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JOB ALERT! Web Marketing Assistant at Oxford University Press

Posted on April 8, 2015 in Oxford

About the roleThe Web and Direct Marketing team provide web and email marketing support to a global marketing team of over 150 marketing staff across six international offices, updating marketing …

Report from the IPG Spring Annual Conference 2015

Posted on March 23, 2015 in Uncategorized

As reported by Jasmin Kirkbride It’s emerging that one of my favourite things about working in Publishing are the conferences. There’s a great sense of community around them, most particularly, …

Book Giveaway!

Posted on March 19, 2015 in Uncategorized

In time for our April book club, we’re giving one lucky SYP member the chance to win a copy of Angela Carter’s stunning novel ‘The Magic Toyshop’.  Head over to …

SYP bookclub – Afternoon tea with Emily St. John Mandel

Posted on March 19, 2015 in Uncategorized

A review by Emily Finn, Book Club attendee and SYP Inprint Editor From Left to Right: Lizzie Rabone, Emily Finn, Emily St.John Mandel, Almas Daud, Zoe Sharples, Fran Roberts, Rebecca …

SYP Oxford does Working in Publishing 2015

Posted on March 16, 2015 in Oxford

We were delighted to be invited to the Oxford Brookes annual Working in Publishing day (9 March 2015), organised this year by Senior Lecturer Helena Markou. The event gets bigger …

SYP Oxford March Social Event

Posted on March 10, 2015 in Oxford

SYP Oxford Pub Social – meet the new committee 18th of March, 6.30pm Come and meet the new SYP Oxford committee for 2015 at The Victoria in Jericho for a …

'The Book – From the Inside Out' – Put your seatbelts on for SYP Scotland's informative event – February 26th

Posted on February 24, 2015 in Uncategorized

Ever wondered what really goes into publishing a book? SYP Scotland has teamed up with Edinburgh University’s own PublishED society to bring you the event of the year! ‘The Book – From …

‘The Book – From the Inside Out’ – Put your seatbelts on for SYP Scotland’s informative event – February 26th

Posted on February 24, 2015 in Uncategorized

Ever wondered what really goes into publishing a book? SYP Scotland has teamed up with Edinburgh University’s own PublishED society to bring you the event of the year! ‘The Book – From …

SYP Oxford March Speaker Event

Posted on February 23, 2015 in Oxford

4th of March, 6.30 pm, The Kings Arms, Oxford We are constantly being told about how difficult it is to get into publishing, so how do you achieve your first …

SYP Mentor Scheme 2015

Posted on February 20, 2015 in London

“An inspiring new scheme for ambitious young people in publishing!” — Tom Weldon Part of the SYP’s mission is to provide tools for young publishing professionals to advance their careers while also …

Publishing Career Speed Dating – February 25th

Posted on February 17, 2015 in London

  Love publishing? Here’s your chance to mingle, bat your eyes and whisper sweet nothings to some of the industry’s top professionals. A huge success last year, the SYP’s Career Speed …