Writing Internships

group portrait of 6 interns

Six of the 25 writing students interning in spring 2020: Libby Cook, Rebecca Brutus, Meghan Marzella, Hallie Ortiz, Yuuto Kuroki, and Leah Skay.

Photo by Barbara Adams

Six of the 25 writing students interning in spring 2020: Libby Cook, Rebecca Brutus, Meghan Marzella, Hallie Ortiz, Yuuto Kuroki, and Leah Skay.

Photo by Barbara Adams

Ithaca College prepares students for personal and professional success through hands-on experience with internships, research, and study abroad. Our integrative curriculum builds bridges across disciplines and uniquely blends liberal arts and professional study.

The Internship Program in Writing & Publishing helps place our writing majors and minors at dozens of writing-related internships in Ithaca (listed here) and throughout the United States (listed here). Since its founding in 2000 by Professor Barbara Adams, this program has benefitted hundreds of our students.

For more information about internships, first read this list of Frequently Asked Questions, then contact program director Professor Jaime Warburton at jwarburton@ithaca.edu.

Contact the Director

Jaime Warburton, Associate Professor
Director, Internship Program in Writing & Publishing
405 Smiddy Hall, Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850

607-274-3543

Internship Scholarship

ProfVal, LLC funds annual summer tuition scholarships for one writing student each summer at a nonprofit organization. A purpose-driven company, ProfVal provides expert opinion letters and professional or business plans to support foreign professionals seeking to legally work within the U.S. Students wishing to apply for this scholarship should apply to Writing's Internship Director. Applications for summer 2025 are now open; address inquiries to Professor Jaime Warburton at jwarburton@ithaca.edu.

In summer 2023, the award went to junior Leah J. McLean, a Writing major with minors in Biology and Integrated Marketing Communications. Leah interned at Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York.

In summer 2024, Writing major Jonah Peretz, who interned at Buffalo Street Books, received Ithaca College's Emerson Internship Award for Humanities & Sciences.