America’s leading voice of interesting and unexpected left-wing political criticism, cultural analysis, short stories, poems and art. We publish six print issues annually, as well as online content every day of the cursed workweek.

Founded in 1988 by Thomas Frank and Keith White as “the journal that blunts the cutting edge,” the magazine is currently edited by Matthew Shen Goodman and headquartered in New York. 

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The Baffler Foundation’s administrative coordinator will provide administrative and operations support to our magazine. The coordinator works closely with the business team and acts as a central point of contact for day-to-day administrative needs between our entire staff, magazine contributors, vendors, donors, and readers. This person must have administrative experience, be highly organized, adept at balancing an array of tasks, and have familiarity with the literary publishing landscape.

Administrative Coordinator

Dahlia Krutkovich is a new associate editor at The Baffler and is looking for pitches. <div><br></div><div>It is encouraged for authors to read the most recent issues and online coverage before submitting to familiarize themselves with the magazine. Nonfiction should be submitted in pitch form (no complete manuscripts, please), consisting of two paragraphs that describe your project.</div>

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