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Canon Tales – 12 speakers now confirmed

Posted on June 22, 2008 in Uncategorized

We are pleased to confirm the full 12 speaker line-up for Canon Tales, a new and very different SYP event which aims to promote publishing as the richly creative industry …

London Speaker Meeting: Book Production – A Matter of Ethics?

Posted on June 19, 2008 in Uncategorized

May’s speaker meeting covered the issue of ethics in book production, a topic that is gaining more and more attention both inside the publishing industry and without, and seems to …

Reprint of InPrint Crossword for you to print out

Posted on June 17, 2008 in Uncategorized

Across 1. Him and his big mouth (surname) 3. This publishing house is a French ax 6. Surname of the chair of the LBF SYP seminar 8. This SYP vice-chair …

SYP InPrint Vacancies

Posted on June 16, 2008 in Uncategorized

The Society of Young Publishers’ InPrint magazine has been running for more than 30 years, and has evolved continuously over that time. InPrint updates members on SYP news and keeps …

The Oxford Society of Young Publishers May Speaker Meeting

Posted on June 13, 2008 in Uncategorized

  Meet Oliver Brooks and Anna Lewis – two twenty-something Cambridge graduates starting up their own business. CompletelyNovel.com aims to bring a new level of collaboration to the book industry. …

SYP Annual Conference – First Details Released

Posted on June 12, 2008 in Uncategorized

Publishing 2.0: The Reader Revolution As the ‘Web 2.0’ trend of users collaborating and sharing information continues to grow on the internet, the changing ways in which publishers and readers …

Pub Quiz report from the Bookseller’s Horace Bent

Posted on June 6, 2008 in Uncategorized

90,000 Make Hay (even when the sun doesn't shine)

Posted on June 4, 2008 in Uncategorized

  2008 marked the 21st anniversary of the world renowned literary festival in the tiny mid-Wales town of Hay-on-Wye. Located on the river at the foot of the black mountains, …

90,000 Make Hay (even when the sun doesn’t shine)

Posted on June 4, 2008 in Uncategorized

  2008 marked the 21st anniversary of the world renowned literary festival in the tiny mid-Wales town of Hay-on-Wye. Located on the river at the foot of the black mountains, …

SYP Annual Conference – tickets now on sale

Posted on May 30, 2008 in Uncategorized

Publishing 2.0: The Reader Revolution This year’s Conference will examine the digital approach taken by web-savvy publishers and the the changing relationship with readers in years ahead. Our conference is on …

The Publishing Training Centre announces 4 Diversity Awards

Posted on May 30, 2008 in Uncategorized

The Publishing Training Centre (PTC), an educational charity dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in publishing, is awarding four bursaries, each worth £5,000, to students from Black or Minority Ethnic …

SYP Pub Quiz – over £1500 raised for BTBS!

Posted on May 30, 2008 in Uncategorized

The 2008 pub quiz saw 26 teams (some 190 publishers, agents and friends) battle it out over seven rounds at our second annual event. The occasion was set up to …