At the Society of Young Publishers we partner with a number of organisations to bring benefits to our members. These long-term partnerships are based around sharing the same values and desire to help those within the publishing industry progress.
We exist to support colleagues across the book trade and their families, providing grants and housing when they need it most.
A SAFETY NET – we act fast to help colleagues at the point of crisis with emergency and regular grants. Putting food on tables, heating homes and keeping the lights on. For hundreds of families each year.
A SPRINGBOARD – we actively drive positive change across the trade, helping people to relocate for the job of their dreams and gain the skills they need to realise their potential.
Beyond our work with individuals, we work hard to support a healthy and vibrant book trade.
All support and advice offered is confidential.
BTBS is an SYP official charity partner and we regularly hold events, such as pub quizzes, to fundraise for the organisation.
Twitter: @BTBSCharity
We are the member organisation for UK publishing, representing companies of all sizes and specialisms. We exist to champion publishing to the wider world and to provide our members with everything they need to thrive.
Our members are at the heart of our mission. We bring them together; provide them with the information they need; seek solutions to problems; and campaign to achieve them.
We have helped change laws, improved business conditions and inspired people to become publishers. We are passionate about the capacity for books and reading to make life better for people.
The Bookseller has been the business magazine of the book industry since 1858. Each week, the magazine is the incisive and independent source of business intelligence and analysis for the book trade. They produce the Official Top 50 chart and preview key forthcoming books prior to publication.
Online, thebookseller.com is the book trade’s most visited UK site with over 250,000 unique monthly users. With the largest book trade-focused editorial team in the UK, their website is the place to go for the latest news, in-depth features and more.
Their jobs site and linked Twitter feed is where the book trade advertises its vacancies and where those in the trade, or wanting to enter it, look for their next role.
First organised in 1971, the London Book Fair (LBF) is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.
LBF exists to help people through the shifting terrain that is the publishing industry. Our features are carefully curated to showcase the best from around the world, with one country or region chosen each year to have a spotlight shone upon it.
LBF is packed with exciting and insightful events. From our Insights Seminar Programme with over 200 sessions, to our Authors of the Day, there is something for everyone.
The Publishing Training Centre (PTC) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation providing practical training courses for the publishing industry today.
Each course is designed to build skills across a wide range of disciplines including digital, editorial, marketing, professional development and project management.
And delivery methods are flexible too. From open and virtual courses to self-study, each course provides specific learning outcomes to make an immediate, positive difference back at the office, whether in-house or freelance.
The PTC’s highly experienced tutors are practitioners in their field, and up-to-date with the latest industry developments. They bring their unique knowledge and experience to the courses they teach, so students can be assured of learning from the best.
Started in 2010 as a handful of colleagues talking shop in the backroom of a bar, BookMachine is now the community for experienced book publishing professionals.
BookMachine provides thousands of individuals across the UK with knowledge, ideas and connections that enable them to take their careers to the next level. Members can watch regular expert interviews, attend monthly online events and training courses, and be part of a wider-industry discussion. The team are now based in incubation at Ravensbourne, a digital media and design university in London.
bookcareers.com was founded in 1999 by Suzanne Collier with a mission to support the careers of people who were already working with books and make entry into the industry accessible for all. It has gained a reputation for being the careers service for the book industry and helped thousands of people attain their dream career.
A wide variety of free and paid career services are on offer that support any work situation. This includes a telephone Careers Clinic offering free confidential qualified careers advice, and a paid CV and Covering Letter review service.
The bookcareers Job Club Initiative has recently been relaunched, which provides free specialist advice during online daytime meetings on all aspects of job hunting including CVs, covering letters, interview skills, industry trends, and more.
The Stationers’ Company is the City of London Livery Company for the Communications and Content Industries. The majority of the members work in, or supply, the paper, print, publishing, packaging, office products, newspaper, broadcasting and online media industries. Today there are over 1,000 members, the vast majority of whom are senior executives in the complete range of trades within the Communications and Content industries.
The Stationers’ Foundation is the charity arm of the organisation, which aims to provide financial and practical support for young people seeking to enter and advance in our industries.
Within the Company the Young Stationers group (members between the ages of 21 and 39 and those in receipt of Stationers’ Bursaries) provides a forum for young people from the Communications and Content industries to meet both professionally and socially.
BookBrunch is a daily news service and information site for the book industry. Joint editors Nicholas Clee and Neill Denny have 40-plus years of covering the book trade between them.
BookBrunch’s news coverage reflects their knowledge and experience, and over 7,500 corporate and individual subscribers make BookBrunch their daily destination for publishing industry news. Articles include opinion pieces and interviews with authors and industry leaders, as well as information on new rights deals made. On top of this, the website is a place to go to find new publishing-related job roles advertised.
BookBrunch is an essential tool for keeping abreast of new developments. They have a free daily newsletter you can sign up to and a number of subscription packages.
The Get Into Book Publishing courses provide expert training and industry insights. They are designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the business, not only to help identify the area that’s right for you but also to provide you with some skills to improve your chances of employment.
Presented by experts from across publishing, the courses feature interactive seminar sessions and at the end of the course, you will receive a certificate from UCL to acknowledge your achievement.
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is an international membership trade body that supports and represents not-for-profit organisations and institutions that publish scholarly and professional content.
We run training courses (currently virtual), webinars, seminars, conferences and publish newsletters and a quarterly journal to keep our industry updated on latest developments and initiatives. Benefits of membership include early bird and standard discounts on all events and much more.
Join our mailing lists for all the latest information: https://www.alpsp.org/Mailing-List.
The NUJ has 2000+ members in book publishing and magazines. It exists to provide you and your colleagues with a source of support and advice at work and campaigns for fairness and equality in the media industry. The NUJ can also advise you and your colleagues on how to make a real change in your workplace, as well as supporting individual members.
The NUJ campaigns on increased diversity and inclusion; low pay and lack of wage transparency; health and safety in the workplace; abuse of internships; tackling sexual harassment; flexible working and parental leave.
Every day the NUJ helps members with personal work problems and represents members facing redundancy or a disciplinary hearing. It is there for you whether you’re in a workplace or freelance.
For more information, including on eligibility and fees, contact magsandbooks@nuj.org.uk. Join at www.nuj.org.uk/join.
Inspired Selection is the leading publishing recruitment agency in the UK. We are a group of successful and trusted publishing recruitment specialists serving publishers’ print and digital recruitment needs across the UK and internationally.
We work in dedicated sector specific teams of publishing recruitment consultants who are experts in the fields they cover. We recruit for all types of roles from entry level to board level. We are passionate about publishing and take an interactive, professional approach to our work with candidates and clients, always striving to ensure posts are filled with the right person.
The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) promotes excellence in English language editing. We provide training and an online Directory of Editorial Services. We regularly publish resources for our members and those interested in editing and proofreading. Our members have access to a wide range of benefits, including a number of popular member-only forums, a growing archive of the Institute’s collective wisdom and experience.
We have around 3,000 members in the UK and beyond, with a growing international membership. Our members work for a wide range of clients and employers – publishers, businesses, government and other organisations, academic institutions and authors. We formed in 1988 and were known as the Society for Editors and Proofreaders before being awarded our Royal Charter in 2019.
We work with a variety of organisations, charities, and publishers across the industry on select discounts and opportunities that bring value to our members. Please see our current list of ‘live’ opportunities and connections:
About Curtis Brown Creative: Curtis Brown Creative (CBC) is one of the UK’s most successful writing
academies, running courses online and in London. It’s the only creative writing school to be owned
and run by a major literary and talent agency (The Curtis Brown Group). Since CBC was founded in
2011, over 220 students have become commercially published authors, including international
bestseller Bonnie Garmus (Lessons in Chemistry).
They offer a popular range of short online courses covering a range of topics, including novel-writing,
short stories and memoir. For those interested in learning what a literary agent does and how they
work with authors, we’d recommend The Literary Agent – with Jonny Geller.
CBC frequently runs free courses, scholarships and mentoring for under-represented writers through
their Breakthrough Writers’ Programme.
CBC offers members a 20% discount on their short online courses.
TikTok @curtisbrowncreative: https://www.tiktok.com/@curtisbrowncreative
The Independent Publishers Guild is Britain’s biggest publishing community and the membership body for the thriving independent publishing sector in the UK and Ireland.
We have more than 600 members working across trade, children’s, academic, professional, educational and specialist publishing. They share annual turnover of more than £1bn, are based right across the UK, and produce much of the country’s most valuable, creative and diverse content. They contribute a huge amount to UK literature, publishing seven of the Man Booker Prize-winning books. They inspire a love of reading among children, and support millions of pupils with print and digital resources. They lead the way in many fields of academic research, and they serve numerous specialist communities with inspiring books.
The IPG is where these brilliant publishers meet. For more than 60 years, we have led a far-reaching and friendly network in which independent publishers can support one another, and we provide a wide range of resources and events to help them become better businesses.
English PEN is one of the world’s oldest human rights organisations, championing the freedom to write and read. We are the founding centre of PEN International, a worldwide writers’ association with 130 centres in more than 90 countries. With the support of our members – a community of readers, writers and activists from around the world – we protect freedom of expression whenever it is under attack, support writers facing persecution around the world, and celebrate contemporary international writing with literary prizes, grants, events, and our online magazine PEN Transmissions.
We work closely with colleagues across the publishing sector to celebrate and champion the diversity of voices in publishing, promoting freedom of expression both in the UK and across the world.
For more information on how you or your company can get involved, please contact development@englishpen.org
Join as a member here: https://www.englishpen.org/become-a-member/
English PEN offers concessionary membership for Under 35s.
We curate unique author panel events to spark the feminist debates we should all be having right now.
Each event explores a different feminist theme which unites these authors’ work – friendship, sex, romance, money, anger, power, wildness, body image, protest, autonomy, revolution, joy, kindness… if it drives change, we want to talk about it.
Subscribe: https://feministbooksociety.substack.com/
Feminist Book Society offers SYP members a concessionary discount on their events.
Images: @Aashfaria A. Anwar
The CPC exists to unite LGBTIAQ+ colleagues across the publishing industry, to network, raise awareness, and foster a greater sense of community. In practical terms, the Collective brings together different LGBTIAQ+ colleague-run networks within different publishing houses, under one banner, whilst allowing each network to retain its own identity and independence in their respective businesses.
The Collective seeks to become a recognised and accessible global network, connecting LGBTIAQ+ individuals and groups across the publishing industry, to create positive change for the LGBTIAQ+ community, and drive progress within publishing.
We work closely with these partners and industry connections to run events and giveaways, and promote good causes across the industry. As part of this, our members are able to receive selected benefits – including discounts on courses and subscriptions.
Discounts include:
We are always open to connecting with other organisations that share our values and can bring benefits to our members, and if you believe your company meet these criteria we would love to hear from you. Please contact the chair on sypchair@thesyp.org.uk at any time.