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Interviews & Press Jobs

In the non-fiction sector, “interviews and press” roles generally fall under publicity, marketing, and specialized editorial categories. These positions involve managing an author’s public image, securing media coverage, and facilitating discourse around factual works.

Common Non-Fiction Press & Interview Roles

  • Publicist / Publicity Manager: The primary role responsible for “press.” Duties include writing press releases, building journalist contact lists, and pitching authors for interviews on TV, radio, and podcasts.
  • Marketing Manager: Focuses on paid and organic promotion, often managing social media, newsletters, and digital ads to drive reader engagement.
  • Acquisitions Editor (Non-Fiction): While primarily editorial, these roles require “press-facing” skills to represent titles at sales meetings and maintain relationships with high-profile agents.
  • Ghostwriter: A specialized non-fiction role where the writer uses extensive interviews with a subject to draft their memoir, business book, or expert guide.
  • Interviewer/Freelance Journalist: Specific publications like The Paris Review or Electric Literature hire writers specifically to conduct and edit long-form interviews with authors.

Top Employers for Non-Fiction Press Jobs

  • Major Publishing Houses: Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette Book Group frequently hire for publicity and editorial roles.
  • Mid-Sized & Academic Presses: Organizations like Bloomsbury, Graywolf Press, and Amazon Publishing have dedicated non-fiction teams.
  • Literary Magazines: Publications such as The Paris Review and The Sun Magazine actively seek editors who can curate and conduct high-quality interviews.

Ultimate Guide to Being a Freelancer 2025 Update

If you’re thinking of becoming a freelancer, you’re probably bored with your day job and looking for new challenges in your life. Maybe you love the idea of being your own boss, or maybe you just need more flexibility in your work schedule. Either way, the freelance life could be perfect for you.

Youth Writing Markets

A list of organizations for young adult authors and young writers. This list includes information about writing for children, writing young adult and where children and young adults can enter competitions.

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35 Online Work Ideas to Earn Good Money Whilst Studying

Teens can work remotely and make good money. There are all kinds of jobs that students can try while they’re studying depending on their current education level and the time they have to dedicate to working. Online tutoring is particularly popular, but freelancing in writing and editing, IT, or gaming is also possible. Freelance web designers, resume writers, transcriptionists and linguists might all be able to have flexible schedules while they’re in school.

3 Ways to Make Your Non-Fiction Article Pitch Stand Out

3 ways to make your pitch stand out. Writing nonfiction articles for magazines, websites, and other media is unlike nearly any other form of writing. That’s because so much of a writer’s success and failure is determined at the pitching stage. This can be both a good and bad thing. Good because you don’t have to start writing until it’s already been accepted or assigned; bad because many writers would rather write than pitch their writing.

Writing Groups List

A list of writing groups that you can join and get help and information. Critique Groups can be very helpful. Reading your work out loud to others can help find areas that need improvement, and can also help boost your confidence when it all goes “write”.

Magazine Links

The magazines in the list below offer advice to aspiring and established writers.  Several of the magazines and ezines listed below are accepting submissions from new and established writers.  Some magazines and ezines are listed for the research material they provide.

Why E-Books?

Chris Randall
With thousands of writers all competing to get the favorable eye of the traditional publisher, it is not surprising that the great majority fail to get into print. Trying to compose those few words which will grab the attention of the person sitting in the selector’s chair, can be about as fruitful as picking out a seven way accumulator at a race meeting. Yet we go through these motions time and again, never stopping to ask why we contribute so eagerly to the publisher’s seat of unreachable power. But you don’t need to be told this. You have probably already experienced it yourself.

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