Inside Publishing

In this episode, Evie talks to the managing director and founder of Curtis Brown Creative, Anna Davis, about the CBC's incredible opportunities. CBC run their annual Discoveries competition, in which their shortlist of winners has just been announced. Anna is also responsible for the Breakthrough Writers’ Programme for under-represented writers, which offers tailored scholarships and 9 months of mentoring to under-represented writers https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/breakthrough-writers-programme. This episode focuses on the importance of these opportunities, as well as how the CBC champions emerging writers to get into and ahead both as novelists and in the publishing industry.


Helpful links:
https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog
https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/creative-writing-courses
Follow Curtis Brown Creative on X: @cbcreative

Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/Q87zgkZCrG3RTuhf_1c5CTaxb1I?utm_source=copy_url


Hosted and edited by Evie Coley (SYP UK Podcast Lead).
X: @SYP_UK
Website: https://thesyp.org.uk

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Continuing our segment on international publishing perspectives, host Rachel Cahill speaks with Valeria Barbon who is interning as an Editorial Assistant at Guido Tommasi Editore, an award-winning publisher in Milan. They talk about the logistics of preparing cookbook manuscripts, the benefits of having InDesign experience, and the importance of just putting yourself out there.

Valeria Barbon
@valeriabarbon

Mentioned in this episode:
Guido Tommasi Editore: https://www.guidotommasi.it/
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someoneby Benjamin Stevenson: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60879779
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift: https://www.britannica.com/topic/A-Modest-Proposal

Hosted and edited by Rachel Cahill (Ireland Podcast Officer)
Twitter: SYPIreland
Instagram: @sypireland

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Have you ever wondered about the inner workings of publishing companies in different parts of the world? This week's host Rachel sits down with Alessia Fiorello, who until recently worked as a Junior Marketing Manager for an educational digital textbook company called Deutschfuchs in Bonn. In this episode, they discuss the differences between Germany and the rest of the world, the essential tools needed to market books online, and the unexpected perils of book fairs.

Alessia Fiorello
Instagram @booksbyalessia

Mentioned in this episode:
Deutschfuchs: https://deutschfuchs.de/english/
PISA Reports, The State of Learning and Equity in Education: https://www.oecd.org/pisa/
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41880609

Episode Transcript:

Hosted and edited by Rachel Cahill (Ireland Podcast Officer)
Twitter: @SYPIreland
Instagram: @sypireland

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In this episode, Eleanor speaks about eBook piracy and intellectual property to Dr Wayne Noble – Digital Director at UCLan Publishing, Lecturer in Digital Publishing at UCLan, and published criminologist. Wayne expertly discusses the various routes publishers might take to discourage illegal downloads, including using digital formats as a marketing tool. We also discuss the benefits of learning hard skills like Photoshop and InDesign, especially when looking for a career in production or design. Lastly, Wayne gives a final farewell to his UCLan Publishing colleagues as he takes the next step in his career.

Dr Wayne Noble

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-noble-26b29b2/?originalSubdomain=uk
UCLan Publishing (Digital Director): https://www.404ink.com/https://uclanpublishing.com/
University of Central Lancashire (Digital Publishing Lecturer): https://www.uclan.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/publishing-ma

Mentioned in this episode
UCLan Publishing MA Course: https://uclanpublishing.com/courses/
Neil Gaiman: https://www.openculture.com/2011/12/neil_gaimans_free_short_stories.html

Episode Transcript:https://otter.ai/u/f9ejuizBdEB-8JwQT3UOd90rnlY?utm_source=copy_url

Hosted and edited by Eleanor Bowskill (SYP North Podcast Officer)

Twitter: @SYP_UK

Website: https://thesyp.org.uk

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In this episode, Eleanor and Laura - SYP North Digital Content Officers for 2023 - talk about their 2024 Publishing Ins and Outs. They cover things they'd love to see more of like hybrid working and more open discussions with professionals in the industry. However, they also cover outs such as unpaid internships and the 'comparison-itis' that comes with competitive job hunting.

SYP North
X: @SYPNorth
Instagram: @SYP.North
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KFEE7MYVCh

In this special conference episode, Kate speaks to Rachel Martin, the Global Director of Sustainability at Elsevier. They discuss how to create a sustainable future in publishing, from collecting important data and introducing green goals to publishing materials that educate individuals on the importance of sustainability. Listen now.

Learn more about the upcoming 2023 SYP conference: Sustainable Futures and bag your ticket here: https://www.sypconference.co.uk
The conference will take place on the 2nd December at Oxford Brookes University.

Thank you to the platinum conference sponsors: Inspired Selection and Bloomsbury.

Episode transcript: https://thesyp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SYP-Podcast-Sustainability-with-Rachel-Martin.docx

Podcast hosted by Kate Spratt (SYP Oxford Conference Captain)

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In this episode, Averie speaks to Bob Orr and Sigrid Nielson, founders of Lavender Menace. Bob and Sigrid discuss the origins of Lavender Menace, the books they keep in the archive and the challenges of maintaining older books. We also cover the importance of quiet, alcohol-free queer safe spaces and the rise of online book events.

Hosted by Averie Watson (SYP Scotland Co-chair)

Edited by Nicole Fan (SYP UK Digital Content Lead)

Twitter: @SYPScotland

Website: https://thesyp.org.uk/branch/scotland/

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In this episode, Eleanor speaks to Megan Whitlock - Marketing Executive at BookMachine and UCLan alumni - about marketing roles within both trade and academic publishing. Megan talks candidly about the difficulties of finding the right publishing job outside of London, the promising yet hesitant move to hybrid working, as well as how book marketing has changed since the peak of BookTok. We also cover some of Megan's favourite marketing campaigns to work on so far.

Megan Whitlock
Twitter/X: @megisreading
Website: https://meglikesbigbooks.wordpress.com/
Book Machine (Marketing Executive): https://bookmachine.org/

Mentioned in this Episode:
Oxford University Press: https://corp.oup.com/
UCLan Publishing: https://uclanpublishing.com/courses/

Episode Transcript

Hosted and edited by Eleanor Bowskill (SYP North Digital Content Officer)
Twitter: @SYP_UK
Website:https://thesyp.org.uk

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In this episode, Kim speaks to Meghan Capper –– literary assistant at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency –– about her experiences of the agenting world from an entry-level perspective. We discuss the differences between the agency and publishing house side of things, burn out and managing a healthy work-life reading balance, and how to start climbing the career ladder once you've finally landed that entry-level job.

Meghan Capper

Twitter/X: @meghan_capper

Madeleine Milburn (literary assistant): https://www.madeleinemilburn.co.uk/

Hosted and edited by Kim Singh-Sall (SYP London Communications Officer)

Twitter: @SYP_UK

Website: https://thesyp.org.uk

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In this episode, Josephine speaks to Jessie Beswick all about her role as a Marketing Manager at Penguin Random House. Jessie talks candidly about her career journey; from initially training as a makeup artist, her time working in celebrity liaison to her current position as a Marketing Manager. We discuss how she broke into the industry and she also shared helpful tips on how best to forge your own career in marketing within publishing. For more information please check out Jessie's TikTok: @jessiebeswick.

Jessie Beswick

TikTok: @jessiebeswick

Hosted and edited by Josephine Leahy (SYP Ireland Digital Content Officer)

Twitter: @SYP_UK

Website: https://thesyp.org.uk

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