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London Book Club: September

Posted on September 27, 2011 in Uncategorized

For September’s SYP London book club we read post-apocalyptic YA novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The story centres around Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mallark, two 16-year-olds chosen from …

Northern and Midlands SYP – NEW EVENT

Posted on September 27, 2011 in Uncategorized

The Showroom 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX Monday 10th October Arrive 6.30 pm, first speaker at 7 pm. The Northern and Midlands SYP's second event is at The Showroom …

The SYP Conference 2011

Posted on September 20, 2011 in Uncategorized

  It’s conference time! And the biggest* one in the publishing calendar is just warming up here in Oxford. Since flares were fashionable and landing on the moon was still …

The Oxford Book Project

Posted on September 15, 2011 in Uncategorized

Recently, the Oxford Society of Young Publishers held an all-day event to support Oxford’s World Book Capital bid. The event focused on providing design skills to people working in publishing …

SYP Quiz 2011

Posted on September 5, 2011 in Uncategorized

Another summer, another great SYP Quiz, and £1,000 raised for The Book Trade Charity.   A lively mixture of publishers and SYP-ers congregated at Camden’s Proud two weeks ago, in …

First Northern SYP meeting!

Posted on September 1, 2011 in Uncategorized

Take one pub, stock well with wine and beer, sprinkle with free food and then throw in 50 Northerners.What does this make readers? The first meeting of the Northern SYP …

SYP Pub Quiz: a Success!

Posted on August 26, 2011 in Uncategorized

We’d like to thank everybody who helped us making the pub quiz possible, and all the teams who took part to this amazing night. The BookBrunch has an article about …

First Northern SYP Meeting!

Posted on August 22, 2011 in Uncategorized

Are you interested in publishing and in the North? Then you’re invited to the FIRST Northern SYP meeting! There will be an informal arrival session on Tuesday 23rd August from …

Vintage Publishing to Host Internship: Kay Peddle Donates Prize money

Posted on August 22, 2011 in Uncategorized

Kay Peddle, the winner of the 2011 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, is to donate her prize money towards funding a paid internship in publishing. Kay, editor at The Bodley Head, …

Vintage Publishing to Host Internship

Posted on August 14, 2011 in Uncategorized

Kay Peddle Donates Prize Money to Help Fund Initiative Kay Peddle, the winner of the 2011 Kim Scott Walwyn Prize, is to donate her prize money towards funding a paid …

Oxford Seacourt Printing Trip

Posted on August 3, 2011 in Uncategorized

    It’s not easy being green. Or so a frog puppet with ping pong ball eyes once informed me. However, since the song’s debut in 1970, the environmentalism movement …

The Annual SYP Pub Quiz!!!

Posted on July 19, 2011 in Uncategorized

We’re delighted to announce that the Society of Young Publisher’s Annual Pub Quiz will be on the 23rd of August. This year’s event is taking place in trendy club Proud …