The Society of Young Publishers have a very special project we’d like you to be a part of. We recently received a message on Facebook from Hannah Gilbert, whose brother …
This month’s bookclub choice was A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki and it was met by mixed reviews. A tale of one teenage girl in Tokyo and …
It is often said by marketers and even editors in publishing that the success of a book depends on its cover as much as its content. Increasingly, as physical books …
Reprinted with permission of The Culture Trip. Istanbul is currently one of the cultural hot spots of Europe. Often seen as a gateway between Western and Eastern culture, the galleries in this city …
Reprinted with permission of The Culture Trip. Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk has opened a museum displaying artefacts in parallel with his novel Museum of Innocence, which tells a love story lasting three decades. The actual …
The Prize is named in honour of Kim Scott Walwyn, a Publishing Director at Oxford University Press who died in 2002. She was widely regarded as a dynamic and exceptional …
January book club met to discuss J.K. Rowling’s debut adult novel The Casual Vacancy. Here is what the book clubbers thought: Someone who was present at the book …
Blind Poetics is a monthly spoken word night organised by some very dedicated, Edinburgh-based, super cool, poet-shaped volunteers. Members of the SYP Scotland committee will be going along, and …
Neu! Reekie! Friday 1st March, 7pm @ Summerhall, Edinburgh The line-up includes Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, BMX Bandits, Miriam Gamble, Ron Butlin (with Jazz accompaniment) and Ainsley Henderson.
Our Vice Chair Andrew Turner brings you his thought on the Kim Scott Wa;wyn priza and why it is as important today as ever. by Andrew Turner One of the …
If you’re passionate about publishing, bursting with ideas and keen to get stuck in to Scotland’s vibrant literary scene, we want you on the 2013 SYP Scotland Committee! 2012 was …
Lucy Cuthew recently wrote a blog for Booktrust, which they have kindly shared with the SYP, which discussed her experience of the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, from how she felt nominating …