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 …
Join SYP committee members Nick Coveney, Ella Kahn and Katy Robinson in the Guardian Careers Web Chat from 1-4pm today. As eBooks boom, publishers are preparing themselves for a future …
The SYP’s Careering Ahead event held in the iconic setting of 80 Strand, home to major publishing conglomerate Penguin Books, saw prestigious speakers and experts in their field of publishing …
Join English PEN and other leading translation organisations for a full day of events focused on the future of literary translation, at the Free Word Centre on Thursday 30th September. Speakers …
As book lovers, we are all faced with the same problem: there are just too many good books out there. It’s impossible to get through them all; how are we …
Are you interested in digital publishing? The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies are developing a new Digital Publishing Certificate, aimed at those in junior publishing roles looking to further …
Frank had been gone for days. I saw his smashed eReader sitting forlornly on his desk, on a pile of gently crushed A4 pages that resembled a carpet of fake …
On 14 August members of the SYP gathered for the society’s annual picnic on Hampstead Heath. Those of you who thought better of trekking out to Hampstead in the rain, …
Thursday 22nd July saw the second in the @Phoenix series of networking events for publishing professionals, at the Phoenix Artist Club. A charismatic venue with book covers decorating the …
For June book club, we read The Other Hand by Chris Cleave. For those of you who don’t already know, this is the book whose jacket blurb begins ‘we …
At the beginning of June, the SYP hosted another round of its famous pub quiz, as part of The Book Trade Charity’s Action Week. Teams from the publishing world, including …
The SYP's former Chair Jon Slack, and current committee member, Bhavit Mehta, have embarked on a new project by directing UK's first ever South Asian literature festival, which will be …