In this episode, we explore Educational Publishing with Sam Ward. Sam currently works as International Trade Sales Manager at Oxford University Press and offers a wealth of knowledge on the international market and what it's like to sell books to schools and bookshops around the world. Amongst other things, we discuss the skills needed to work in academic publishing and the future of augmented reality in classrooms. 

We’re delighted to release the first episode in our series on Diversity in Publishing, brought to you by Mandy Gao from SYP North. In this episode, Mandy interviews Emma Yuan, Editorial Assistant from SAGE Publishing. They discuss BAME publishing internships, unconscious bias in the recruitment process, and writing your experience.

Mentioned:

Creative Access: https://creativeaccess.org.uk/
Run the Check: https://www.instagram.com/runthecheck/?hl=en
The Publishing Post: https://www.thepublishingpost.com/
Emma Yuan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyillustrations/

Neasa Murphy from SYP Ireland hosts an insightful conversation with Editor of The Journal of Music and University Lecturer, Toner Quinn. They discuss the emergence of online publishing, building a readership, and Ireland's only Publishing Masters course. 

Oxford Brookes students, Aine, Sarah, and Kaile, share their insight into studying a Publishing Masters. We discuss the process of applying, whether a masters is worth it financially, and what kind of thing to expect from your typical publishing MA.

Elizabeth Goldrick from SYP Ireland joins us to discuss the history of Irish Publishing, upcoming events from the committee, as well as her experience working for Irish indie children's press, Little Island. 

Welcome to Inside Publishing, the podcast series from The Society of Young Publishers. 

Hachette UK CEO David Shelley joins the SYP Oxford Podcast to share his view on the industry.

The Literary Consultancy's Aki Schilz joins Charlotte to talk about her work on the Book Job Transparency campaign and what publishing needs to do to be more diverse.

SYP Oxford co-chairs Esther Morrison and April Peake come back to the podcast to talk about what it's like to be on an SYP committee and tell you how you can apply to get involved!

Bloomsbury Production Controller Amy Wong teaches Charlotte what happens in a production department, the kind of challenges she experiences, and the skills it takes to work in production.