It wasn’t until the late 19th and early 20th centuries that women began to be recognized in the industry and start to break down barriers. However, now women dominate the …
Looking to start working in the publishing industry but feel like you need to gain more experience for your CV? Are you considering potential careers, and wondering whether publishing could …
The MA publishing students in Exeter recently had a wonderful launch event for their publication, Literary Networks in the Southwest. This day-long event was packed with a good measure …
Despite significant strides in recent years, social factors such as race, class and gender remain a barrier to entering and progressing through the publishing industry. A 2022 study by the …
The SYP South West Team were delighted to be able to take part in the Pathways into Publishing event as part of the annual Storytale Festival in Bristol. The event, …
Continuing our spotlight on South West publishing houses is David and Charles, an arts and craft publishers and online-course provider based in Exeter. Initially publishing niche and local-interest titles, the …
The SYP South West team caught up with Maisie from The Falmouth Bookseller to chat bookselling in Cornwall, favourite children’s books and the upcoming Falmouth Book Festival. We love our …
The SYP South West team caught up with Adrian Cooper from Little Toller Books to talk about indie publishing, the importance of local bookshops and how the publishing house came …
The South West Committee of the SYP on the importance of joining a union. When you start your first job in publishing it’s likely that you’ll feel joy and …
As part of a drive to shine a spotlight on publishing houses in the South West, the SYP South West team speak to Steve McNaught at Arkbound, a non-profit publisher …
In the run-up to Independent Bookshop Week (June 15th – mark your calendars!), we spoke to Dan from Storysmith about our shared love of indie bookshops and what exciting things …
Mentors “Mentoring has been a positive and rewarding experience. My mentee was professional in her communication, and our conversations were always enjoyable. I feel we managed a balance of hands-on …
Last Friday, our events team at SYP South West put on their first online event—a quiz! Looking back over the past two years, I’m sure plenty of us have found …
As bookshops prepare to reopen for the umpteenth time, we wanted to ask one of SYP South West’s local independent bookshops, Storysmith, what positive impact the past year might have …
The Society of Young Publishers (SYP) are delighted to announce the launch of a new regional branch to cover the South West region of the UK. SYP South West will …