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Unfinished Works, Matt Gilbert

Posted on January 30, 2019 in UK

Every blank piece of paper is A dream I’ve yet to dream Each ink blot Is a building block UNTITLED, a poem by Matthew Gilbert   In 2013 the SYP …

AGM: Shaping the Next 70 Years of Publishing

Posted on January 14, 2019 in UK

As you may have heard, the joint SYP UK and London committee AGM is coming up on 29 January. Tickets for the event were snapped up quickly. Like, really quickly. …

Ain’t No Party Like an SYP Scotland Party

Posted on December 18, 2018 in Scotland

Last week saw the annual SYP Scotland Christmas party and boy was it a goodie! Despite the freezing temperatures in Edinburgh, our lovely SYP Scotland members joined us at The …

London SYPinto Mentees Reveal Their 2018 Best Reads

Posted on December 12, 2018 in London

As we head off for some much-needed year end rest before gearing up again for new events and projects in 2019, our SYPinto mentees Lily, John, Maleeha, Chloe, Hannah, and …

My Year on the Committee

Posted on November 26, 2018 in UK

Welcome. Maisie here, the Managing Editor of the InPrint magazine. As was discussed over here, it is Society of Young Publishers volunteer season. With that naturally comes a new batch …

Our Top 5 Tips for #WorkInPublishing Week

Posted on November 23, 2018 in Uncategorized

Publishing is a great industry to be part of but we all know that it can be hard to get your foot in the door and make your mark. Especially …

Allow Me To Introduce Myself…

Posted on November 5, 2018 in Scotland

  Hi everyone! My name is Kerri and I’ve recently joined the SYP Scotland committee as their new blogger. I thought it would be useful for me to introduce myself …

Inclusivity Survey Results

Posted on November 4, 2018 in UK

The Society of Young Publishers have released the results of an Inclusivity Survey that asked members and non-members alike to help make the SYP community fairer, more diverse and inclusive. …

SYP Oxford launches second stream of mentoring scheme

Posted on October 26, 2018 in Oxford

Have you heard the news? SYP Oxford has launched the second stream of the OxForward mentoring scheme! This time, we are looking for applications from students, jobseekers, temps, interns, recent graduates, …

Volunteer with Us

Posted on October 15, 2018 in UK

You may or may not notice that volunteer season at the SYP is upon us. The application process to become a committee member is now open for most regions. This …

Coding at the Castle

Posted on October 2, 2018 in Oxford

On Thursday 20th September, SYP Oxford hosted a special extended event which included a practical workshop element, as well as super presentations from our panel of speakers who were highly …

Rights Rights, Baby!

Posted on September 28, 2018 in UK

If you ask anyone in rights at the moment about Audio rights, the chances are they will tell you there has been a boom in the amount of deals over …