The Kim Scott Walwyn Prize 2012 has launched!

Posted on January 20, 2012 in Uncategorized

The SYP are proud to announce the launch of the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize 2012. Run in conjunction with Book Trust and The Publishing Training Centre, the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize celebrates the achievements of women in publishing who are in their first seven years of working within the industry. The annual prize was launched last Thursday and you have until 5pm on Friday 2 March to send in your application.

The prize has been running since 2003 and honours the career of Kim Scott Walwyn, the Publishing Director of Oxford University Press who sadly passed away in 2002. The prize has until recently been run solely by Booktrust, however last year they partnered with the SYP and The Publishing Training Centre to recognise the outstanding achievements and potential of women in the publishing industry. The winner of the Prize will be awarded £1,000, sponsored by the SYP, and a two-day training course of their choice at the PTC. For the first time this year, the shortlisted candidates will also receive a one-day training course courtesy of the PTC.

The 2011 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize winner, Kay Peddle, generously used her £1000 prize money (donated by the SYP) to set up a month long internship at Random House, the publishing company where she works as an editor.

Booktrust, the organisation which manages the Prize, caught up with the lucky recipient Caitlin Lomas, an avid reader, blogger and wannabe publishing professional from Manchester to find out what she got out of her placement.

"I was so excited when Kay offered it to me; I rang just about everyone to tell them. It has been amazing: everyone has been so supportive and it has made me much surer of my career choice," says Caitlin.

Click here to read the full interview:
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/caitlin-lomas

For more information on the prize and how to enter please visit Booktrust’s website.