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The Essential Guide to Publishing Work Experience

Posted on July 5, 2009 in Uncategorized

Nora Mahony illustrates the dos and don’ts of this rite of passage that so many young publishers go through. Spare a thought for that much-maligned period in all of our …

Marketability Summer Sale for SYP members

Posted on July 1, 2009 in Uncategorized

Marketability have 3 places on each practical training course autumn date available at the discounted price of £270 (normal price is £370). With 14 course dates to choose from, that’s precisely …

wordPLAY launch night

Posted on June 25, 2009 in Uncategorized

North-West London’s own spoken word extravaganza drops anchor at the Good Ship, Kilburn on Tuesday July 7th from 7pm.  Hosted by SYP Speaker Meeting Co-ordinator Rebecca Fenton. Featuring six performers …

Publishing Now and Then

Posted on June 23, 2009 in Uncategorized

  The Gennaro room at The Groucho Club was packed for the SYP’s retrospective overview of the publishing industry. Tied in to the society’s 60th anniversary celebrations, the event saw …

A Day in the Life of a … Cover Designer

Posted on June 23, 2009 in Uncategorized

What does a typical day as a designer involve? A work day tends to be pretty varied but always really busy. I have a staff of four designers and we …

In Response To… The Espresso Book Machine

Posted on June 22, 2009 in Uncategorized

Hot on the heels of the e-reader, the Espresso Book Machine (EBM) is the latest development in new technology that could bring us one step closer to a revolution in …

Writer’s Handbook 2010 50% discount for SYP members

Posted on June 13, 2009 in Uncategorized

The publishers of The Writer’s Handbook 2010 are offering SYP members 50% discount off the cover price.  To claim this discount, please visit our Offers page. Of particular revelance to SYP members …

Commissioning Editor, London: 1

Posted on June 9, 2009 in Uncategorized

I haven’t spoken much about the office. I guess this is partly out of deference to my travels, which seemed more interesting at the time, and partly because it is often …

The SYP Committee's favourite children's books

Posted on June 8, 2009 in Uncategorized

Tomorrow, June 9th, Michael Rosen’s successor as Children’s Laureate will be announced. Back in April, past laureates were asked by Waterstones to choose their favourite children’s books of all time …

The SYP Committee’s favourite children’s books

Posted on June 8, 2009 in Uncategorized

Tomorrow, June 9th, Michael Rosen’s successor as Children’s Laureate will be announced. Back in April, past laureates were asked by Waterstones to choose their favourite children’s books of all time …

In Response To… The BookCareers Salary Survey

Posted on June 6, 2009 in Uncategorized

    The publication of the BookCareers salary survey last month got me, in the words of Carrie Bradshaw, ‘to thinking’. Everyone knows that publishing salaries are rubbish, but unless …

Former SYP Chair wins Nibbie!

Posted on June 2, 2009 in Uncategorized

2006 SYP Chair Louise Rhind-Tutt has won the Nibbie for PPC Publicity Campaign of the Year for her work on Sadie Jones’ The Outcast.  As reported by Nicholas Clee in …