Category: News

We are thrilled to share our issue 9 cover with you all!
Artwork is ‘Gazer’ by Martins Deep 
Design by Eleanor Brayden

Issue 9 is available to pre-order today:

Don’t forget, our art submissions are open all year round! All artwork will be considered for cover art too! 

Send us your photography, paintings, sketches, collages, digital illustrations, and mixed media. Open internationally to artists aged 13+ and adults! Artists will receive a fee for their work.

Take a look at our art and photography submission guidelines here

We are thrilled to share our issue 8 cover with you all.

We’re also delighted to introduce our talented contributors for Issue 8! This issue is filled with wonderful content, and we can’t wait to share it with you this Spring.

Issue 8 is available to preorder now!

Paper Lanterns are hiring an interim editor for Issue 9. This position will be for 8 weeks, 30th March 2022 – 22nd May 2022, with the possibility of an extension. 

This is a paid part-time position, 7.5 hours a week at €13 an hour.

Hours are fully flexible but candidates must be available for an evening meeting one day a week.

We are working at home. Candidates must have access to a laptop and an internet connection.

Applications are invited from candidates currently residing within the island of Ireland. Paper Lanterns does not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, race, age, sexuality, class or membership within the Travelling community. All are welcome to apply, and preference will be given to those candidates who best meet the qualifications listed below.

The successful candidate will assist in:

• Sorting, reading and selecting the submissions for the issue
• Editing and proofreading the issue
• Publishing content on social media platforms
• Manage reviews section
• Coordinate the teen summer short story competition

Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• an awareness of the work that Paper Lanterns publishes and a keen interest and experience in promoting the voices of teenagers
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• a good eye for proofreading
• editing experience
• strong communication skills
• experience using Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Sheets to work collaboratively
• the capacity to meet deadlines
• the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Experience working with a literary journal is preferred

A working knowledge of the following is preferred:

• WordPress
• Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
• Marketing copywriting 

Interviews will be held on 10th March.

To apply, please send your CV and a one page covering letter to Grace, Amy and Maggie at paperlanternsjournal@gmail.com by 6 pm (GMT) on 2nd March.

Please let us know if you have any questions, or if there are any accommodations we can make.

This January, we are interviewing for interns for our 8th and 9th issues:

Issue 8: January 26th – April 27th 2022

Issue 9: April 27th – August 10th 2022

Paper Lanterns hires one intern per issue. You do not have to be available for both cycles in order to apply.

Interns will get the chance to be involved in all aspects of producing a journal, from the submission and production process to editing and publicity. 

This is a paid part-time position, 7 hours a week at €11 an hour.

Hours are fully flexible but candidates must be available for an evening meeting one day a week.

We are working at home. Candidates must have access to a laptop and an internet connection.

The intern will assist in:

• Sorting, reading and selecting the submissions for the issue
• Proofreading the issue
• Publishing content on the website (WordPress) and social media platforms
• Developing the marketing database
• Generating newsletter content in Mailchimp
• Managing PR
• Organising the launch

Experience:

The successful candidate must have a keen interest in YA literature.

Experience in marketing, a working knowledge of WordPress, and a keen eye for proofreading is preferred.

You must have the right to work in Ireland. Interviews will be held on January 19th.

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to Grace, Amy and Maggie at paperlanternsjournal@gmail.com by 11 am (GMT) on 14th January.

Please let us know if you have any questions, or if there are any accommodations we can make.

We are pleased to announce our creative writing submissions for Issue 8 are now open! Visit our submissions guide for details.

Don’t forget, our art and features sections are open year round!

Issue 7 launch on the 9th of December with readings from our contributors! You can watch the playlist below:

We are so thrilled to share the beautiful cover for our upcoming Issue 7, the Winter Issue! Our brilliant art is by teen contributor Calum Hoyne, called ‘Expression of Self’, and the cover design is by Aurelie Gallagher. 

You can pre-order your copy today!