For any questions regarding our positions, please contact Dr. Erin Elizabeth Smith at erin@sundresspublications.com.
Hiring Director, Sundress Publications
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Sundress Publications is looking for a volunteer Hiring Director to join the team. The Hiring Director will write job ads, screen applicants, conduct interviews, and help onboard new employees. Sundress Publications is an entirely volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit literary publisher founded in 2000 that hosts a variety of online journals and publishes chapbooks, full-length collections, and literary anthologies in both print and digital formats.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Executive Director to meet the organization’s staffing needs. They will also coordinate with team and project directors to understand open role requirements, ensuring that hired candidates are qualified and fit for the position. Applicants should expect 2-10 hours a week depending on the current hiring needs.
Qualifications for the position include:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Responsive to emails
- Knowledgeable with Zoom
- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines
- Commitment to the Sundress’s values and inclusive hiring practices
Preferred (but not required) qualifications:
- Experience in recruitment, volunteer coordination, or HR
- Experience with WordPress
Applicants are welcome to telecommute and are therefore not restricted to living in any particular location. We are especially interested in applications from writers of color, transgender and nonbinary writers, and writers with disabilities.
Sundress Publications is staffed entirely by passionate volunteers, so this position, as with all positions at the press, is unpaid.
To apply, please send a CV and a brief cover letter detailing your interest in the position to our Executive Director, Erin Elizabeth Smith, at erin@sundresspublications.com. Applications are due by October 15, 2025.
Writer in Residence, Sundress Academy for the Arts
Deadline: October 31, 2025
The Sundress Academy for the Arts at Firefly Farms, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is looking for a Writer in Residence to run from January 4th through May 9th, 2026 and consist of approximately 10-20 hours of work per week. Residents will live on ground at Firefly Farms, sharing our two-bedroom farmhouse with a rotating roster of short-term residents.
The Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) is an entirely volunteer-run organization that hosts residencies, workshops. and retreats centered on the literary arts. The Writer in Residence’s responsibilities would include daily maintenance of the farm including feeding and caring for farm animals (including dogs, sheep, and chickens); cleaning and maintaining the farmhouse weekly; greeting and educating residents on their responsibilities; answering resident questions; helping to run any on-site events; and assisting with farm projects that may include construction, fencing, gardening, etc.
Qualifications include:
- Outgoing and social personality
- Passion for the outdoors and animals
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to self-start on projects
- Experience with farming and/or residency programs a plus
While this position is unpaid, it includes room and board for the four months of residence. The Writer in Residence must also provide their own transportation to and from the grocery store at least once weekly. Please note that pets are not allowed.
To apply, please send a resume, contact information for two references, and a cover letter detailing your interest in the position to the Executive Director, Erin Elizabeth Smith at erin@sundresspublications.com. Applications are due October 31st, 2025.
Sundress Reads Editor
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Sundress Publications is an entirely volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit publishing collective founded in 2000 that hosts a variety of online journals and publishes chapbooks, full-length collections, and literary anthologies in both print and digital formats. Sundress also publishes the annual Best of the Net Anthology, celebrating the best work published online, and the Gone Dark Archives, preserving online journals that have reached the end of their run.
As part of Sundress Publications’ ongoing commitment to service and the importance of highlighting work from the independent publishing community, Sundress created the blog series, Sundress Reads, which features reviews of recent or forthcoming titles from small presses.
The Sundress Reads Editor’s primary responsibility is work with a team of interns and outside reviewers to give feedback on reviews prior to drafting them on WordPress. The editor will make sure reviews are assigned out, completed, edited, and drafted online as part of the process. The position will require approximately two hours of work per week.
Required qualifications include:
- Submission management
- Keen editorial eye
- Experience with review writing
Preferred qualifications include:
- Database management, and/or Microsoft Excel and Google Drive experience
- Staff management
- WordPress experience
Applicants are welcome to telecommute and therefore are not restricted to living in any particular location. Sundress Publications is staffed entirely by volunteers, so this position, as with all positions at the press, is unpaid. All Sundress staff receive opportunities to attend residencies and retreats at discounted prices, teach in our workshop series, and read for contests and open reading periods.
To apply, please send a CV and a brief cover letter detailing your interest in the position to our Managing Editor, Erin Elizabeth Smith at erin@sundresspublications.com. Applications are due by October 31, 2025.