SYP Oxford

What do you get for your membership?

Monthly speaker meetings

Each month the SYP discusses a topic of relevance to the current publishing scene. Topics have included marketing, internet bookselling, literary agents, commissioning, editorial roles, selling rights, children’s book publishing, production and publicity. Guest speakers are drawn from a wide background and we try to balance the meetings so that different opinions are represented. Entrance is free to members and £3.50 for non-members. Your membership automatically covers both London and Oxford meetings.

InPrint

The SYP’s monthly newsletter, posted free to members, keeps you up to date with SYP activities and what’s going on in the rest of publishing. InPrint provides a selection of articles, guest interviews and reports, and acts as a platform for the interchange of opinion and ideas.

SYP jobs

Sign up for the SYP Jobs Bulletin! This is a free service available to members. We receive regular notice of situations vacant, often before they are advertised, which we forward on via email to those members who have signed up to the Bulletin. Contact the Membership Secretary to sign up, or the Jobs Bulletin Co-ordinator to notify us of a forthcoming position in your company. Please note that as we are not an employment agency, we do not guarantee any level of response nor do we vet applicants or potential employers.

Careers Conference

The SYP organises a day-long event on a Saturday each November. Starting with a panel discussion then moving on to workshops in the afternoon with lunch provided inbetween, the conference is invaluable for anyone wising to expand their publishing knowledge.

Contacts

The SYP is one of the few regular meeting places for people in publishing, and one of its most important benefits is the network of informal contacts and friendships you will make throughout the industry. We regularly organise social functions, including Summer and New Year parties.

Plus...

The SYP is forever expanding its activities and services: we hold regular parties, social events, and Careers Clinics, and conduct an annual Salary Survey of the industry, as well as run events with other publishing organisations. We are always looking to broaden our services to members and are happy to receive any ideas or assistance.