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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 …

Meet the SYP Scotland Committee

Posted on September 24, 2018 in Scotland

With the new publishing degrees starting up, and our September social around the corner we thought it would be the perfect time to let you get to know our committee …

Volunteer with the Society of Young Publishers!

Posted on September 24, 2018 in Oxford

We are looking for 4 student liaison officers (2x University of Oxford, 2x Brookes University – 1 undergrad, 1 MA) to join the Society of Young Publishers Oxford committee. The …

The Usborne Academy: Part Two

Posted on September 3, 2018 in UK

A few weeks ago we spoke to Anna Howorth, Director of Global Branding and UK Marketing at Usborne Books, about The Usborne Academy (follow the link to sign up for updates …

Summer Reading Recommendations from SYP Oxford

Posted on August 21, 2018 in Oxford

If you’re like us, you’re always looking for a good recommendation! And what better time than summer to get stuck into a great book? (Other than spring, autumn, and winter, …

Anna Gell

Interview with Anna Gell: Publicist at Oxford University Press

Posted on August 14, 2018 in Oxford

Publicity may be one of the lesser known parts of publishing (compared to Editorial and Marketing for example), however this department are the key behind having books featured in newspapers, …

A Tale of Enthusiasm and Embarrassing Typos – SYPinto Mentee John

Posted on July 31, 2018 in London

With this final instalment in our mini mentorship blog series, we will be introducing you to our SYPinto mentee John – Publishing student, dragon and alien enthusiast, and defender of …

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 …