The Press Forward Blog


Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Posted on December 19, 2005 in Uncategorized

The SYP would like to wish all its members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It’s been a great year for the SYP with some amazing events, some …

Are you facing redundancy..?

Posted on December 8, 2005 in Uncategorized

bookcareers.com will be holding a Careers Clinic every Sunday – offering free career development consultations over the telephone.The Careers Clinic is open to those who are already in the industry …

Sign up for the Handbook

Posted on December 8, 2005 in Uncategorized

The SYP Handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in breaking into the industry or who are taking their first steps. As well as a wealth of useful and informative …

CWA casting Daggers at foreign authors…

Posted on November 18, 2005 in Uncategorized

It seems that the Crime Writers Association are considering banning foreign authors from their annual Crime Writing Awards. The industry is in uproar as they see it as major discrimination …

WIN THE VINTAGE FUTURE CLASSICS!

Posted on November 15, 2005 in Uncategorized

We have one set of the fifteen Vintage future classics to give away! Simply tell us in no more than 100 words what you think makes a classic – is …

Course in Adobe InDesign

Posted on November 9, 2005 in Uncategorized

We’ve had an email from our friends at Oxford Brookes confirming the next date of their course in Adobe InDesign. The course is based at the Oxford International Centre for …

Introduction to Adobe InDesign

Posted on November 9, 2005 in Uncategorized

When: Tuesday 13th DecemberTime: 9.30 – 16.30Cost: £250Tutor: Sally HughesMore about the course:A course aimed at first time users of a page layout program who will be using InDesign check …

Anarchy after Book Fair

Posted on October 27, 2005 in Uncategorized

The 24th Anarchist Bookfair was held at London’s Voluntary Sector Resource Centre on London’s Holloway Road last Saturday. As the conference closed police responded to a call from the landlord …

Does the degree you choose affect your chance of getting a job once you've graduated?

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

Have you ever wondered if you chose the right degree? This article sets out to examine the importance of studying a directly-related subject with a future job in mind – …

Society of Young Publishers – Society of Publishers in Ireland: I SPI a connection…

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

The Society of Publishers in Ireland, or SPI, was born when three publishers (Susan Rossney, Rachel Pierce and Emma Byrne) came together in 2002 with the idea of establishing a …

London Book Fair 2005

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

It was half-past nine on the first morning of the 34th London Book Fair at Olympia: across the Grand Hall, bleary-eyed exhibitors were stifling yawns, slurping coffee and artfully arranging …

Capitalising On Reading

Posted on October 25, 2005 in Uncategorized

The London Libraries Development Agency is a small organisation with just 2 permanent and one part-time staff members, which is based in the heart of London in Westminster Reference Library, …