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Get your specs on – new articles

Posted on September 6, 2006 in Uncategorized

Check out our two latest articles below. The first, by Mia Kilroy, details the goings on at the most recent London Speaker Meeting  – very useful for all of you …

FREE AUDIOBOOKS!

Posted on August 4, 2006 in Uncategorized

We have some great audiobooks to give away to SYP members, including Geldof in Africa, Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, Lady Chatterley's Lover and other classics. For your chance of winning, …

Pimms, strawberries, sunshine, punts … bliss!

Posted on August 2, 2006 in Uncategorized

‘Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need – simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, a dog, and a pipe or two, …

Legend Press hosts book launch at the Africa Centre, Covent Garden

Posted on August 1, 2006 in Uncategorized

Survival International, the largest and oldest charity working for the rights of tribal people worldwide, is helping to fund the Gana and Gwi ‘Bushmen’s’ court action against their forced removal …

A View From Withering Heights…

Posted on July 28, 2006 in Uncategorized

Note from Web-editor: Have you read this book? If it inspired any strong reaction in you, or you want to respond to a point raised by members in our book …

Not getting emails?

Posted on July 26, 2006 in Uncategorized

Doug, our wonderful press officer, sent out an email yesterday (Tuesday) with information on all the great events we've got coming up in the next month. Around 60 of you …

SYP SUMMER PICNIC – Saturday15th July

Posted on July 13, 2006 in Uncategorized

Time: 2pm onwardsVenue: Hyde Park.All welcome! See Events for details.

Pillow Talk: In Bed With Belle

Posted on July 11, 2006 in Uncategorized

Note from Web-Editor: This piece was commissioned for InPrint magazine in February 2006 to tie in with that edition’s Valentine’s Day theme. But for any innocent romantics out there, you’d …

DICK AND JANE GO TO WORK: Gender Roles in Publishing

Posted on July 11, 2006 in Uncategorized

WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE: Held on Wednesday 28th June, this speaker meeting at Foyles was well attended and very informative. Guest speakers were publishing veterans Laura Barber and Richard Scrivener. See Latest …

SCOOBY GOES WALKIES!

Posted on July 6, 2006 in Uncategorized

Victoria Nicholl and Doug Wallace report back from the BTBS Walkies on 4th July. 'Those pesky kids!' 'Daphne!' 'Scooooby!'… they cried as the SYP "Scooby Doo" team trooped around the West …

Scooby Goes Walkies

Posted on July 6, 2006 in Uncategorized

‘Those pesky kids!’ ‘Daphne!’ ‘Scooooby!’… they cried as the SYP "Scooby Doo" team trooped around the West End on a hot summer evening for the BTBS Walkies. For those unfamiliar with the Walkies, …

A Vintage Birthday

Posted on July 2, 2006 in Uncategorized

Note from Web-Editor: While all publishers celebrate anniversaries, and although last year Penguin’s 70th inevitably eclipsed Vintage’s 15th, we couldn’t help but be impressed at the energy and imagination with …