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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 …

The Book Trade Charity

Posted on March 30, 2010 in Uncategorized

The Book Trade Charity, formally known as BTBS, have re-named and re-launched their charity. The Book Trade Charity have been have been helping people in the book industry for around …

Your Guide to Freelance Success

Posted on March 30, 2010 in Uncategorized

Emma Murray and Charlie Wilson are the authors of How to Succeed as a Freelancer in Publishing (working title), published by How To Books, available for purchase October 2010.   …

Editorial Training wants talented writers in publishing

Posted on March 29, 2010 in Uncategorized

Editorial Training is running a new writing competition aimed at publishers. Anyone who works in – or has worked in – book publishing in the UK can enter. This includes …

Commissioning Editor, London: 8

Posted on March 14, 2010 in Uncategorized

So they sent me on a conference abroad. It’s a big one, and it happens each year. Something like 3000 attendees. I was sat at my desk figuring out the flights a long …

Cambridge Publishing Society launch creates a buzz

Posted on March 13, 2010 in Uncategorized

Cambridge University Press (CUP), Lightning Source, Salt and HarperCollins are just a  handful of companies joining the just launched Cambridge Publishing Society (CAMPUS). CAMPUS is for anyone involved in publishing …

Copy Editing and Proofreading Seminar

Posted on March 13, 2010 in Uncategorized

On Wednesday 25th February the SYP held their first proofreading and copy editing practical workshop, which proved to be a very popular event, as the 60 reserved places went straightaway …

A Day in the Life of a … Copywriter

Posted on March 13, 2010 in Uncategorized

Tell us a bit about Headline and your career there to date. Headline are part of Hachette UK and publish a wide range of commercial fiction and non-fiction – we …