SYP Oxford

Welcome

Thank you for visiting the Society of Young Publishers’ website. We are a non-profit organisation providing information and events for people interested in the publishing industry. Established in 1949, the Society is open to anyone in publishing or a related trade, in any capacity, or who is hoping to be soon. Originally aimed at the 18-35 age bracket, we realised that many people are looking to change careers at any stage of life. As such anyone interested or working in the publishing industry is welcome to join the Society. The only exception is that those who have been in the industry for more than 10 years are not able to stand on the committee.

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IN 5 DAYS: OUR NEXT EVENT

A Passage to India

Our first speaker event of the year will feature two of the most influential figures in Academic Publishing: … Full details

Takes place on 16 Mar.

COMING SOON

The Dice Man Pub Crawl

Select your fate with a roll of the dice: Where should we go? What shall we drink? If… Full details

Takes place on 19 Mar.

COMMISSIONING – TRUTHS AND MYTHS

What’s it all about? A recent speaker meeting explained what happens. If you missed it, you can see a summary of the meeting on our Working in publishing page.

OTHER INFO/NEWS

Bookcareers Initiative to Continue25 Feb 2010

Bookcareers Initiative to Continue

Bookcareers.com are continuing with their job club until at least June 2010.   The initiative which started in September has so far helped at least 10 people successfully return to work. 

The purpose of the job club is to help and support those who have lost their jobs from the industry and are currently unemployed.  There are regular meetings in Central London and occasional meetings in Oxford.  

The job club advises, supports and offers some training to those who are going through a prolonged job search, restoring dignity, positive focus, adding new ideas as well as bringing them into direct contact with those recruiting. A number of key recruiters are being invited to the meetings for informal chats with potential employees. 

One of our success stories has been the newly elected Chair of the SYP, Kathryn Langley, who said “As someone who has experienced this initiative I can say with honesty that it works. I found a long sought after job after just one month of being involved. It’s run for the industry by an expert on the industry”

Suzanne Collier of bookcareers.com says “this is Initiative is really just an extension of the work we do all year round for clients”.
 
As there is only limited space, registration is essential.  You can find out more on

http://www.bookcareers.com or send your CV to suzanne@bookcareers.com.  You may also phone 020 8550 8023.

Reviews of the 2009 SYP Conference now online26 Nov 2009

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.

Canon Tales 2 Webcast22 Apr 2009

Watch the webcast of Canon Tales 2, an SYP show that received rapturous applause at London Book Fair on Tuesday 22nd April.

Work Experience Ads11 Apr 2008

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.

Online Membership11 Apr 2008

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.

SYP on Facebook11 Feb 2007

Keep up with committee and other SYP members on Facebook. There is also a forum on Facebook where you can suggest future speaker meeting, events and ideas. This is a really great resource that will allow you to find out more about the folk that make up the SYP.

To check out The Society of Young Publishers and Friends Facebook group, click here.  You will have to register with the site if you are not already a member, but it's likely that you will find that your mates are already on there.

SYP Launches Company Membership09 Mar 2006

The SYP is proud to announce the launch of its Company Membership Scheme. It brings all the normal benefits of being an SYP Member, but at a discounted rate. If you'd like to learn more, click here or email company@thesyp.org.uk for more details!