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Publishing and Creative Writing Panel

Posted on November 25, 2012 in Uncategorized

Speakers: Becci Stirrup- Creative Writing Tutor at The University of Leeds (Chair). Tina Jackson- Deputy Editor of a Creative Writing Magazine, with a long career in Arts and as a …

Eyewear Christmas Poetry Launch Party

Posted on November 25, 2012 in Uncategorized

Eyewear is celebrating its first year as an indie poetry publisher on the 5th December with warmth, cheer and merriment at the Oxfam bookshop, Marylebone W1 (nearest tube Baker Street). …

Interactive and Social Reading Seminar Confirmed for Annual SYP Conference!

Posted on October 26, 2012 in Uncategorized

Our Interactive and Social Reading seminar will consider how technology has enabled different reading experiences to emerge by looking at two new companies who are using technology to cater for …

We talk to Laura Austin in the run up to the SYP's annual conference!

Posted on October 23, 2012 in Uncategorized

The book publishing industry has transformed rapidly in a short space of time. We’ve seen videos and music enhancing the reading experience and even more books being converted and released …

We talk to Laura Austin in the run up to the SYP’s annual conference!

Posted on October 23, 2012 in Uncategorized

The book publishing industry has transformed rapidly in a short space of time. We’ve seen videos and music enhancing the reading experience and even more books being converted and released …

Speakers for our Game Changers seminar have been confirmed!

Posted on October 23, 2012 in Uncategorized

The book publishing industry has transformed rapidly in a short space of time. A variety of game changers have left even the most extreme traditionalists pondering over the fate of …

The SYP's Annual Conference – Career Clinic

Posted on October 2, 2012 in Uncategorized

Publishing is one of the toughest industries to get into and trying to obtain an entry-level position requires more than a sparkling CV and a well written cover letter. At …

The SYP’s Annual Conference – Career Clinic

Posted on October 2, 2012 in Uncategorized

Publishing is one of the toughest industries to get into and trying to obtain an entry-level position requires more than a sparkling CV and a well written cover letter. At …

Publishing Services – seminar

Posted on September 27, 2012 in Uncategorized

The next conference seminar to be announced is Publishing Services. The focus of this seminar will be to consider publishers who have diversified their business models from traditional publishing to …

The Publishing Training Centre and Marketability to work together to promote training

Posted on September 26, 2012 in Uncategorized

Preliminary step towards takeover? Absolutely not, says the PTC’s Peter McKay and Marketability’s Rachel Maund, who are cheerfully adamant that today’s announcement is a pragmatic response to falling training budgets …

Beautiful Books seminar

Posted on September 24, 2012 in Uncategorized

Physical books are quickly evolving to become artistic objects and items to be collected as mass-market paperbacks become a thing of the past. With e-readers boasting the accessibility of a …

The SYP's Annual Pub Quiz

Posted on September 20, 2012 in Uncategorized

Everyone had their thinking caps on and their bellies ready for some alcohol and burgers for a night full of pictures, questions, wine and laughs. Of course it was none …