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The Boys in the Backroom

Posted on September 19, 2007 in Uncategorized

As we warm up for the SYP Careers Conference, here is an article about Editorial and Production to whet your appetite. Yes, that’s right – Production, the department that doesn’t …

New funding for training small publishers

Posted on September 19, 2007 in Uncategorized

Thanks to a generous donation from the Unwin Charitable Trust (UCT), The Publishing Training Centre has been able to introduce a new scheme to help small publishers pay for training. …

SYP and JFL Search & Selection Career Evening

Posted on September 9, 2007 in Uncategorized

Date: 19th September Guest Speaker: Louise Rhind-Tutt, Publicity Manager at Random House, and former SYP Chair Whether you are a recent graduate looking to get into publishing or a first …

Apples & Snakes in Soho

Posted on September 9, 2007 in Uncategorized

A night of anarchic performance-poetry, starring the mischievous John Agard alongside raunchy Salena Godden, loquacious Rhian Edwards and scary Mancunian duo Thick Richard. Prepare yourselves for the verbal cannonade. When: …

SYP Careers Conference

Posted on August 31, 2007 in Uncategorized

Registration for this year’s Careers Conference begins on the 1st September, see the conference website for more details.

The Hachette Livre Graduate Scheme

Posted on August 30, 2007 in Uncategorized

Karen O’Brien is Training Manager at Hachette Livre UK, and she took some time out of her busy schedule recently to give InPrint Online the low down on their new …

Book Slam

Posted on August 21, 2007 in Uncategorized

The next Book Slam is on August 30th, featuring a reading by Hari Kunzru.  For more details, click here.

Book Slam press release

Posted on August 21, 2007 in Uncategorized

Thursday, 30/08/07 Book Slam @ Neighbourhood 12 Acklam Road, London, W10 5QZ Tickets: £5 in advance from www.bookslam.com/ £6 on the door Doors open 6.30pm, readings start 8.30pm, OPEN TILL …

Room of Abandon

Posted on August 18, 2007 in Uncategorized

The next Room of Abandon is Wednesday, 22 August 2007 – 7.30pm at The Cross Kings Pub, 126 York Way, London, N1 0AX (5 minutes walk from King’s Cross tube). …

Room of Abandon press release

Posted on August 18, 2007 in Uncategorized

THE HANGING GARDENER OF BABYLON PRESENTS ROOM OF ABANDON: WORDS MUSIC NEED Someone said poems are never finished only abandoned…….. Open mic slot, register by 7.30pm, we want to dig …

Editorial: Why did they do it?

Posted on August 17, 2007 in Uncategorized

The O. J. Simpson book debacle rumbles on and on, as Denise Brown, the sister of his murdered ex-wife, has denounced Beaufort Books’ plan to publish the pernicious tome.  However, …

Small Wonder short story festival 2007

Posted on August 17, 2007 in Uncategorized

Short stories are mood capsules uniquely suited to our restless age and antidotes to modern life. Come and get a fix – from open mic to staged production; horror stories …