This year’s careers evening (ran by the SYP in association with JFL, Inspired Selection, Harper Collins and Bookcareers.com) saw Waterstone’s Simpsons room packed out with job seekers eager to soak …
September’s book club choice was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The general consensus was that most people really liked the book, though many of us wouldn’t have picked it …
So don’t delay, register today! The theme of this year’s conference at Oxford Brookes University on Saturday 14th of November is The Impact of Publishing upon Society, focusing on the ways in …
Date: Tuesday, 03 November 2009 Time: 19:00 – 23:00 Location: The Good Ship, Kilburn Hi there crazy cats – here’s wordPLAY 3rd November illustriousness, back after a long, dark wordPLAYless …
In his book, The Five People you meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom proposes a theory regarding what happens to a person when they die. The central character in the novel …
The SYP’s July Speaker meeting looked at the ins and outs of writing for and with teenagers and young adults, and took place at Paddington Children’s Library. First to …
Eventually, I decided to go out for that drink with Dorothy. She hasn’t cried in the office since that one incident a week back, but she had been quiet, sullent and …
Written by Nicholas Clee Sunday, 11 October 2009 15:16 How old was Shakespeare’s Juliet when she died? In what county is Stilton cheese manufactured? What was the first frozen vegetable …
And of course, this all goes to a very worthy cause, the Book Trade Charity. So thank you for everyone who participated in the quiz, to the Publishing Association’s Simon Juden for compering, to …
I was really irritated last year when I saw that Penguin had chosen Eoin Colfer to write the next Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book. Irritated, because I’ve never really …
I was really irritated last year when I saw that Penguin had chosen Eoin Colfer to write the next Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book. Irritated, because I’ve never really …
So now is the best time to register for the 2009 Conference. It’s also the ideal time to renew your SYP membership if it’s soon to expire, or to join the SYP. The theme of …