JOBS: Assistant Editor, Books for Youth, Booklist Magazine

[Steven Hofmann <shofmann@ALA.ORG>]

Assistant Editor, Books for Youth
Booklist  Magazine
American Library Association

Booklist  is seeking and enthusiastic professional with editorial and
children's literature background to join the Books for Youth section
of the magazine. Duties include writing lively, timely, and
authoritative reviews and feature articles on children's and young
adult books, reevaluatiing adult materials for use with teens, and
editing submissions by freelancers. In addition, the assisant editor
often represents Booklist  in public and sometimes serves as the
magazine's liason to the library and publishing communities, and to
the youth divisions of ALA.Extensive knowledge of children's and young
adult literature and of the library market is required, as is
professional writing and editing experience, preferably with a library
periodical. The ability to work well under deadline pressure is a
must. A Master's degree in Library Science is preferred.

We provide a competitive salary and benefits package. For immediate
consideration, forward resume and writing samples to:

American Library Association
HR Department
50 E. Huron Chicago, Illinois 60611
Fax 312-944-6763

ALA is an affirmative-action, equal opportunity employer who
encourages applications from women, ethnic minorities, veterans, and
disabled individuals.

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posted on behalf of ALA Human Resources by:

Steven Hofmann
AASL Coordinator of Communications

See you at the AASL Ninth National Conference and Exhibition
November 10-14, 1999 in Birmingham, Alabama
http://www.ala.org/aasl/birmingham

American Association of School Librarians
a division of the American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611-2795
800-545-2433 ext. 4389
Fax:  312-664-7459
E-mail:  shofmann@ala.org
WWW:  http://www.ala.org/aasl

The mission of the AASL is to advocate excellence, facilitate change,
and develop leaders in the school library media field.

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