Publishing News
Publishing student Helen Moreno wins Major Award
Congratulations to Helen Moreno, MA in Publishing student, who has been selected for a Major Award 2005 from The Educational Charity of the Stationers' and Newspaper Makers' Company. The purpose of the award is to enable young people to pursue various projects that will develop their potential as future managers in the publishing industry. Helen will be presented with this at an Awards Ceremony at Stationers' Hall in London in May.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 09 Mar 2005 around 9am
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Professor of French wins Research Leave Award
Professor Seán Hand of the Department of Modern Languages has been successful in the AHRB’s Research Leave Scheme. The award will allow him to complete a book on Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995), the Lithuanian-born French philosopher whose ethics engaged with both phenomenology and a specific Judaic heritage. The project will situate the full range of Levinas’ writings in their intellectual, political and aesthetic contexts, and demonstrate their influence on subsequent theorising, teaching and practice across a wide range of disciplines.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 01 Mar 2005 around 12pm
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Lightning Source and Book Supply
Selling and Printing Books on Demand was the title of a talk given on February 28th by David Taylor, Managing Director of Lightning Source UK Limited. Students and staff were given up-to-date information on the new business models being used by large and small publishers to harness the power of on-demand and short-run printing. We are pleased to welcome David as the newest member of our Industry Advisory Board and we look forward to further visits and collaborative ventures.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 28 Feb 2005 around 6pm
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Oxford Literary Festival Volunteer Co-ordinators
MA in Publishing students, Caroline Hamilton and Laura Peel, are the Volunteer Co-ordinators for The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival. The Festival, which launched its programme last night, is being held from the 10-17 April, and features nearly 200 events, including talks and readings by Doris Lessing, Alan Hollinghurst and Philip Pullman. More information is available from the Festival website ([url=http://www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk]http://www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk[/url]), along with details of how to become a volunteer steward for the Festival.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 28 Feb 2005 around 5pm
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British Council International Young Publisher of the Year
OICPS is involved in a number of events surrounding the International Young Publisher of the Year initiative. Ten young publishers from ten countries are competing for the title and the opportunity to develop their career through international dialogue and exchange. Ten of our current MA students, who have worked in publishing in a number of countries, will meet the candiadtes at an informal reception held prior to the London Book Fair and we hope that there will be further opportunities for our students to meet the candidates. Sue Pandit has also been invited to a lunch meeting between the candidates and senior members of the UK publishing industry and the Centre will also be represented at the presentation of the award at the Fair.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 28 Feb 2005 around 5pm
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Working in Publishing Day
On Wednesday 23 February we held our annual Working in Publishing Day for all our MA Publishing and final year undergraduate publishing students. Representatives from 18 publishing companies attended, ranging from Macmillan and HarperCollins to Oxfam and Berg Publishing. Students had the opportunity to question panels of alumni and recruitment consultants and to meet in small groups with a number of specific publishers. The day finished with an informal drinks reception for all. We are very grateful to the wonderful support that the publishing industry provides for this event. More Photos herePosted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 24 Feb 2005 around 11am
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Gurdeep Samra launches Desi Beats CD
The First Cut is a new CD issued by Gurdeep Samra, a first year publishing student from Bicester. Released on the 14th February 2005, The First Cut contains six Desi Beats tracks and can be sampled at gsamra.com.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 22 Feb 2005 around 8am
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OPUS Annual Party
The Oxford Publishing Society (OPUS) held its annual party in January at Linnells' new offices in Botley. The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies is a member of OPUS and many of our staff and students chose to attend this important networking event.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 18 Feb 2005 around 10pm
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Norwegian Publishing Visitor
Eirin Hagen, Rights Manager at Cappelen, one of Norway's major publishers, is visiting the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies for two weeks from 14th to 25th February. During her visit Eirin will be giving lectures and leading seminars for the MA in Publishing, as well as conducting research and writing an article for the Norwegian Booksellers' Magazine. We hope that this visit will be the first in a series of Visiting Professional Associates at the Centre.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 15 Feb 2005 around 4pm
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Guest Speakers in Publishing
The Oxford International Centre for Publisihing Studies have a distinguished range of publishing industry experts coming to talk to their undergraduate and postgraduate students during this semester. These include representatives from: Transworld, Rough Guides, Heinemann, Felicity Bryan Literary Agency, Pearson Education, Thames & Hudson, OUP, Cavendish Publishing, Bloomsbury, Capellen Oslo, Milet Publishing, James Currey Publishing, Virago, Persephone Books, Book Data, Macmillan, Nelson Thorne, White Ladder Press and Logos. This list includes major international publishers, small independent publishers, literary agents and one of the leading publishing journals.Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 03 Feb 2005 around 9am
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