25 OCTOBER 2024
The Society of Young Publishers (SYP) annual Autumn conference will take place on Saturday 30th November 2024 at Kingston University, exploring the theme Publishing Past, Present and Future, and rounds off the year-long celebrations of SYP’s 75th diamond anniversary. The conference will also include an award ceremony for the winners of their exciting new prize, First Chapter Award, in collaboration with The Publishing Post, which celebrates the determination and passion of early- and pre-career book and publishing professionals whose valuable contributions are critical to their teams, companies or the industry at large.
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Winners of this year’s London Press Club Awards were announced on Wednesday at a lunchtime awards ceremony packed with 150 of Britain’s top journalists from national newspapers and broadcasters.
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Updates from Leigh Stationer's Academy are now available on the Latest News page of the Academy's website.
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Victor Stationery is pleased to announce the appointment of Jordan Kemp as Account Manager for the Trade team. With extensive experience from his previous roles at Spicers and Office Depot, Jordan brings valuable wholesale and dealer expertise. His fresh perspective and industry knowledge are set to play a key role in driving the company's continued growth.
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Joanna joined the Stationers’ as a free(wo)man back in June. She’s the director of Speak Street a not for profit organisation and publisher, on a mission to support refugee learners improve their English skills and confidence. Speak Street offers English classes across a range of London venues including community centre, homeless shelters, workplaces, and art galleries. She faced a problem familiar to many social entrepreneurs: how do we publish books for readers who want them but can’t afford to buy them.
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Updates from Leigh Stationer's Academy are now available on the Latest News page of the Academy's website.
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The winners of the Innovation Excellence Awards have been announced at a packed ceremony and lunch at the historic Stationer’s Hall in London.
Special guest, Vint Cerf – widely regarded as one of the fathers of the internet – presented UCAS with the coveted top prize of Innovator of the Year.
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Liveryman Derwin Mak's novels The Moon Under Her Feet and The Shrine of the Siren Stone are back in print from Dark Helix Press, a small science fiction and fantasy publisher in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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London, UK (14 October 2024) – Highlands will attend the Orgatec Trade Show, in Cologne, Germany, from 22-26 October 2024. Orgatec is the leading international trade fair for modern working environments, showcasing innovations in workplace solutions, furniture, and technology. Gordon Christiansen, Partner at Highlands, will be present at the conference, along with Highland’s client, Rocada.
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The evening was a rare excursion for the literary “lunchers” as it was an evening event at L'Escargot in Soho, as opposed to the normal lunches in the City.
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Thank you to the many people who packed St Lawrence Jewry to hear me give the Inaugural Sheriffs’ Reflections, based on the highly acclaimed series of Reflections of The Lord Mayor, and help raise important sums for the Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund which does such great work in the rehabilitation of prisoners.
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Dear Colleagues,
Updates from Leigh Stationer's Academy are now available on the Latest News page of the Academy's website.