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MAJOR TO JOB

Publishing is an apprenticeship industry, meaning that much of what a publishing professional needs to know will be learned on the job. Often, industry knowledge learned in one department is useful throughout the publishing house—allowing the opportunity to move between departments. But where to start? Put together with the help of several human resource experts, this guide to matching your college major with the appropriate publishing departments is a great way to determine your first steps.


Jobs In Publishing:  Internships

If you’re still working on your degree, an internship may be the perfect way to experience the inner-workings of the publishing industry. Some are paid, many offer college credit, and all provide invaluable knowledge that may help you get your foot in the door when it is time to look for a full-time job.

ABBEVILLE PRESS
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN SHORT FICTION
ANDERSON LITERARY MANAGEMENT, LLC
ANTHEM PRESS
ATLANTIC MEDIA, INC.
BEAUFORT BOOKS
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
CANDLEWICK PRESS
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
COUNTERPOINT
DENISE MARCIL LITERARY AGENCY, INC.
DON CONGDON ASSOCIATES, INC.
DRUNKEN BOAT
ECOMMERCE PARTNERS
ELYSE CHENEY LITERARY ASSOCIATES
FIGMENT
FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS
FRANKLIN & SIEGAL ASSOCIATES
GROVE/ATLANTIC, INC.
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
HANNACROIX CREEK BOOKS, INC.
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
HATHERLEIGH PRESS
IMPRINT LABEL AT A MAJOR PUBLISHING COMPANY
INKWELL MANAGEMENT
ISLAND PRESS
KAPLAN PUBLISHING
LANGTONS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY
LEUCROTA PRESS
LINDA CLARK ASSOCIATES
LIZA DAWSON ASSOCIATES
LOWENSTEIN ASSOCIATES
M. SHANKEN COMMUNICATIONS
MACMILLAN
MARTIN LITERARY MANAGEMENT
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT LLC
MARY ANNE THOMPSON ASSOCIATES
MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING
MIT PRESS
MOVABLE TYPE LITERARY GROUP
NANCY COFFEY LITERARY & FINEPRINT LITERARY
NANCY YOST LITERARY AGENCY
NETPUBLICATIONS, INC.
NEWMARKET PRESS
NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS
OBJECTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED MEDIA
PARKSTONE INTERNATIONAL/ SIRROCCO PUBLISHING
PEARSON
PEARSON EDUCATION
PELICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC.
PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP
PETER LANG PUBLISHING USA
PLANNED TELEVISION ARTS (A DIVISION OF RUDER FINN)
PLATYPUS MEDIA
PMA LITERARY & FILM MANAGEMENT
POLIPOINTPRESS
POWERHOUSE BOOKS
PROGRESSIVE BOOK CLUB
PUBLISHERS GROUP WEST
RAND PUBLISHING LLC
RANDOM HOUSE INC.
READERS DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC
REED SEMINARS
ROWMAN AND LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHING GROUP
SARAH JANE FREYMANN LITERARY AGENCY
SCHOLASTIC INC.
SERENDIPITY LITERARY AGENCY
SEVEN STORIES PRESS
SIMON & SCHUSTER
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
SMITH PUBLICITY, INC.
SOUNDPRINTS
SOURCEBOOKS
STAR BRIGHT BOOKS
STERLING PUBLISHING CO., INC.
SUSAN GOLOMB LITERARY AGENCY
TARA PUBLISHING
THE BOOK REPORT NETWORK
THE EXPERIMENT
THE GLOBAL JOURNAL
THE GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS
THE IRENE GOODMAN LITERARY AGENCY
THE MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES
THE NEW PRESS
TIKKUN MAGAZINE
UMBRAGE EDITIONS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY
VELÁZQUEZ PRESS AND NEW WIN PUBLISHING
W. W. NORTON & COMPANY
WAHIDA CLARK PRESENTS PUBLISHING
WENDY SHERMAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
WISDOM, INC.
WM CLARK ASSOCIATES
WOLF LITERARY SERVICES LLC
WONDERDADS
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