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One of Honno's aims is to provide opportunities for women in Wales in publishing. One of the ways we do this is by having volunteers in the Honno office. Volunteers generally take part in marketing activities, help with general office procedure, and work on various projects.
Volunteers normally come in for between three and ten days over a period of between two and six weeks. We are unfortunately unable to pay expenses, but our volunteers have found that the experience has been of great benefit in helping decide their career path and in future job applications.
If you are interested in volunteering for Honno please send your CV, details of availability and why you are interesting in gaining work experience in publishing to Helena Earnshaw: press@honno.co.uk.
Some of our previous volunteers talk about how the experience was for them:
Lizzie Apichella
Publicity and Marketing Intern
April – June 2011
 Lizzie Apichella
It has been fantastic interning with Honno Press! I feel I have a good insight into publishing that will take me on to the next step of my career.
I am finishing my MA in Literary Studies from Aberystwyth and am glad to have gotten to know the rich literary heritage and culture very much alive in Wales.
I have enjoyed helping with the day-to-day workings of this publishing house, meeting authors, setting up publicity stalls and putting Honno on Facebook. Specifically, I have been setting up the new Honno Classics Book Club, and getting to grips with the numerous tasks this entails including: planning its structure, website content and design, paper advertising and social media promotion. We have also forged links with the new Centre for Women's Writing and Literary Culture based at Aberystwyth University. Though I am leaving Aberystwyth to finish my dissertation, I wish I could stay longer as Stephanie, Caroline and the Honno committee have been nothing but supportive and encouraging.
Spencer Jones
June - July 2010
The staff at Honno are very down to earth and charming and they contributed to the overall atmosphere. Even though I had a rather limited understanding of publishing, I was still able to do many different tasks that made me feel like I was part of the Honno team, if only temporarily. As an American, I was interested to see how a British publisher might go about distributing books to other English speaking audiences (taking into account the differences in spelling and such). Even though I'm not Welsh (despite my last name), I found it empowering to work in a publishing company that was run by women for female writers.
Madeleine Johnson
May - June 2009
 Madeleine Johnson
I wanted to do work experience at Honno to learn a bit more about publishing, which was where I was hoping my career would take me. I only spent a few days in the office, but the experience I gained was invaluable. I was kept busy with setting out books and preparing display boards for an open day; checking a guest list for a book launch; updating the website with quotations from the press and even getting to review a book for the Western Mail! Caroline, Honno's editor, gave me a unique insight into what an editor does day-to-day, while Helena showed me a side of publishing I had never really thought much about: marketing. I ended up going into sales, and I get to do some marketing as a part of this. My experience at Honno played a huge part in developing an interest in marketing and gave me solid experience to offer employers. Aside from that, I really enjoyed it and the staff were fantastic!
Poppy Miles
January - February 2009
Penny Wild
July - August 2008
Felicity Evans
March - April 2008
Amber Wainwright
November - December 2007
Caroline Strong
July - August 2007
 Caroline Strong
After completing my degree in English Literature from the University of Southampton I was lucky enough to spend a summer doing work experience, for one day a week, with Honno. Whilst there I was taught about the individual jobs and departments within the publishing industry which helped me to focus more on the role I would like to aim for in my future career, as well as gaining hands-on experience into the day-to-day workings of small publishing house. I also gained valuable office experience, right down to the basics, including working the photocopier! During my time at Honno I helped Helena prepare for an upcoming book launch for one of their authors which was a glimpse into the more glamorous side of the publishing world! When I completed the period of work experience it was great being able to display my new skills that I had obtained on my CV and with this behind me I was fortunate enough to gain a position as a Production Assistant at a local journal publishers. My experience at Honno gave me the confidence and knowledge to gain this role and lay the foundations for my future career within the publishing industry. In 2010 Caroline managed to secure a position at Templar Children's publishers as an R&D Assistant.
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