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 SYPMarketability Summer Sale for SYP members01 July 2009 Marketability have 3 places on each practical training course autumn date available at the discounted price of £270 (normal price is £370). With 14 course dates to choose from, that’s precisely 42 places up for grabs ... read the full story |
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Online Editor (log in to view) Online Editor: LITRO, London's free short story magazine, is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic online editor to drive online submissi ...more Closes: 24 July 2009 Editorial Intern (log in to view) EDITORIAL INTERN The Continuum Publishing Company is looking for an enthusiastic, efficient and personable Editorial Intern for a 3 month pla ...more Closes: 24 July 2009 Pre-Press Specialist (JH880652) (log in to view) Our client, a leading publisher of academic journals, is looking for a biological sciences graduate to join their pre-press team. You will liaise with ...more Closes: 25 July 2009 Publicist (SA880655) (log in to view) Our client is an independent publisher urgently looking for a junior publicist. You will be working on trade titles across history, fiction, politics, ...more Closes: 25 July 2009 Rights Assistant (log in to view) Our client, a leading children’s and educational publisher, is looking for a Rights Assistant to provide first line support to the Publisher. Yo ...more Closes: 13 July 2009 DTP Operator (log in to view) Jessica Kingsley Publishers is a leading independent company committed to social change, publishing 150 books a year. ...more Closes: 26 July 2009 Editorial Secretary (log in to view) Campbell Books publishes a wide range of exciting novelty books for the 0-5 age group and is looking for an Editorial Secretary to provide organizatio ...more Closes: 04 July 2009 International Sales Assistant (log in to view) Hodder Education is part of Hachette UK, the UK’s largest publisher. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated team ...more Closes: 03 July 2009 |
London Book Club Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of its first publication, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and ...more 13 July 2009 London Summer Picnic Make a date in your diaries to join us on the afternoon of Saturday 18h July for this year's SYP Annual Summer Picnic! We'll be making the most of th ...more 18 July 2009 London Speaker Meeting - Generation Y-A: Publishing Teenage Fiction How is the publishing industry responding to the growing demand for young adult fiction? What exactly constitutes a ‘teenage’ novel, and h ...more 29 July 2009 Book Club Omar Khayyam Shakil had three mothers who shared the symptoms of pregnancy, as they did everything else, inseparably. At their six breasts, Omar was w ...more 05 August 2009 London Pub crawl Come and join us in London’s trendy Shoreditch for our annual pub crawl. It will be a great opportunity for new members to come along for a rela ...more 14 August 2009 |
Graphic Novels and the Rise of Manga Publishing in the UK Oxford Speaker Meeting - 29 April 2009 Added: 20 May 2009 
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North-West London's own spoken word extravaganza drops anchor at the Good Ship, Kilburn on Tuesday July 7th from 7pm. Hosted by SYP Speaker Meeting Co-ordinator Rebecca Fenton. Click here for more details. |
The publishers of The Writer's Handbook 2010 are offering SYP members a £5 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. |
Outsource Publishing is focused in its endeavor to provide maximum support to SYP and its members. Senior consultants from Outsource have agreed to provide their valuable time to help the young and budding publishing professionals to address to their queries. Click here for more details. |
Kingston University will be holding a conference on How to Get Published on the 11th and 12th of September. Speakers from the publishing industry will include Richard Charkin and Carole Blake. The conference will be led by the senior lecturer on Kingston University's Publishing MA, Alison Baverstock. The full price of the 2 day conference is £135, although there is a £20 discount for booking before the end of July, and another discount for students. The price also includes all refreshments and free books. For more details, visit the Kingston University website. |
