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SYP member nominated for UK Young Publisher of the Year

Posted on April 4, 2007 in Uncategorized

SYP member Tom Chalmers, MD of Legend Press, has been nominated for the 2007 UK Young Publisher of the Year Award (UKYPY). We congratulate Tom and the rest of the …

What can World Book Day do for you?

Posted on April 3, 2007 in Uncategorized

The MA in Publishing Studies course at Kingston University have been putting on a series of masterclasses, of which the latest is: Getting the unsuspecting public to read more. What …

Publishing Innovation Conference

Posted on March 30, 2007 in Uncategorized

The annual publishing innovation conference was held during March at the London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle. The conference was organised and run by a group of MA Publishing …

Report from the Publishing Innovation Conference

Posted on March 30, 2007 in Uncategorized

This year’s Publishing Innovation Conference at the London College of Communication had the theme of ‘Green and Lean: How Can Publishing Survive?’.  You can find out more about the proceedings …

Girl About Town

Posted on March 29, 2007 in Uncategorized

Things got off to a flying start in February, with not one but two launches on the 1st… First up, Girl About Town (all too briefly, sadly, as it seemed …

Legend Press Book Launch – Journey

Posted on March 27, 2007 in Uncategorized

Legend Press’s next novel Journey, the much anticipated debut from London-author Jae Watson, will launch this week with an exclusive event at the Nehru Centre, the cultural wing of the …

Book Slam March 29th

Posted on March 20, 2007 in Uncategorized

The next Book Slam is on Thursday, 29/03/07 Book Slam at Neighbourhood 12 Aclam Road, London, W10 5QZ Enquiries to david@cherryjam.net Tickets: £5 in advance from www.bookslam.com/ £6 on the …

Bradt Travel Guides Travel-writing Competition 2007

Posted on March 19, 2007 in Uncategorized

Bradt Travel Guides The Independent on Sunday Travel-writing Competition 2007 For 2007 the competition visits the theme of ‘A chance encounter’ combined with an essential strong emphasis on travel. As …

March 9th Press Email

Posted on March 14, 2007 in Uncategorized

St Patrick’s day is in the air this month with two exciting Irish-themed events on the cards. The London and Oxford committees are uniting for a massive St Patrick’s Day …

SYP member Rebecca Strong to have novel published

Posted on March 6, 2007 in Uncategorized

Congratulations are in order for SYP member Rebecca Strong whose debut novel, Here or There, will be published by Legend Press in July.  Watch this space for more exciting developments in …

International Young Publisher of the Year Award 2007

Posted on March 5, 2007 in Uncategorized

The nine finalists have now been decided for this year's award, which will be announced at the London Book Fair on April 18th.  It was launched in 2004 to celebrate the …

UK Young Publisher of the Year 2007

Posted on March 5, 2007 in Uncategorized

The nominations are in – who will be the UK Young Publisher of the Year in 2007?  Will it be a member of the SYP?  The prize will be awarded …