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Just for Fun: Emoji-lit

Posted on February 24, 2017 in Oxford

  Can you guess the classic novel by the emojis? Easy right? How many have you actually read? 1.The Catcher and the Rye; 2.Middlemarch; 3.To Kill a Mockingbird; 4.Of Mice …

Selling Online Academic Content: New Business Models

Posted on February 20, 2017 in Oxford

Most scholarly publishers have been feeling the adverse effects of difficult market conditions over the past few years. Libraries have on the whole been investing more in online products that …

Selling Online Academic Content: New Business Models

Posted on February 20, 2017 in Uncategorized

Most scholarly publishers have been feeling the adverse effects of difficult market conditions over the past few years. Libraries have on the whole been investing more in online products that …

Tamarindo Communications Intern and Graduate Evening

Posted on February 17, 2017 in Oxford

Considering a career in communications? Enthusiastic about energy? Please join Tamarindo Communications on 22nd February 2017 at the Turl Street Kitchen. (Rumour has it there may be free beer.) Tamarindo …

Welcome to Scion

Posted on February 10, 2017 in Oxford

March will see the publication of the third instalment in Samantha Shannon’s Bone Season series. The books are a must-read for fans of the urban fantasy or supernatural dystopian genres. …

Welcoming the New London and UK SYP Chairs for 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 in Uncategorized

The Society of Young Publishers (SYP) are pleased to announce the new appointment of its 2017 chairs. These poignant appointments will see the start of a new structure for the …

SYP Oxford Needs YOU! – applications now open for 2017 committee

Posted on January 9, 2017 in Oxford

Applications for SYP Oxford’s 2017 committee are now open! Want to be part of it? Click here to see what positions are available and apply. The committee roles are open for all …

KIM SCOTT WALWYN PRIZE RELAUNCHES in 2017

Posted on January 9, 2017 in Uncategorized

The Kim Scott Walwyn Prize is back for 2017 and opens for submissions today – Monday 09 January. The Prize recognises the professional achievements and promise of women in publishing …

The Limitations of a Masterpiece

Posted on November 27, 2016 in Uncategorized

In this blog post, Shauna Nolan Doyle shares her thoughts on the phenomenon where authors who have produced numerous novels are often only known for one popular novel, and the effect …

10 Tips for #SYPCONF16

Posted on November 2, 2016 in Uncategorized

If you’ve been to any of our events recently, or follow us on social media then you will have seen (or heard) us talk a lot about #sypconf16 – our …

SYP at the IPG Autumn Conference 2016

Posted on October 17, 2016 in Uncategorized

A few weeks ago, SYP member Jess Ballance of Daunt Books, Dodo Ink won our free ticket to the Independent Publishers Guild’s Autumn Conference. Here she shares her thoughts on …

Former SYP committee members win Young Stationers’ Prize

Posted on August 31, 2016 in Uncategorized

The 2016 Young Stationers’ Prize has been awarded to Ella Kahn and Bryony Woods, the founders of Diamond Kahn & Woods  Literary Agency. The winners are also former Society of Young Publishers …