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Fairy Tale Publishing

Posted on March 16, 2014 in Uncategorized

by Hannah Lyons @HGLyons ‘Fairy tale’ has no universally agreed definition, but usually indicates a short story with limited description, which has to feature magic (but not necessarily fairies). There …

SYP Career Speed Dating – 18th February 2014

Posted on March 2, 2014 in Uncategorized

by Emma Jessup Whether its love or a new career you’re looking for, the two are more closely linked than you might think. In both pursuits, you’re threatened with rejection …

Wiley – Editorial Assistant, Psychology Books

Posted on February 3, 2014 in Uncategorized

Wiley John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a leading global publisher providing print and online content and services for worldwide academic, professional, scientific, technical, medical, scholarly and consumer markets. Wiley …

SYP AGM 2014: Why do people buy books?

Posted on January 31, 2014 in Uncategorized

The Society of Young Publishers came together on the 27th January for our AGM in the wonderful surroundings of Stationers’ Hall. The purpose of the AGM is to celebrate the …

Kim Scott Walwyn Prize 2014: Now open for entries and nominations

Posted on January 15, 2014 in Uncategorized

Booktrust is delighted to call for entries and, for the first time, nominations for the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize 2014, the national award that celebrates women’s achievements and potential in …

SYP Oxford Vacancies 2014

Posted on January 9, 2014 in Oxford

Oxford SYP have vacancies for TWO Speaker Events Co-ordinators. If you’d like to hear more about these positions please send your CV and a covering letter to: oxford@thesyp.org.uk ________________________________________________________

Find me a find, catch me a catch: Recruitment company Atwood Tate as a Publishing Matchmaker.

Posted on January 9, 2014 in Uncategorized

SYP Oxford Co-chair Emma Williams met Claire Louise Kemp of Atwood Tate to talk publishing employment myths, legends and unconventional career paths … The results are presented to you as: …

SYP Conference 2013: Liveblog

Posted on November 23, 2013 in Uncategorized

Today our Society of Young Publishers Conference 2013 takes place at Oxford Brookes University. Throughout the day our guest blogger, Nicola Osborne from EDINA, will be liveblogging the keynotes and her highlights from …

Catalonian Poetry event- (Society of Young Publishers, North, Committee- and Arc Publications)

Posted on November 19, 2013 in Uncategorized

The fourth Society of Young Publishers (North) committee event- in collaboration with Arc Publications- took place at The Outlaws Yacht Club on 15th October. After the introduction to the event …

Social Round Up 2013

Posted on November 17, 2013 in Oxford

Click Social Round Up 2013 to see all the treats that SYP Oxford brought to you throughout the year. And what a year it was too, old sport… “Life starts all …

Oxford University Press Marketing Assistant Vacancy

Posted on October 25, 2013 in London, North, Oxford, Scotland

About Oxford University Press Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford, which furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. …

SYP Competition: Talk and Drink with Prof. Alan Garner, OBE!

Posted on October 10, 2013 in Oxford

Are you a huge fan of the Fantasy genre, interested in learning more about authors, or simply desperate to meet and chat with an author who has won numerous literary …