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‘Getting ahead in Publishing’

Posted on June 2, 2010 in Uncategorized

The SYP’s second event at London Book Fair was aimed at showing young publishers in their second and third jobs, how to ‘get ahead in publishing’. A distinguished panel of …

In Response To … The Waterstone's Rebrand

Posted on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

  Waterstone’s have recently unveiled their new branding. Appearing on their website and across their stores, the new logo – a rounded, lower-case ‘W’ – and slogan – ‘Feel Every …

London Book Club: May

Posted on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

  May’s book club choice was The British Museum is Falling Down, by David Lodge, a comic novel set in the 60s, in which we spend a day with Adam, …

In Response To … The Waterstone’s Rebrand

Posted on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

  Waterstone’s have recently unveiled their new branding. Appearing on their website and across their stores, the new logo – a rounded, lower-case ‘W’ – and slogan – ‘Feel Every …

Notes from a Small Book Fair: Part 1

Posted on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

This seminar was given by Gareth Howard, Director of Authoright PR (www.authoright.com) While I have no doubt that the target audience for this seminar was freelance authors, (and perhaps even …

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 …