‘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, …
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 …
A decade ago, talking about books took place mostly in the classroom, in living rooms, in coffee shops – any public place where people of similar interests could physically get …
Note from Web-Editor: The London SYP-ers are a well-travelled bunch, and enjoy nothing more than spreading the literary love – so we thought you might appreciate a report of what …
This year, the Guardian is boasting that the longlist for its Guardian First Book Award is the ‘most diverse yet in ethnic origin and theme’. Authors that made the grade …
This is how Kate Mosse likes her books, and her latest novel, Labyrinth, has all of the above in abundance. Set in the city of Carcassonne, a restored medieval city …
The November 2005 London Speaker Meeting gave much insight to those who have always wanted to know what it was like working for the ‘other side’. Our three speakers – …
Note from the Web-Editor (Tori Hunt):The SYP Conference 2005 was organised by the Oxford SYP, and boy what a great job they did. So for all those who will be …
‘Your voice is heard the moment you walk in the door if you want it to be,’ states Maddie Rowe, Editorial Assistant on the Historical Romance list since May 2005, …
The Society of Young Publishers can be – and in our cases has been – a life-transforming institution. Of course the SYP has great events, with carefully chosen speakers on …
Picture the Tube train, and the man on the Tube train, with his ghost-swept emptiness and his picture-swept past. He’s our News For The Day. There’s the usual rattling …
The new SYP Discussion Forum has now been launched. If you have a query about the SYP or publishing in general, register for FREE and post your comments, queries and …