Historical & Mythological Short Fiction
Ink of Ages Fiction Prize
World History Encyclopedia's international historical and mythological short story contest
Support global literature
Join the team
Internship
Submission readers
Our positions are unpaid, but fully remote and asynchronous. So you can gain experience in global publishing, whatever your time zone.
Winning stories are translated by the World History Encyclopedia (WHE) translation team.
“History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.”
Guy Vanderhaeghe
Ink of Ages is hosted by World History Encyclopedia, a non-profit organization publishing the world's most-read history encyclopedia. Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide.
What will I do as an intern?
You'll help us run Ink of Ages, working directly with the fiction prize team:
- Editorial support: Help review and score story submissions, using clear guidelines.
- Content creation: Draft social media content.
- Digital publishing: Help upload content to our prize website.
- Communications & logistics: Assist with drafting newsletter drafts, emails, and permission tracking.
- Graphics help: Design simple visuals using Canva or similar tools.
What will I do as a submission reader?
You'll help us choose the longlist and shortlist, working directly with the fiction prize team & WHE staff and volunteers:
- Read short story submissions (between 800–2,500 words) and rate them using our simple guidelines.
- Provide brief comments on what stood out or could be improved, to help with selecting the longlist and shortlist.
- Join optional team discussions on stories that fall near the shortlist cut-off or spark debate.
No editing or formal judging experience is required. We’ll give you the guidance you need to take part. But you must already enjoy reading fiction!
