Past Events
Wed 12 February 2020 at 12.00 pm
The importance of Metadata
Graham Bell (Executive Director, EDItEUR)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University - CLC.G.06
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Tue 11 February 2020 at 1.00 pm
Penguin Random House Audio Books
Richard Lennon (Penguin)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University - CLC.G.01
Details to follow
Type of Event: Publishing
Wed 20 November 2019 at 6.00 pm
Everything that I’ve learnt about journalism…that your college probably won’t tell you
Farrah Storr (ELLE UK)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes, Main Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building
Farrah Storr is Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK and will be discussing the things that she has learnt and how they have got her where she is today.
Type of Event: Brookes University | Publishing
Tue 19 November 2019 at 12.00 pm
What They Didn’t Teach You In Design School this year
Phil Cleaver (et al design consultants)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University - JHB205
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Tue 12 November 2019 at 12.00 pm
XML at Oxford University Press
Mark Dunn (OUP)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University - JHB205
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Wed 6 November 2019 at 6.30 pm
Eight scenarios for the future of publishing
Galley Club event
Taking Place: The Water Rats, Grays Inn Road, Kings Cross
Come to hear Angus Phillips and Michael Bhaskar, two foremost ‘activists’ in the book publishing world, from the ink-on-paper school through to the on-screen publications which punctuate our book world. Angus and Michael will present some thought experiments around the future of publishing, taken from the conclusion of their new book The Oxford Handbook of Publishing.
Type of Event: Publishing | External Publishing Event
Tue 15 October 2019 at 11.00 am
Hannah Jasper - Events Management
Hannah Jasper (Southbank Centre, London)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University - CLC.G.06
Hannah Jasper has worked in events for over 10 years, for organisations such as the National Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and has been working as an events producer at the Southbank Centre. Her talk is about how to work with a venue, run a small-scale book launch and how to plan your event. Hannah also talks about events such as the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Booker Prize dinner, along with a bit about organising the Michelle Obama event.
Type of Event: Publishing
Tue 8 October 2019 at 11.00 am
Jasmine Richards - Storymix
Jasmine Richards (Storymix)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University - JHB205
STORYMIX is a fiction production company with a focus on more inclusive representation in children's books. Jasmine Richards, the founder of STORYMIX, has over 15 years’ experience in commissioning and editing fiction including roles at Hamish Hamilton, Puffin, and Dutton Books in New York.
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Tue 1 October 2019 at 11.00 am
Bas Straub - Konvertus
Bas Straub (Konvertus)
Taking Place: Oxford Brookes University - JHB205
Bas started Konvertus a company specializing in (ebook) production for publishers. He is organizer of the APE pre-conference day and has been involved in STM’s Intensive Journal Course since 2012.
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Wed 10 April 2019 at 11.00 am
What They Didn’t Teach You In Design School this year
Phil Cleaver (et al design consultants)
Taking Place: Snow Room, JHB, Oxford Brookes University
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Wed 3 April 2019 at 11.00 am
The Avant-Gardes and Speculative Technology Project
Eric White, Senior Lecturer in American Literature (Oxford Brookes University, Department of English)
Taking Place: Chakrabharti Room, JHB, Oxford Brookes University
What does Augmented Reality have to do with Modernist 'reading machines'? Join Dr. Eric White, Senior Lecturer in American Literature and co-founder of the Avant-Gardes and Speculative Technology (AGAST) Project, to find out! He'll introduce you to Bob Brown's Reading Machine, a revolutionary idea from the 1930s that anticipated the rise of electronic media and virtuality. The session will include an exhibit of AGAST's re-imagined reading machines, which feature contributions from renowned British novelist Iain Sinclair. Eric will also talk about opportunities for helping AGAST publish its archive. This project will include the new AGAST Reading Machine, which we are developing with the Microsoft Hololens and a rising star of the British poetry scene, Jay Bernard.
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Wed 27 March 2019 at 12.00 pm
XML at Oxford University Press
Mark Dunn (OUP)
Taking Place: Chakrabharti Room, JHB, Oxford Brookes University
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Wed 20 March 2019 at 12.00 pm
How to use social media, mainly Twitter to promote a book
Camille Mari (Camille Solutions)
Taking Place: Chakrabharti Room, JHB, Oxford Brookes University
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Tue 5 March 2019 at 5.30 pm
Working in Publishing 2019
Tuesday 5 March 2019
An annual event for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, Working in Publishing Day offers an afternoon of advice and networking with industry professionals, including Brookes alumni. This year over twenty-five companies from all sectors of publishing will participate in the speed-dating session at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing.
Type of Event: Publishing | Publishing Seminars
Wed 13 February 2019 at 12.00 pm
Building Bridges with your Audience: Find Your Readers
Eleanor Pender
Taking Place: Chakrabharti Room, JHB, Oxford Brookes University
Type of Event: Publishing | Lunchtime Digital Seminars
Thu 7 February 2019 at 7.00 pm
Audiobooks: The Saviours of publishing or just a good listen?
This is an OPUS Event
Taking Place: Kennedy Room 308, John Henry Brookes Building
According to the Publishers Association, spending on audiobooks has more than doubled in the past five years, agents are reporting greater competition to retain audio rights when negotiating new deals, and some publishers are developing their own dedicated audiobook imprints.
Please note: Free to OpuS members/£10 for non-OpuS members
Type of Event: Publishing | External Publishing Event