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Here’s Why You Should Join the SYP North Committee

Posted on January 5, 2024 in North

Are you curious about what goes on behind the scenes with the SYP North Committee? Would you like to meet other northern publishing hopefuls and gain valuable work experience? Perhaps …

Bookmachine Panel: How to Lead Now: Millennials in management and Gen Z in the workforce

Posted on January 2, 2024 in UK

Navigating hybrid work structures, prioritizing team well-being, and juggling a host of other priorities make leadership an important skill to develop. In November 2023, we had the opportunity to attend …

Career Focus: Working in Rights

Posted on November 28, 2023 in Ireland, UK

It’s all too common to believe that working in publishing means working in editorial. Whilst internships are offered across a spectrum of publishing roles, common parlance (and the proliferation of …

The Early Editorial Process: From submission to acquisition

Posted on November 13, 2023 in London

What happens between a book going out on submission to being acquired by a publisher? How complicated or glamorous are they? How do differ? Most submissions are sent to editors …

Behind the Bestsellers: Top Book Marketing Campaigns of 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023 in Oxford

The UK publishing industry had a “record-breaking year” in 2022, with a total income of £6.9bn and 669m physical books sold in the UK, according to new figures from the …

Demystifying the World of Production: in conversation with Emma Leask

Posted on September 18, 2023 in North, UK

If you have ever found yourself wondering what a role in production entails and how can you land yourself a role, you’re in the right place. We had a chat …

Selling Sales: Why You Should Consider a Publishing Role in Sales

Posted on September 8, 2023 in UK

Let’s be honest, sales gets a bad rep. When people think of a job in sales, their mind might go to cold calling strangers, schmoozing people into buying something they …

Translating graphic novels: An interview with Dalen

Posted on September 4, 2023 in Wales

Both graphic novels and translated fiction are on the up and up. As a recent convert to graphic novels myself, I was excited to stumble upon the work of Dalen, a …

Seven Reasons to Become a Spare Room Project Host, from Founder James Spackman

Posted on August 28, 2023 in Diversity & Inclusivity, UK

This year the SYP took over running of the Spare Room Project, which helps the diversity of London publishing. How does it do this? By arranging free accommodation for interns …

Breaking into publishing: 5 tips for the job hunt

Posted on July 24, 2023 in Oxford

The publishing industry is known for attracting many passionate and creative individuals, like yourself. You have likely heard that entry-level publishing roles can be extremely competitive, making it a challenge …

BONUS BLOG POST: Latin America In Translation: An Interview with Samuel McDowell, Co-Founder of Charco Press

Posted on July 16, 2023 in Scotland, UK

In this bonus blog post, Sasha White interviews Samuel McDowell who is the co-founder of Charco Press, an Edinburgh-based independent publisher specialising in translated Latin American literature. An abridged interview …

SYP North: Reflections on our Managing Your Publishing Career Webinar

Posted on July 16, 2023 in North

The SYP North team were delighted to be able to host our recent Managing Your Publishing Career webinar. It was brilliant to see so many publishing hopefuls and young professionals …