Over the past two years, Asymptote has published authors from 75 different countries, including some of the most exciting writers working today such as Lydia Davis, Haruki Murakami, Etgar Keret and David Shields. Our work has not gone unnoticed—Poets & Writers featured us in their Jan/Feb 2012 survey of international magazines before we turned one, and 3:AM Magazine nominated us for Magazine of the Year before we turned two. Now we're expanding!
Current openings are listed below:
Managing Editor (Content)
The Managing Editor (Content)'s responsibilities include overseeing communications with the editorial team, ensuring the various parts of each issue fit together properly, providing input on issue-to-issue visioning and commissioning new work for sections which need assistance.
Managing Editor (Administration)
The Managing Editor (Administration) is responsible for liaising with the Technical and Corporate Communications Managers, supervising the work of interns, and working closely with the Editor-in-Chief on HR matters.
Executive Assistant
The Executive Assistant acts as personal assistant to the Editor-in-Chief, drafting communications, coordinating special projects and monitoring project deadlines. This is a highly flexible and dynamic role.
Technical Manager
The Technical Manager's responsibilities cover technical aspects of the journal such as handling the website's Content Management System, managing the archive, and monitoring web stats.
Print/Web Designer
The Print/Web Designer handles the ongoing design and maintenance of Asymptote's website and external online content, as well as providing designs for print material where required.
Editor-at-Large and Section Editor
In addition, we are looking for Editors-at-Large to help bring in quality content from underrepresented regions (including but not limited to: Africa, the Middle East, South America and Asia). Some section editorships are also available, but please note that the application process is highly selective for this particular role. Enquire within first if interested in either position.
All Asymptote staff work from home and communicate via email and gmail or Skype chat.
To apply for any of these unpaid positions, please send a cover letter explaining why you'd like to join our team and a copy of your CV to editors@asymptotejournal.com, with the position you're applying for in the subject line. Take note that all successful applicants will start with a 3-month internship period, during which they will be assessed on their suitability for the role.
If you're motivated and passionate about international literature, we want to hear from you!
Jan 4 2013
ASYMPTOTE CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY WITH GLOBAL LAUNCH
As our second anniversary approaches, we are in the final stages of preparing a series of launch events covering eight cities and three continents. Readings and discussions are set to take place all over the globe, from New York to Beijing, featuring some of the very best contemporary writers and translators.
Reif Larsen, Asymptote contributor and author of the critically-lauded Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (soon to be a Jean-Pierre Jeunet film), heads our line-up in New York alongside poet Cole Swensen, a winner of the PEN USA Literary Award for Translation. In Chicago, Asymptote contributing editor and towering figure in Chinese translation Howard Goldblatt opens up about the challenges of translating Mo Yan's POW! in a one-to-one conversation with Paola Iovene. In Beijing, Asymptote's founder Lee Yew Leong has invited the editors of Chutzpah! (a magazine that has previously partnered with Granta) and new kid on the block Pathlight to discuss their mediating roles as editors between non-Chinese readers and the latest crop of Sinophone writers.
In other Sinophone regions, Asymptote will also be making its presence felt. In Taipei, Steve Bradbury (translator of superstar poet Hsia Yu), Darryl Sterk (Wu Mingyi) and Lee Yew Leong (Jing Xianghai) tell us about the difficulties and rewards of "Translating Taiwan". In Singapore, two gatekeepers of the local literary scene: Toh Hsien Min (editor, QLRS) and Lee Wei Fen (co-editor, Ceriph), a 2012 Singapore Literature Prize nominee (Leonard Ng) and three of the most internationally-recognized Singaporean writers (Cyril Wong, Alvin Pang and Desmond Kon) come together for a conversation about what a Singaporean 'national literature' might mean.
We are also proud to be hosting our first events in Pakistan, Germany and Spain. UK-based contributing editor Aamer Hussein flies to Islamabad for a panel entitled "Found in Translation: the very best modern writing in English and Urdu". Back in Europe, Soren Gauger joins fellow Asymptote contributors Christian Hawkey and Uljana Wolf, as well as Brittani Sonnenberg and Jane Yager for an evening of drinks and discussion in Berlin. In Barcelona, ten writers and translators (including Peter Bush) convene for a presentation of literature in English, Spanish and Catalan, accompanied by live music from Silver Lining.
The global scale of this launch is, we believe, truly unprecedented for a non-profit translation journal, and we hope you can join us in celebrating what promises to be our best issue yet.
We are looking for help with editing, proof-reading and uploading the content for our October issue as well as with publicity and fund-raising efforts. Experience with Photoshop, InDesign and HTML is helpful though not absolutely required. Enthusiasm for international literature a big plus. Interns will be working from home and communicating via email with the editors on a day-to-day basis. 15 hours a week for 3 months is the minimum commitment.
To apply for this unpaid position, send a resumé and a cover letter (explaining why you'd like to be part of our magazine) to editors@asymptotejournal.com.
Aug 26 2012
ONGOING CALL FOR GUEST ARTISTS
DEADLINE: ROLLING DEADLINE
If you like our look and want to help us keep it exciting, spread the word!
We are seeking illustrators, photographers, or other visual artists to
provide artwork for our upcoming issues. If selected, you will be given 2 months
to provide 12 to 16 artworks to go with 12 to 16 articles. You may use already
completed artworks of yours or produce new ones for the article (we much prefer the latter, however). The artwork,
if not a literal illustration of the article's content, should at least relate
strongly to its mood. You will be asked to read through the
articles for inspiration. Click around our website (especially the fiction and nonfiction) to get an idea of
what will be expected of you. Each illustration will be credited; your name
will be prominently featured in our masthead and your URL linked
from our site. You will also get token gifts of appreciation
upon successful completion of the issue.
To be considered for this gig, design a cover for the magazine (boldly stamped with your aesthetic) following these guidelines: (1) The cover, at 855px by 583px, must
feature a Venn Diagram of two overlapping circles against a rectangular background. There should be no text anywhere. (2) Each circle
should contain the same object in each, but in a
different position, or form.
(3) The circles must overlap interestingly.
For the configuration of the circles, use our current cover as
reference.
Once you have your cover, submit it to us at editors@asymptotejournal.com along with a link to your portfolio, and a brief bio. We will contact you if we find you suitable.
Aug 20 2012
GUEST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
Everyone: our guest artist for the October issue is June Glasson, from the USA. We couldn't be more pleased to showcase her talent.
Her ink drawings, oil portraits and meat collages can be found on her website here. Enjoy!
May 16 2012
GUEST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
It gives us great joy to announce that our guest artist for the July issue is Hong-An Tran, from the USA.
Those curious as to how the illustrations might look like can go to her photo-blog here!
Feb 20 2012
GUEST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
We're thrilled to announce that the winner of our cover contest is Hugo Muecke, from Sydney, Australia.
Hugo gets to be our guest artist for the Apr 2012 issue. Check out his website here!
Dec 1 2011
ASYMPTOTE'S NOMINATIONS FOR THE PUSHCART PRIZE RELEASED
Eve Author: Allan Popa/Marc Gaba
First published in the Oct 2011 Issue
Mountain Night Author: Erika Burkart/Marc Vincenz
First published in the July 2011 Issue
Only In New York Author: Jonas Hassen Khemiri/Rachel Willson-Broyles
First published in the July 2011 Issue
GUEST ARTIST SHERMAN ONG HELPS ASYMPTOTE RAISE FUNDS
If you like the cover for the July issue, consider supporting Asymptote by buying a 60cm x 100cm fine art print of the photo used to create it which guest artist Sherman Ong is selling in an edition of five (with one artist proof). A percentage of the proceeds will go to Asymptote. Enquire within here.
As of July 2011, after more than a few appeals to various organizations, we have yet to recover costs for the website, let alone set aside money for a print anthology.
If you have enjoyed our new issue, consider donating to us at our Donate page, so we can grow as a magazine and in future even pay our contributors.
Thank you!
Jun 4 2011
ASYMPTOTE IS BIG IN JAPAN
An article about Asymptote was run today in Tosho Shimbun, the Tokyo equivalent of NYRB.
