Island Press Staff Picks – Evolution in a Toxic World
By [node:field_contributor] / On September 28th, 2014
Drinking from a mason jar: hipster nonsense or a smart safety tip? Photo by João André O.
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On Interning at Island Press: From Paper Piles to Pages
By Meghan Bartels / On September 8th, 2014
In this installment, Production Intern Elysia Liang explains the variety of papers that cross her desk.
On Interning at Island Press: Professional Development in Development
By Meghan Bartels / On August 21st, 2014
On Interning at Island Press: Persistence and the Potomac
By Meghan Bartels / On August 7th, 2014
On Interning at Island Press: Welcome to the New Age
By Zachery Moore / On July 28th, 2014
In this installment, Information Technology Intern Ashley Jordan discusses the path to, and the joy of, a job in technology.
On Interning at Island Press: Reading the Whole Book
By Meghan Bartels / On April 28th, 2014
In this installment, Publicity Intern Marcelene Sutter underestimates how much certain Islanders enjoy talking about the Oxford comma.
I can’t help flinching when hearing friends talk about internships that seem to consist solely of getting coffee and alphabetizing stacks of files, because my experience has been about as far from that as I could possibly imagine. Interning for Island Press is like hitting the jackpot—I found work that I’m passionate about in a setting conducive to learning more about the publishing business while expanding my skill set.
On Interning at Island Press: Inner Workings
By Meghan Bartels / On April 17th, 2014
In this installment, Production Intern Melanie Meanders talks about the importance of hands-on experience.
On Interning at Island Press: Wednesday Meetings
By Meghan Bartels / On April 10th, 2014
In this installment, Editorial Intern Alex Manasseri talks about her new favorite extracurricular activity.
On Interning at Island Press: The 7:30 Alarm
By Meghan Bartels / On March 26th, 2014
Photo by Brett VA on Flickr.
