The SYP South West team caught up with Maisie from The Falmouth Bookseller to chat bookselling in Cornwall, favourite children’s books and the upcoming Falmouth Book Festival. We love our …
The SYP South West team caught up with Adrian Cooper from Little Toller Books to talk about indie publishing, the importance of local bookshops and how the publishing house came …
The South West Committee of the SYP on the importance of joining a union. When you start your first job in publishing it’s likely that you’ll feel joy and …
As part of a drive to shine a spotlight on publishing houses in the South West, the SYP South West team speak to Steve McNaught at Arkbound, a non-profit publisher …
Mentors “It’s a great opportunity to share industry knowledge and experience, shatter some illusions and offer real routes to work in the world of books. I’d recommend the experience to …
Networking. We’ve all been told it’s important, whether it’s to help you get your foot in the door for your first publishing role or to make that next career move …
In the run-up to Independent Bookshop Week (June 15th – mark your calendars!), we spoke to Dan from Storysmith about our shared love of indie bookshops and what exciting things …
Mentors “It’s been great to mentor someone who lives in a different place to me as without the SYP and the mentorship being online we wouldn’t have crossed paths. I’ve …
Mentors “Mentoring has been a positive and rewarding experience. My mentee was professional in her communication, and our conversations were always enjoyable. I feel we managed a balance of hands-on …
Mentors “I’ve really enjoyed being a mentor for the SYP’s 2022 Into Programme. It’s been an illuminating and rewarding experience for me (and hopefully for my mentee!), and it is …
Last Friday, our events team at SYP South West put on their first online event—a quiz! Looking back over the past two years, I’m sure plenty of us have found …
Thousands of items arrive into the National Library of Scotland each week in neatly packed crates. The publications inside cover every conceivable topic, from Government policy to gardening to geometry. …