Welcome to the Society of Young Publishers Established in 1949, the Society of Young Publishers is open to anyone in publishing or a related trade (in any capacity) – or who is hoping to be soon. Run by a team of dedicated volunteers our aim is to help assist, inform and enthuse anyone trying to break into the publishing industry or progress within it. We organise a large number of events, which you can learn more about on this website, and publish a regular newsletter called InPrint. Some services, such as job ads, are available only to members. If you're not already a member, why not join now? |
The latest from the SYP36% Discount for SYP Members for "Publishing Laid Bare" Conf03 February 2010 Legend Press's 2nd annual 'Publishing Laid Bare Conference' is to be held on Thursday 24th June 2010 in Russell Square, Central London. The central aim of the publishing conference is to offer ‘straight-talking’ advice and useful in ... read the full story |
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Editorial Assistant (log in to view) Complinet is the leading online provider of connected risk and compliance solutions to the global financial services community ...more Closes: 05 March 2010 Sales Support Executive (log in to view) Are you looking for a role that utilises your languages skills to support a succesful educational and international sales team in Andover, Hampshire? ...more Closes: 19 February 2010 Customer Service Advisor (log in to view) An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Customer Service Advisor to join a successful International team at a renowned publishing compa ...more Closes: 12 February 2010 Editorial Assistant / Assistant Editor (log in to view) Independent children’s book publisher seeks an organised and creative editorial assistant/assistant editor to support the editorial director. Working ...more Closes: 12 February 2010 Internship (log in to view) At Aurum, we publish trade non-fiction, specialising in biography, history, sport, music and film. As an intern at Aurum, you would be an important pa ...more Closes: 01 June 2010 Marketing and Publishing Assistant (Internship) (log in to view) Major independent Australian non-fiction publisher who has recently established an office in Covent Garden in central London has a two-month internshi ...more Closes: 12 February 2010 Commissioning Editor (Materials) (log in to view) Woodhead Publishing Limited is a leading independent publisher of technical titles, based in an attractive location just south of Cambridge. We are lo ...more Closes: 01 March 2010 Work experience (log in to view) Firmly established as the pre-eminent training organisation for over 30 years, The Publishing Training Centre at Book House (PTC) provides cost-effect ...more Closes: 01 June 2010 |
SYP Oxford Winter Wine Mixer On Thursday 11th February the SYP Oxford committee will be holding its first Winter Wine Mixer. Th ...more 11 February 2010 Book Club My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. My murderer was a man from our neighborh ...more 03 March 2010 |
Why is the publishing community so dismissive of Dan Brown? SYP Web Content Editor Kevin Mahoney suggests that Dan Brown's work may merit a closer examination Added: 27 January 2010 SYP Author Showcase A showcase of three bestselling authors across fiction and non-fiction Added: 24 January 2010 SYP Conference 2009: Making an ImPRESSion 14 November 2009, Oxford Brookes University Added: 22 November 2009 
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If you missed out on this year's SYP conference, then you can catch up with what happened via a couple of reviews that we have of the event on InPrint Online. Indeed, InPrint Online's own review features photos from the conference, and discusses this year's innovative use of tweets to cover events at the conference. In addition to this, the Oxford SYP Chair Alan Crompton and the SYP Projects Officer Jon Slack wrote an article about the conference that was published in BookBrunch, one of the publishing industry's leading trade journals. BookBrunch were very kind to give access to this article to SYP members here, and they're also offering SYP members 15% dscount on BookBrunch subscriptions. |
The publishers of The Writer's Handbook 2010 are offering SYP members a 50% discount off the cover price. To claim this discount, please visit our Offers page. Of particular revelance to SYP members is a chapter by our former Chair Jon Slack entitled The Ins and Outs of a Publishing House – A Tale of Two Sides. |
The Member Ad page is a unique service; we aim to bridge the gap between talented potentials and a range of publishing houses, literary agents and publishing related companies. Click here for more details. |
You can join the SYP or renew your membership online. All you need to do is to fill in the boxes and follow the instructions on our membership page. Please bear in mind that it may take up to a week for your membership to become fully activated, however this is only a temporary delay which we are working to remove soon. |
