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Publishing in einer globalisierten Welt

Posted on November 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

Carolin Klemenez has written an article on the SYP conference for the website of the German Network, looking at publishing in a globalized world.

Winner of the Penguin Bookchase competition

Posted on November 12, 2010 in Uncategorized

The SYP are pleased to announce that Isabella Ferrario is the lucky winner of the Penguin Bookchase competition.   The answer was 2004. Congratulations to all of you who got …

Info for Author Event – Tuesday 2nd November

Posted on November 1, 2010 in Uncategorized

Our highly anticipated author event has featured in Timeout with an advert at the below link. Please pass it onto your friends and colleague. http://www.timeout.com/london/books-poetry/event/205209/926786/society-of-young-publishers-event Also, unhelpfully, the author event is …

Twitter and the Publishing Industry

Posted on October 18, 2010 in Uncategorized

As I sit here at my computer with the internet explorer open in front of me, I absent-mindedly start to type in the familiar addresses I visit everyday – Facebook, …

Home-grown Talent

Posted on October 13, 2010 in Uncategorized

We hear from members of our very own SYP committee, past and present, who have realised the dream to see their work appear in print. Nikki Dudley is Commissioning Editor for …

The Great Penguin Bookchase Competition

Posted on October 10, 2010 in Uncategorized

Find the answers to some literary questions to be in with a chance of winning The Great Penguin Bookchase, the world’s first board game about books. Only SYP members can …

InPrint – Design the Front Cover

Posted on October 5, 2010 in Uncategorized

Inprint, the magazine for the Society of Young Publishers, are looking for a cover designer to revamp their Christmas end of year issue. This is a brilliant opportunity to gain …

In Response To … The Man Booker Prize

Posted on October 1, 2010 in Uncategorized

It’s that time of year again. The winner of the daddy of the literary prizes – the Man Booker – is due to be announced on 12th October. The 2010 …

The Art of Bookselling

Posted on September 29, 2010 in Uncategorized

    The SYP’s bookselling speaker meeting was held at the Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green. The evening played host to a discussion on the history and development of …

Commissioning Editor, London: 10

Posted on September 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

  The cold glare of a water chiller moment is too much for me after Mike Trilling’s stag do and so I swiftly head back to my desk. I’d been invited …

The Queen's English

Posted on September 25, 2010 in Uncategorized

The SYP’s press officer, Naomi Holt, talks to Anna Marx, Editor at Michael O’Mara Books about her experiences working on a book about the English language.   Did you enjoy editing …

A Day in the Life of a … Rights Executive

Posted on September 25, 2010 in Uncategorized

What does your job involve? My official title is Rights and Digital Executive, but in reality if you take into account all the different aspects of my job it could …