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Programme for publishers from Ukraine
University Press Publishing for Ukraine
Policy and Practice
At the Oxford International Centre for Publishing and Journalism we were delighted to host 18 publishers and academics from Ukraine in the week of 19 January 2026. We had fantastic support from the publishing industry through their sponsorship for the delegates’ travel and visa costs, and the superb line-up of speakers.
Thank you also for the generous support from friends and colleagues in Oxford. Accommodation and hospitality in the city were provided free of charge by local professional families, adding additional hospitality and interest to the week.
Frances Pinter and Byron Russell put the programme together as part of their work for Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery (SUPRR), in cooperation with Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
The programme included talks from leading industry professionals and company visits. For full details see the attached PDF.
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Bestseller Awards January 2025
Nielsen BookData, in partnership with BolognaBookPlus, celebrated the annual Bestseller Awards on 20 January 2025 at the Ham Yard Hotel in London’s West End.
The Bestseller Awards, which were presented by Rebecca Jones, former BBC arts correspondent and chief news presenter, are the only awards based on UK volume sales data, recognizing all-time sales across print and ebook formats. The awards honour the authors whose books have sold more than 250,000 copies (Silver); more than 500,000 copies (Gold); and more than one million copies (Platinum). Among the authors recognized at the awards were Richard Osman, Bonnie Garmus, Julia Donaldson and Stanley Tucci.
In the Dissertation Showcase Award, three students from the Oxford International Centre for Publishing were recognized for the quality of their research projects: Richard Woolley, Helen Zeineh and Beth Pouncett. Richard received his award from David Nicholls, author of the bestselling One Day.
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Logos special issue on literary festivals
Logos special issue on literary festivals
Announcing a special issue of the premier publishing journal Logos on literary festivals. Contributions are welcome from authors, academics, publishing professionals and festival organizers. For full details of how to contribute, see the downloadable file with the call for papers. We can also accept audio files.
We welcome papers about festivals from all parts of the world.
The issue is edited by Angus Phillips from the Oxford International Centre for Publishing and Dr Giulia Rossetti from the Business School at Oxford Brookes.
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Logos special issue on publishing in Africa
Small Is Beautiful: Africa’s independent book publishers
What does the future hold for Africa’s independent publishing sector? This Logos special issue brings together book publishers from across the continent and beyond to talk about their publishing passions. Through interviews with more than a dozen African publishers – many of whom are women – we hear about the challenges of running a dynamic publishing business on a shoestring. The special issue explores generational changes in publishing practices, asks if small is always beautiful, and offers a vision of hope for the future.
Angus Phillips is Editor-in-Chief of Logos and this special issue welcomes as guest editors Stephanie Kitchen, David Mills and Anshita Ail. Anshita is an alumna of the publishing programme at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing.
Follow this link to the special issue of Logos:
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Filed Under Research | Postgraduate | Publishing
Dr Johnson to lead the Creative Industries Research Network at Brookes
We are happy to announce that Dr Miriam Johnson is now leading the Oxford Brookes Creative Industries Research Network (CIRIN).
Dr Johnson is a senior lecturer in media, journalism, and publishing at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing. Her research focuses on the intersection of technologies, performance, and the creative industries; alongside aspects of marketing including social media marketing and branding.
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Dr Potter is interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire
Dr Jane Potter appeared on BBC Radio Berkshire on Remembrance Sunday 2023 and spoke about her research on Wilfred Owen's legacy and impact as a war poet (interview begins at 13:28 minutes).
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Filed Under Research | Book History
By the Book9 - 26 to 28 June 2024
We are delighted to announce that By the Book9 will take place from 26 to 28 June 2024 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
By the Book9
26 to 28 June 2024
University of Ljubljana
There is an online submission form for the receipt of paper abstracts.
Visit the conference page here for more details including the call for papers.
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Honorary Degree awarded to Margaret Busby
In September 2023 Margaret Busby was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford Brookes University. A much respected cultural figure internationally, she is a pioneer in the world of book publishing. Born in Ghana, she graduated from Bedford College, London University, before becoming Britain’s then youngest and first black woman publisher when she co-founded Allison & Busby in the late 1960s. She published many notable authors including Rosa Guy, C. L. R. James, Michael Moorcock and Jill Murphy.
A long-time campaigner for diversity in publishing, Margaret is the current president of English Pen and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her honours include the Royal Society of Literature’s Benson Medal, the Royal African Society’s inaugural Africa Writes Lifetime Achievement Award, and the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award. She has been awarded the CBE for services to publishing.
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OICP at the London Book Fair 2023
It was a busy time at the London Book Fair (18 to 20 April 2023), where OICP had a stand. Visitors included industry contacts, our alumni working in the industry, and the many friends of the Centre. Our students helped with the running of the Fair, working at the various events and seminars. We had our usual stand party, and the cake this year celebrated the publication of A History of World War One Poetry, edited by Dr Jane Potter.
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Article published on open access in monograph publishing
Philip Shaw, Angus Phillips, and Maria Bajo Gutiérrez from OICP have published a new article in Publishing Research Quarterly on open access in monograph publishing. The article uses evidence from an OICP survey in 2021 to investigate the state of the transition of monographs to Open Access publication. The paper highlights publishers’ opinions on the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic upon monograph publishing and on the future of the monograph, and the pressures and challenges faced by monograph publishers. The survey demonstrated clearly that most publishers see monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences as being in transition, with Open Access expected to play a key part in the future.
You can read the article here
and the article was available open access on publication.
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