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SYP/Lightning Source Study Tour tickets now on sale

Posted on August 25, 2008 in Uncategorized

The SYP is excited to announce details of the first day trip in its revived Study Tours programme, during which we are offering members the chance to visit one of …

SYP now blogging at theBookseller.com

Posted on August 15, 2008 in Uncategorized

Our latest monthly careers blog is now up on The Bookseller website, with our SYP Publicity ‘Insider’ illustrating what you can expect to encounter in the high-flying, occasionally glamorous world …

CompletelyNovel Short Story competition

Posted on August 13, 2008 in Uncategorized

To celebrate the official launch of completelynovel.com, CompletelyNovel is joining forces with members of the Oxford Committee of the SYP to find the best short-story writers out there to feature …

Psycho Commissioning Editor

Posted on August 1, 2008 in Uncategorized

I guess it might have been time for a retrospective. Hardly holed up in a lavish hotel room, experiencing reflective bliss in the sunlight after the rain.  I’m in a blissed-out and …

Frankfurt Book Fair – Event Feedback

Posted on August 1, 2008 in Uncategorized

If you attended our inaugural ‘Practical Guide to Frankfurt’ event on September 17th, we’d like to thank you for coming along and also find out what you thought of the …

Careers Information: Getting into Publishing

Posted on July 27, 2008 in Uncategorized

This page gives basic information about publishing courses and training, how to get started in publishing, where to look for jobs, which books to read and where to look for …

Canon Tales report, Bent’s Notes, The Bookseller 25/07/08

Posted on July 27, 2008 in Uncategorized

Postgraduate Publishing degrees

Posted on July 20, 2008 in Uncategorized

Here is a list of UK postgraduate Publishing degrees.  If you look at all the courses, and are still unsure which one to go for, then we have an extract …

London SYP Speaker Meeting: "What do West Ham, toilet roll and giant salmon have in common?"

Posted on July 18, 2008 in Uncategorized

On a stifling summer evening such as the last day in June, many exhausted commuters are planning sizzling summer getaways and deciding which books to sink their teeth into whilst …

Canon Tales: Promoting Creativity in Publishing

Posted on July 18, 2008 in Uncategorized

Wednesday 16th July saw the launch of Canon Tales – an innovative event created by Doug Wallace and Jon Slack, 2007 and 2008 chairs of the SYP. Twelve figures from …

bookcareers.com is relaunching its unemployment register

Posted on July 18, 2008 in Uncategorized

The bookcareers.com CV Clearing House originally started out as the industry’s unemployment register, where those who are losing their jobs or who wish to join the industry, can register for …

London SYP Speaker Meeting: “What do West Ham, toilet roll and giant salmon have in common?”

Posted on July 18, 2008 in Uncategorized

On a stifling summer evening such as the last day in June, many exhausted commuters are planning sizzling summer getaways and deciding which books to sink their teeth into whilst …