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Her desire underscores everything we do for our customers, our authors, and our employees. As the largest publisher of personal development books, events & courses we offer a diverse range of products and resources that empower, educate, and inspire. We know that the words we publish can have a deep, lasting impact on people's lives and we're dedicated to using our talents to support positive change in the world by helping all people grow in mind, body, and spirit. We love what we do, and we hope you will too.\nJob Description\nPosition Summary\nAs our Editorial Intern, you’ll support Hay House’s growing fiction list while gaining hands-on exposure to the editorial and acquisitions process. Working alongside our editorial team, you’ll learn how editors evaluate submissions, identify promising stories, and consider manuscripts for the Hay House fiction list.\nOur fiction list includes romantasy and romantic fantasy, contemporary and historical romance, cozy mysteries, fairytales, folklore and mythological retellings, healing fiction, and philosophical speculative novels.\nThis is a part-time, remote internship, working approximately two days per week at a rate of $20.00 per hour. 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