BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.12//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5@thesyp.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241130T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241130T170000 DTSTAMP:20241118T125004Z URL:https://thesyp.org.uk/events/syp-autumn-conference-2024-publishing-pas t-present-and-future-2/ SUMMARY:SYP Autumn Conference 2024 - Publishing Past\, Present and Future DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited to officially announce that SYP London will be hosting the annual conference this year on Saturday 30th November at Ki ngston University! Our theme this year is Publishing Past\, Present and Fu ture\, in line with the celebration of SYP's 75th diamond anniversary. Thr ough a series of discussions with fellow industry professionals\, we hope to explore the trajectory of publishing over the years. We will shocase th e positive changes that have been made in the industry\, engaging in timel y discussions about current industry trends and topics\, whilst also looki ng towards a hopeful future for publishing. There will be an action-packed day planned of panels\, q&\;as workshops and industry stands for both publishing hopefuls and junior level people to gain insight into the indus try or to expand their knowledge further. All tickets are inclusive of a b uffet lunch and refreshments throughout the day and there will be lots of free bookish goodies on offer!\n\nSome panel topics include:\n\n Books in Translation\n Commercial Fiction\n Promoting Inclusivity\n Tiktok Read ing Trends\n Audiobooks\n\nWorkshops\n\n Mini Career Speed Dating\n Lit erary Scouting\n Introduction to Biblio\n Employability\n CV Clinic\n\n Our keynote speaker this year is Vidisha Biswas\, Founder and Managing Dir ector of Footnote Press. Biswas was a co-owner and business development di rector at publishing collective Zed Books\, where she managed the company' s digital transformation strategy before it was acquired by Bloomsbury in 2020. She has also worked at the Morning Star\, New Statesman and Verso Bo oks. Biswas launched Footnote Press in partnership with Bonnier Books UK a pioneering arrangement that combines the editorial independence and agili ty of an indie press with the sales and distribution capabilities of a wor ld-leading publisher. Footnote Press are a mission-oriented publisher comm itted to driving social and narrative change. They seek to centre marginal ised stories and perspectives - other ways of thinking being and organisin g that forefront diversity of experience while highlighting our shared hum anity.\n\nKeep an eye out on our instagram and X (formerly Twitter) @SYP_L ondon for more announcements on panel speakers.\n\nWe are now officially s old out!\n\nA special thank you to our sponsors for their incredible suppo rt: Kingston University\, Bloomsbury\, Inspired Selection\, The Book Trade Charity\, Pan Macmillan\, BookMachine\, CIEP\, The Publishing Training Ce ntre\, Usborne Publishing\, Bookscareers.com and Magic Cat Publishing.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thesyp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09 /Conference-announcementwebsite_FINAL.png CATEGORIES:London LOCATION:Kingston University\, Town House\, Penrhyn Rd\, Kingston upon Tham es\, KT1 2EQ\, United Kingdom GEO:51.404097;-0.303796 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Town House\, Penrhyn Rd\, K ingston upon Thames\, KT1 2EQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE= Kingston University:geo:51.404097,-0.303796 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR