Email: info@wavepoetry.com
Phone: 206.676.5337

Mailing Address:
Wave Books
911 E. Pike St., Suite 321
Seattle, WA 98122

Press Materials
Individuals or organizations interested in contacting Wave Books or Wave Books authors regarding readings, events, reviews or interviews should email Catherine Bresner at publicity@wavepoetry.com.

Desk Copies
Interested in teaching one of our books? See Academics for more information.

Rights and Permissions
For permission to reprint poems or other content from Wave Books or Verse Presspublications, please send a proposal to Lillie Walsh at info@wavepoetry.com with the following information: poems or excerpts requested, Wave publication in which the excerpt appears, intended use (anthology, course packet, website, etc.) with relevant details

For questions regarding foreign rights, film rights, or other subsidiary rights, contact Heidi Broadhead at hbroadhead@wavepoetry.com.

Due to a high volume of requests, it can take up to 90 days for response to your inquiry. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Donations
We are happy to support arts and literary organizations who support poets. While we are not able to donate money, we do donate books for charity events and reading libraries. For more information, write to Lillie Walsh at lilliewalsh@wavepoetry.

Jobs
No openings at the present time. 

Internships

Wave Books, Publishing Intern,
Capitol Hill neighborhood.

The Wave Books publishing internship gives students a chance to learn about independent publishing and the small press community. Wave Books is a press based in Seattle, dedicated to poetry and work by poets. We publish 10 to 12 titles per year, in beautifully crafted trade editions, as well as handmade ephemera, ebooks, and audiobooks. Our books represent an aesthetic range, though generally experimental, and we are fortunate to be able to work with many exciting contemporary poets and translators nationally and internationally. A full description of what we do, as well as a catalog of our titles and more information about the poets, can be found at www.wavepoetry.com.

A dedicated love of poetry is required for this position, with some knowledge of Wave Books and our authors. While poetry students are obvious candidates, anyone interested in literature and publishing would gain valuable experience in this role. Those who possess a demonstrated enthusiasm and commitment to contemporary poetry are encouraged to apply.

The publishing intern will gain a holistic understanding of the press and small press publishing, starting with an educational tour of our history and catalogue. The intern will get hands-on experience in a variety of production, research, publicity, and editorial support tasks. Projects might include assisting with awards; reading advance review copies (ARCs); participating in book fairs and event support; updating web
pages through Shopify; book sewing and ephemera projects; proofreading; fact-checking; publicity venue and bookstore research; galley mailings; finding, monitoring and archiving reviews, interviews, audio, and
video pieces that feature Wave authors; assisting with book metadata; press releases and other publicity materials; scanning, transcriptions, and other book production projects; editorial research; and digital and physical archiving projects.

Interns can expect to work in Microsoft Word, Acrobat and Photoshop, Shopify, (including very basic HTML), as well as internal databases, distributor portals, and archives, with day-to-day training and support available as needed.

The internship is 6-8 hours per week at our office in Capitol Hill and can be broken up to fit the intern’s schedule, with the possibility of working occasional shifts offsite or at home. We will work with you and your college/university program as needed to provide compensation and/or course credit. This opportunity is open to students currently enrolled in a Seattle-area college or university. We are not able to offer remote internships at this time.

The internship will run through December, with an option to renew for the spring.


Interested students should email a cover letter and CV with the subject line “Publishing Internship” to Lillie Walsh, Office Manager and Editorial Assistant, via lilliewalsh@wavepoetry.com by August 4, 2025.