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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 …

The International SYP conference

Posted on June 2, 2009 in Uncategorized

The first ever International Society of Young Publishers Conference took place at this year’s London Book Fair. It was an opportunity to bring together young publishers from all over the …

SYP 60 Bookseller article

Posted on May 30, 2009 in Uncategorized

SYP Committee Member interviewed by BookBrunch

Posted on May 28, 2009 in Uncategorized

SYP-60 Project Co-ordinator Bhav Mehta has just been interviewed by BookBrunch.  Bhav has recently published a children’s book called Laghu the Clever Crow, the first in a series of titles …

Outsource Publishing starts free consultancy for SYP members

Posted on May 28, 2009 in Uncategorized

Outsource Publishing is focused in its endeavor to provide maximum support to SYP and its members. Senior consultants from Outsource have agreed to provide their valuable time to help the …

How to Get Published Conference

Posted on May 28, 2009 in Uncategorized

Kingston University will be holding a conference on How to Get Published on the 11th and 12th of September.  Speakers from the publishing industry will include Richard Charkin and Carole Blake. …

Publishing Now and Then

Posted on May 26, 2009 in Uncategorized

The InPrint Online review of Publishing Now and Then, our first event to celebrate the SYP’s 60th birthday, will follow shortly.  In the meantime, you can download a podcast of Suzanne Collier’s …

London Book Club: May

Posted on May 25, 2009 in Uncategorized

Just one month after the 70th anniversary of the publication of The Grapes of Wrath, our book club met at Waterstone’s to discuss the John Steinbeck classic. The book, which …

Publishing Newbie

Posted on May 25, 2009 in Uncategorized

Muffled discussions about The London Book Fair had been echoing around the office walls for a week before the main event. As none of these conversations were directed towards me, …