One issue of Elle magazine is to be edited entirely by interns. A competition to be one of the interns who will produce the October issue has attracted almost 400 applicants within two weeks of being launched.
They are vying for 10 editorial roles - editor, fashion editor, art editor, features editor, news editor, beauty editor, fashion photographer, hair stylist, make-up artist and celebrity editor - and will each be paid a contributor's fee.
The 10 will be chosen by a panel of senior Elle staff led by editor-in-chief Lorraine Candy. They will be mentored by Elle's editorial team, and will work alongside the magazine's current interns.
Candy's own career began as an intern on a local newspaper, leading her to becoming the youngest writer on the Daily Mirror in the 1990s.
She says: "We want to show support for the invaluable assistance interns provide. It is the first competition of its kind in the UK and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Entries close next Monday (18 June) and the winning interns will be announced on 22 August.
Full details of how to enter can be found at www.elleuk.com/internship-2012
