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London Book Fair

Posted on May 18, 2010 in Uncategorized

London Book fair is one of the key events in the publishing calendar, encompassing business deals, networking, lectures, talks and generally all things publishing. It is such an important event …

Camper International Writing Competition

Posted on May 1, 2010 in Uncategorized

Camper, the Spanish shoe maker, is hosting a writing competition for all aspiring writers. The topic of the competition is “YOUR CITY” and writers have 900 characters to tell the …

The Dice Man Pub Crawl

Posted on April 21, 2010 in Uncategorized

  On Friday 19th March, SYP Oxford and friends ventured out on the Dice Man Pub Crawl.   I’ll admit, it was my brain child. And I’ll admit there were …

SYP @Phoenix

Posted on April 21, 2010 in Uncategorized

  On March the 18th, the SYP hosted a networking event and social at the Phoenix Artist Club in the West End. At the first in what may prove to …

Pre-London Book Fair

Posted on April 21, 2010 in Uncategorized

Essential for anyone thinking about attending the LBF, this event will demystify the London Book Fair and explain what it’s all about: what there is to do and see, what …

Public Domain: Finding The Right Campaign

Posted on April 14, 2010 in Uncategorized

How does a marketing campaign influence our reading habits? How does publicity and press coverage ensure that published work reaches its target audience? Our three panel speakers talk about the …

Address to the Society of Young Publishers

Posted on April 14, 2010 in Uncategorized

A friend and collaborator just e-mailed to say he enjoyed my use of Hanif Kureishi’s formulation on multiculturalism in my remarks at Goldsmiths College: ‘Multiculturalism’, he says, ‘is the idea …

The SYP Mentoring Scheme 2010

Posted on April 7, 2010 in Uncategorized

The SYP is pleased to announce an exciting new six-month Mentoring Scheme that will begin in May 2010 and run for the next six months. The scheme is aimed at …

Oxford Publishing Society (OPuS) Discusses Social Media and

Posted on April 4, 2010 in Uncategorized

Earlier this week, the Oxford Publishing Society (OPuS) held a social media and social networking event, a blog of which can be found here. A podcast of the presentation, along …

Judging a Book by Its Cover

Posted on March 31, 2010 in Uncategorized

"Emily Brontё dons lilies and blood for the Twilight generation. We sip our tea from Great Expectations but how many of us have actually read it? In the future will …

A Passage to India

Posted on March 30, 2010 in Uncategorized

  On 16 March 2010, the Oxford SYP welcomed guests to a speaker meeting in the Main Conference Room at Oxford University Press. Speaking on the history and future of …

Literary Death Match

Posted on March 30, 2010 in Uncategorized

Opium Magazine’s Literary Death Match London, episode 4 took place at The Book Club and was hosted by Todd Zuniga of Opium Magazine and Anna Goodall of Pen Pusher. Each …