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Moving OxForward

Posted on May 25, 2018 in Oxford

You may have heard SYP Oxford shouting about our exciting new mentoring scheme that has recently launched, OxForward. If you haven’t, then we’re about to shout about it some more! …

SYP Scotland's #MyCareerPath

Posted on May 21, 2018 in Scotland

A recent hashtag, #MyCareerPath, saw Twitter users take to the online platform to explain how they got to where they are today. For this industry, where the eternal question seems …

SYP Scotland’s #MyCareerPath

Posted on May 21, 2018 in Scotland

A recent hashtag, #MyCareerPath, saw Twitter users take to the online platform to explain how they got to where they are today. For this industry, where the eternal question seems …

Batman's Guide to the Women's Prize for Fiction

Posted on May 9, 2018 in Oxford

Being a dog who is passionate about reading, I was very excited when this year’s Women’s Prize for fiction was announced! I wasn’t surprised to see that Eleanor Oliphant is …

Batman’s Guide to the Women’s Prize for Fiction

Posted on May 9, 2018 in Oxford

Being a dog who is passionate about reading, I was very excited when this year’s Women’s Prize for fiction was announced! I wasn’t surprised to see that Eleanor Oliphant is …

Ask an Expert: Suzy Astbury, Managing Director of Inspired Selection

Posted on April 30, 2018 in UK

Getting a job in publishing can be a long and delicate process. Thinking back, how did you decide a job in the industry was for you? Did you come to …

Spring Conference Reading Between the Lines

Posted on April 27, 2018 in Scotland

Panel: Saba Ahmed from And Other Stories and Tilted Axis, Dr Carolina Orloff from Charco Press, and James Robertson from Itchy Coo. They are all well-known for working with stories in …

Spring Conference Let's Get It (Kick)started

Posted on April 27, 2018 in Scotland

Panel: Natalie Fergie (Unbound author of The Sewing Machine), Katie West (Fiction & Feeling founder), Gala Morozova (Hidden Door) Chair: Heather McDaid (404 Ink co-founder)   The first panel of …

Baltic Books at London Book Fair 2018

Posted on April 21, 2018 in Uncategorized

The year has only just begun and already the publishing industry has seen London Book Fair (LBF), which took place 10-12 April, come and go. Each year, the fair welcomes …

Spring Conference Freelance Fever

Posted on March 27, 2018 in Scotland

Panel: Kaite Welsh (author), Sian Bevan (freelance project manager), Denise Cowle (SfEP and freelancer), Claire Stewart (Creative Edinburgh) Chair: Laura Jones The panel, chaired by Laura Jones of 404 Ink …

Spring Conference Collaboration Is Key

Posted on March 23, 2018 in Scotland

Panel: Jenny Niven (Creative Scotland), Niall Dolan (John Byrne Award), Nicole Brandon (Scottish Book Trust) Chair: Daiden O’Regan We’ll only be able to take on the world if we learn …

‘Ask an Expert’ with Juliet Mushens: What We Learnt from a Literary Agent

Posted on March 12, 2018 in Uncategorized

I started my previous blog post outlining how, before I entered the industry, I thought the process a book went through to be published was pretty straightforward and only involved …