South West

Pioneer Women in Publishing: A Timeline

Posted on September 8, 2025 in INTO, South West

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 …

Volunteering Opportunities in Publishing

Posted on October 14, 2024 in South West

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 …

SYP South West: 5 Key Takeaways from Decentralising the UK Publishing Industry

Posted on April 15, 2024 in South West

  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 …

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Publishing Hiring

Posted on July 14, 2023 in South West

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 …

SYP South West: Reflections on the Pathways into Publishing event

Posted on October 25, 2022 in South West

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, …

SYP South West spotlight on: David and Charles

Posted on October 13, 2022 in South West

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 …

Bookshop Spotlight on Falmouth Books

Posted on September 26, 2022 in South West

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 …

SYP South West spotlight on: Little Toller Books

Posted on August 19, 2022 in South West

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 …

Union Membership and the Publishing Industry

Posted on July 19, 2022 in South West

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 …

SYP South West spotlight on: Arkbound

Posted on June 8, 2022 in South West

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 …

Indie Bookshop Week: Q&A With Dan from Storysmith

Posted on May 3, 2022 in South West

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 …

SYP South West: 2021 Mentorship Scheme Testimonials

Posted on April 30, 2022 in South West

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 …

SYP South West Icebreaker

Posted on April 14, 2022 in South West

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 …

A Bookshop on the Eve of Reopening (again)

Posted on May 24, 2021 in South West

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 …

SYP launches a new South West branch

Posted on July 30, 2018 in South West

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 …