Student Writing Clubs
Bluejays and Poets
Bluejays and Poets is Johns Hopkins University’s premier and award-winning Poetry & Performance club. Built on the spoken-word traditions of Black and queer folks, B&P aims to create a space for all students, especially those of marginalized backgrounds, to explore the page and stage in a supportive environment. More information can be found on their Instagram page @bluejaysandpoets or by writing [email protected].
Writers’ Warehouse
If you want to find a supportive creative writing community on campus, Writers’ Warehouse is perfect for you! We meet once a week to work on our writing, flipping between writing and workshopping each week. Throughout the year, Writers’ Warehouse also brings in guest speakers to discuss writing, editing, and publishing.
Learn more about Writers’ Warehouse on campus groups or Instagram.
The Hopkins Review
For the first time since the journal’s launch in 2008, The Hopkins Review is officially inviting upper-level undergraduates (juniors and seniors) to join its editorial team. There are two opportunities for involvement:
Reader (volunteer)
This position is an opportunity to have a hands-on experience with the literary publication process at a university journal. This position is only open to Writing Seminars majors and minors, and preference will be given to those who are taking or have completed the Advanced Workshop in the genre of their choice.
Professional Intern (for-credit)
Interns will focus on increasing THR’s readership and public profile through social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram), our website, digital marketing campaigns, subscription drives, and other marketing, communication, and publicity efforts. This position is a good fit for a skilled writer with an interest in publishing, communications, and the contemporary literary world.
Internships with The Hopkins Review are 220.509, section 02, by application in the Spring semester for the following academic year. Please write to editor in chief Prof. Dora Malech ([email protected]) for details on applying.
Outside Internships
Many Writing Seminars majors choose to seek internships in journalism, publishing, and the arts during summers, during the semester, or both. The Professional Internship is a one-credit independent course created to document the internship; often a provision for credit is required before an internship can be taken.
The department requires a minimum of 120 work hours for internships. For help in identifying possible internships, you should get in touch with the Life Design Lab. The contact person there for Writing Seminars majors is Dr. Eric Mason ([email protected]).
Internships are graded S/U only. The course number is 220.509, section 01; for “faculty sponsor,” choose the department’s internship advisor, Prof. Katharine Noel ([email protected]). If you have not already talked to her about the internship, she will contact you at this point to discuss the work you will be doing and the academic paper you will write to document the experience. She will also be the person to grade your work and file that grade with the Registrar.
Other Ways to Get Involved
Writing Seminars students are involved with many other organizations and student-run publications on campus, including: