Ireland

My Experience Volunteering at Irish Book Festivals as a Publishing Hopeful

Posted on July 28, 2025 in INTO, Ireland, Uncategorized

There are many things a publishing hopeful can do to get a peek into the publishing industry, but I have found that one of the most exciting ways is to …

SYP Ireland Read “Banned Books That Shouldn’t be Banned”

Posted on May 19, 2025 in INTO, Ireland

The SYP Ireland committee have been doing what they love best- reading books and chatting about them together!   At the time of writing, the Irish book club branch has met …

SYP Ireland: Unlocking Opportunities: Working in Educational Publishing in Ireland

Posted on May 1, 2024 in Ireland

Landing a publishing role can be difficult no matter where you’re based, but due to the limited number of publishing houses based in Ireland, it can be even more challenging …

Career Focus: Working in Rights

Posted on November 28, 2023 in Ireland, UK

It’s all too common to believe that working in publishing means working in editorial. Whilst internships are offered across a spectrum of publishing roles, common parlance (and the proliferation of …

Publishing Job Titles Explained

Posted on June 11, 2023 in INTO, Ireland

Despite a rise in the number of publishing internships, experience days, and the work of the Society of Young Publishers, it’s common to feel that the publishing job market is …

SYP Ireland: 2021 Mentorship Scheme Testimonials

Posted on May 7, 2022 in Ireland

Mentors “It’s a great opportunity to share industry knowledge and experience, shatter some illusions and offer real routes to work in the world of books. I’d recommend the experience to …

“is quietly revolutionary” SYP IRE reads Mary Lavelle

Posted on May 20, 2021 in Ireland

For April’s book club SYP Ireland decided to dive into the world of Kate O’Brien and take on her 1936 novel Mary Lavelle. Set in pre-civil war Spain, the book tells …

“This is a female text” SYP IRE reads A Ghost in the Throat

Posted on May 20, 2021 in Ireland

Books led our SYP Ireland members to pursue studies and careers in publishing and so what better way for editors, proofreaders, marketers and agents to spend one Sunday evening a …

SYP Ireland: Mentorship Scheme Testimonials

Posted on May 16, 2021 in Ireland

Last year COVID-19 halted multiple book fairs, pushed thousands of book launches online and delayed book distribution chains. However, SYP Ireland bucked the trend by not only relaunching the chapter …

Interview with Venetia Gosling

Posted on May 16, 2021 in Ireland

Want to know about working as a freelancer within the publishing industry? We recently spoke with Venetia Gosling who is a Freelance Editor and Publishing Consultant at Gosling Editorial. Hi Venetia! Could …

Mentors for SYP Ireland's Mentorship Scheme

Posted on September 26, 2020 in Ireland

This week each SYP branch will announce their mentors for the upcoming mentorship scheme. Today is the turn of the Ireland team,  who are running both the Into stream. Into …

ILFDublin 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019 in Ireland

At the programme launch for ILFDublin 2019, Martin Colthorpe the Programme Director commented on how the publishing scene in Ireland is taking risks. In the programme he states that “if …

SYP Ireland’s (Publishing) New Years’ Resolutions

Posted on February 8, 2019 in Ireland

“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” -Melody Beattie Although January has sped by, we decided to share with you our …

Applications Now Open for Volunteering on the SYP Committee 2018

Posted on November 5, 2017 in Ireland, London, North, Oxford, Scotland

Are you passionate about the publishing industry? Do you enjoy attending SYP events, reading our quarterly magazine InPrint, or following our work online? Then we want to hear from you! …