Editorial submissions

If you’d like your work to be considered for publication by The Overlook Press, we recommend that you work with an established literary agent. Agents can be found in such literary guides as Literary Marketplace.

Subsidiary Rights Queries
Liese Mayer
Manager, Subsidiary Rights
Tel: (212) 673-2568
lmayer@overlookny.com

Permissions Requests
Please send emails or written requests to:
rights@overlookny.com
Fax: (212) 673-2296
Permissions Manager
The Overlook Press
141 Wooster St , 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012

How to Request Permission

Film or dramatic
Email your query to the attention of:
Subsidiary Rights
The Overlook Press
lmayer@overlookny.com

Review copy requests or requests for author interviews
Jack Lamplough, Publicity Department
jlamplough@overlookny.com
Tel: (212) 673-2526
Fax: (212) 673-2296

Special Sales
(To non-book retailers corporations, organizations, catalogs, etc.)
National Sales Manager
Tel: (212) 673-2460
Fax: (212) 673-2296
sales@overlookny.com

Individual orders, remittances, general inquires
The Overlook Press
141 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 673-2210
Fax: (212) 673-2296
sales@overlookny.com

Letters to Authors
We are unable to give out authors names and addresses. Please send your correspondence via snail mail to:
[Author’s name] c/o The Overlook Press
141 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10012

We will forward to the address we have on file.

Internships
The Overlook Press seeks energetic students and recent graduates to intern across several departments. Interns leave with a letter of recommendation, a stronger resume, and valuable publishing experience. Overlook accepts interns on both a seasonal and rolling basis.

Spring Deadline: 12/1
Summer Deadline: 4/1
Fall Deadline: 8/1

Publicity
The Publicity department seeks a part-time intern to assist with media research, draft PR materials, and contribute to our blog and social media platforms. Other duties include publicity mailings, filing, and other administrative tasks as required. We are seeking current students or recent graduates with demonstrated interest in publishing and media who can dedicate 15-20 hours a week, workable around the candidate's schedule. Candidates should be enthusiastic, highly organized, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office a must; experience in Photoshop, InDesign a plus. This is an unpaid position. College credit is available. Send cover letter and resume to Michael Goldsmith at mgoldsmith@overlookny.com.

Marketing
The marketing internship is ideal for those who wish to combine an interest in books with an interest in marketing and/or design. The marketing intern will work on marketing materials from sell sheets to temporary tattoos, the Overlook website, reports, and mailings. A knowledge of Photoshop or InDesign and Excel is preferable but not required. Send cover letter and resume to Sasha Geist at sales@overlookny.com.

Editorial
Editorial interns assist by reading manuscripts, completing reader’s reports, proofreading, researching, and any other editorial or administrative assistance needed. Some duties include assisting the publisher’s assistant, publicity and production as well. Interns usually work two or three days a week from 10-5, but we are flexible with scheduling needs. Strong reading and writing skills are essential. Send cover letter, resume, and short writing sample to Kelsey Osgood at kosgood@overlookny.com.

Production/Design
The Overlook Press is seeking a motivated and knowledgeable intern to assist with tasks in the production/design department. Duties would include image research, setting up cover mechanicals, laying out backads, and helping with corrections to jackets and covers, as well as assisting with in-house layout projects for sales, marketing, and publicity departments as needed. The ideal candidate has previous office experience, is organized and detail oriented, and proficient with Adobe InDesign & Photoshop versions 3 and up, Quark, and Adobe Acrobat. Send cover letter and resume to Amanda Bartlett at abartlett@overlookny.com.

E-book Production Internship
The e-book intern plays an important role in the Production department, assisting with all aspects of print-to-epub conversion. Duties include preparing cover files, proofreading e-books, and maintaining schedule spreadsheets. This is a very hands-on internship that overlaps with the production, editorial, and sales departments. Applicants should be organized and very detail-oriented and should possess strong proofreading skills. Proficiency with Excel is a must; familiarity with InDesign, Photoshop, Quark, and Adobe Acrobat preferred. Please send cover letter and resume to Amanda Bartlett at abartlett@overlookny.com.

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