Wanna Join The Lucky Jefferson Squad?
Pick your path and consider joining our team:
Volunteer
Guest Editor / Translation Editor
2023
Fall
Literary Illustrator Internship — Start Date: September 4, 2023
2024
Spring
Literary Illustrator Internship — Start Date: February 5, 2024
Summer
Literary Illustrator Internship — Start Date: May 8, 2024
For internships—After reviewing the listing, send your application to luckyjeffersonlit@gmail.com.
Lucky Jefferson is proud to be an organization that actively partners with and recruits people of color, women, people with disabilities, and LGBT+ and gender non-conforming people.
| Spring 2024 | Summer 2024 | Fall 2024 | |
| Internship Term | February 6 – April 21 | May 8 – July 14 | TBD |
| When You Should Apply | Present – November 30 | Present – March 1 | Present – July 31 |
| Invitations Sent By | January 6, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | August 14, 2024 |
*Apply early. Cohorts often reach full capacity before application periods end.*
Use your voice to shape literature and arts in Illinois.
With support from Illinois Humanities, Lucky Jefferson is surveying Black-identifying writers and artists residing in Chicago’s North Side, West Side, and South Side neighborhoods to better evaluate the needs and interests of local creatives.
Learn more here.
Call For Chapbooks
Recently published a chapbook or collection of poetry? Let us review it!
Please email the following to luckyjeffersonlit@gmail.com:
- A link to or pdf of your book
- Book cover art
Selected chapbooks receive a full write-up that is published on luckyjefferson.com and social media press.
