Interested in learning more about the children’s book industry, book reviewing, or how magazines and review journals operate? A Horn Book internship is a great place to start. We are currently accepting applications for the Spring 2025 internship, which will likely include a combination of remote work and occasional in-person work in the Boston area and run from early January through May/June. 

Our editorial interns are an invaluable help in managing the gazillion digital books that enter and leave our virtual office. They upload books, format reviews, and enter bibliographic info into our database—all while becoming familiar with publishing trends. They fact-check reviews, newsletters, and articles, and sometimes do some writing of their own. They take on oddball projects like poring over back issues to track down an old editorial (especially as we continue our Horn Book centennial celebrations!).  

The next application deadline, for the Spring 2025 internship, is November 4, 2024. Our internship is paid ($15 per hour) and is approximately fifteen to twenty hours per week. To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and contact information for a professional reference (employer or professor) to Monica de los Reyes (mdelosreyes at hbook dot com). 

More information is available here. 

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Meanwhile, meet our current editorial interns, Charlize and Niharika, who have already been a huge help to us this summer and fall! Every semester, we ask our interns to tell us a little about themselves. (Our ulterior motive: we want to chat with them about their favorite books!) 

Name: Charlize Guerra 

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers 

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from SUNY Plattsburgh, and I’m currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Publishing and Writing from Emerson College. 

Hometown: Ardsley, NY  

Interesting fact:  I run a Bookstagram account called @charsss.booksss where I share my own reviews of books and authors.  

Favorite book(s): A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 

Favorite genre(s): Romance and true crime 

Instagram: @charsss.booksss 

TikTok: @charsss.booksss 

Name: Niharika Prabhakar 

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers 

Education: Currently pursuing an MA in Publishing and Writing at Emerson College. I have a Post Graduate Diploma from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication and a BA in English from Delhi University.  

Hometown: Delhi, India

Favorite book(s): I am currently obsessed with the Kingkiller Chronicle series (starting with The Name of the Wind) by Patrick Rothfuss, but one of my all-time favorites is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.  

Favorite genre(s): Fantasy and science fiction 

Instagram: @niharika.prabhakar