Seattle magazine focusing on
multicultural issues and social justice.
Yes!
Magazine
An environmental magazine published
by the Positive Futures Network in Bainbridge.
2. LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGLISH
MAJORS
Seattle
Public Schools
Information about volunteer tutoring
in local public schools.
Pacific
Northwest Writers Association
Based in Edmonds, PNWA features
an annual summer conference and literary contest.
3. SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR ENGLISH MAJORS
Oxford
Summer Programme (OSP)
An annual summer program at Wycliffe
Hall for undergraduates enrolled at member institutions of the
Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (including SPU).
Oxford
Study Abroad Programme (OSAP)
An annual 4-6 week summer program
offering traditional one-on-one tutorials at various Oxford
colleges.
Summer
Programme in English Literature, Oxford
The regular summer program of Oxford
University, at Exeter College.
English
Literature Summer School, Cambridge
One of the international summer
programs of Cambridge University. Others feature Medieval Studies,
Shakespeare, etc.
C.
S. Lewis Summer Institute
The triennial conference of the
C. S. Lewis Foundation at Oxford and Cambridge. The Foundation
also sponsors annual summer seminars at Lewis's home, the Kilns
(lovingly restored by SPU's own Don Yanik).
Prague
Summer Program
Writing workshops with big name
American and Central European writers in Prague. Credit offered
through Western Michigan University.
Summer
Literary Seminars (SLS)
Writing workshops with American
writers in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Mombasa, Kenya. Limited
to 15 students.
Bread
Loaf Writers' Conference
The nation's oldest writers' conference
at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Bucknell
Seminar for Younger Poets
An annual summer seminar for undergraduate
poets at the Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University,
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
4. GRADUATE STUDY IN ENGLISH
Graduate
Record Exam (GRE)
Information about the exam required
for admission to many graduate schools.
Associated Writing Programs
(AWP)
A site full of useful information
about MFA programs in creative writing, conferences, contests,
etc.
NRC
Ranking of Graduate Programs
A ranking of graduate programs
in English and other disciplines by the National Research Council.
5. STUDY ABROAD
Critical
Language Scholarships
Federal scholarships for intensive
summer study of languages identitied as "critical"
by the US State Department (Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian,
etc.). Overseas sites provided by the Council of American Overseas
Research Centers.
Centre
for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford
A year-long honors program at Keble
College for high-achieving undergraduates from CCCU institutions,
including SPU.
Oxford
Study Abroad Programme (OSAP)
Regular academic terms for Associate
Students at various Oxford colleges.
Council
on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Opportunities to study abroad for
U.S. undergraduates.
Rotary
Ambassadorial Scholarships
Scholarships for U.S. undergraduates
and recent graduates who wish to study overseas.
Fulbright
Fellows Program
Fellowships for U.S. college graduates
who wish to teach English or conduct research in Europe, Korea,
or Turkey.
British
Marshall Fellowships
Up to 40 fellowships annually for
graduate study at a British university.
Davies-Jackson
Scholarship
An annual scholarship for graduates
of selected U.S. colleges (including SPU) to St. John's College,
Cambridge for two years of study leading to a British B.A. (Limited
to those who are the first in their families to graduate from
college.)
6. TEACHING ENGLISH OVERSEAS
Peace
Corps
Over 2,000 U.S. college graduates
entered the Peace Corps in the year 2000; nearly 7,500 volunteers
are currently serving overseas or in training, the majority
in education. (Note that the Corps recommends that undergraduates
study a foreign language in college, preferably French or Spanish.)
Fulbright
Fellows Program
Fellowships for U.S. college graduates
who wish to teach English or conduct research in Europe, Korea,
or Turkey.
Japan
Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
Salaried one- and two-year English
language teaching positions at Japanese schools for U.S. college
graduates, sponsored by the Japanese government.
Go
Abroad.com
A comprehensive, less-commercial
database on international education and travel.
Lithuania
Christian College
A new college looking for English
teachers. Summer and full-year positions available for qualified
graduates with a BA in English.
Amity
Teachers Program
One and two-year English language
teaching positions in China for college graduates, sponsored
by the Amity Foundation, a non-governmental Chinese Christian
organization.
English
Language Institute (ELIC)
Summer and one-year English language
teaching experiences in Asia for Christian college students,
including the China Teaching Fellowship program for college
graduates.
China
Teaching Program (CTP)
One-year
English language teaching positions in Chinese schools for college
graduates, sponsored by Western Washington University (tuition
required).
7. CAREERS IN PUBLISHING,
TEACHING, NONPROFITS, ETC.
Current
Jobs Bulletins
National listings of jobs for liberal
arts graduates, including jobs in writing, editing, and communications
(now available online for a subscription fee).
Summer
Publishing Institute at New York University
An annual summer workshop for college
graduates seeking jobs in book, magazine, or online publishing.
Publishing
Institute at the University of Denver
Another respected summer workshop
for college graduates seeking jobs in publishing.
University
of Washington Certificate in Editing
Offered through the UW Extension
program.
Teach
for America
Places recent college graduates
in low-income, high-need schools across the country, with salaries
paid by local school districts.
TESOL
A comprehensive web site for those
interested in graduate training in the teaching of English as
a second language.
AmeriCorps
Community service opportunities
for recent college graduates, sponsored by the U. S. government.
A great way to explore service as a potential career.
Idealist:
Action Without Borders
A web site listing jobs and internships
with nonprofit organizations in the U. S. and around the world.
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