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Neurodiverse Children’s Books
Podcast Episode: 109
From Hype to High School
Richard Woolley - MA Publishing
Children’s books that accurately reflect neurodiverse characters and themes have been hailed as “the latest publishing trend” in 2023, as publishers begin to realise the commercial potential of a previously underserved reading market. At a time when more and more school children are being diagnosed as having special educational needs, research shows that class study of neurodiverse books can be helpful to foster inclusion and greater understanding of these conditions. In this podcast, Richard Woolley asks to what extent neurodiverse books are making their way into secondary schools, with expert commentary from the frontline of teaching from Jen Owen.
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Duration: 00:06.33
Posted on 28 Nov 2023 around 5pm
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Transforming the YA Publishing Industry
Podcast Episode: 108
The Influence of YA Book Subscription Boxes
Lily Carreiro - MA Publishing
In this podcast episode, Lily Carreiro covers the trends following the rise in popularity of Young Adult book subscription boxes among readers, from their redefinition of the book as an immersive, collectable product, to their ability to draw together an active community of bibliophiles on social media. The widespread book publicity and online exchange of ideas that have followed among new generations have urged industry professionals to reconsider the YA book market’s own trajectory, but what can publishers do to adapt and thrive in the face of tenacious and assertive young consumers?
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Duration: 00:05:59
Posted on 26 Nov 2023 around 6pm
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Inclusivity in Children’s Books for SEND
Podcast Episode: 107
In Conversation with Sanjee De Silva from Sweet Cherry Publishing
Tugce Bicakci-Syed - MA Publishing
In this episode of Oxford International Centre for Publishing Podcast, Associate Trainee Tugce Bicakci-Syed dives deep into the topic of inclusivity in children’s & YA publishing. Drawing on the results of CLPE’s Reflecting Realities research, Bicakci-Syed explores how simply increasing diverse representation is not enough on the journey towards true inclusivity, particularly for children with SEND. Featuring the publisher Sanjee De Silva from Sweet Cherry Publishing on a discussion about their new imprint Every Cherry, the episode highlights the significant role of real-life experiences in achieving authentic representation and the research behind designing an imprint tailored for children with SEND.
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Duration: 00:14:29
Posted on 26 Nov 2023 around 6pm
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Required Reading
Podcast Episode: 106
Steve Flynn - MA Publishing
Can you read this text without a hitch? Many children worldwide cannot say the same. In this episode of the Oxford Brookes Publishing podcast, distance-learning Master’s student Stephen Flynn explores findings from UNESCO’s “2023 Global Education Monitoring Report, Technology in education: A tool on whose terms?” Together with colleague and researcher Chandni Jain, he discusses a variety of topics and their implications for improving children’s literacy levels, including Open Educational Resources, concerns for representation and linguistic inclusion, and community libraries, citing one such initiative in Kenya that brings students, caregivers and teachers together to create a culture of reading.
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Duration: 00:09:59
Posted on 26 Nov 2023 around 6pm
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It Takes a Village
Podcast Episode: 105
Becky Grace - MA Publishing
Join me, Becky Grace, and children’s author Gianna Pollero, the genius behind the hilariously funny Monster Doughnuts series, as we discuss what it takes to be a children’s author. Drawing on writer and editor Susan Greenberg’s study on editing and the relationships within that process, we take you from agent to editor to illustrator, to find out how that team can bring your story from concept to printed book.
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Duration: 00:05:52
Posted on 26 Nov 2023 around 6pm
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Helena Markou in conversation with Claire Philip
Podcast Episode: 104 - (video)
Helena Markou and Claire Philip
In this podcast, Claire Philip (Children's Editor and Career Coach) talks candidly to Helena Markou, (Senior Lecturer, MA Publishing) about the publishing industry's worsening pay problem as announced by the latest Book Careers Salary Survey. Careers in publishing demand specific and often quite technical skills but the remuneration doesn't always match up. Claire and Helena talk through being strategic in prioritising long-term financial wellbeing, actions to progress your salary and career from when is it sustainable to accept low-paid opportunities to how to negotiate a pay rise in your current role?
Posted on 13 Jul 2023 around 7am
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Endangered Languages and Picture books: a Tale of Preservation and Diversity
Podcast Episode: 103
Meri Millan, MA Publishing
In this episode MA Publishing student Meri Millan discusses why publishers should care about preserving linguistic diversity and what role children’s picture books play in achieving it. She touches on some publisher-led initiatives to publish in the Ryukyuan languages, endangered languages native to Okinawa, Japan. As well as recommending her two absolute favourite picture books.
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Duration: 00:06:33
Posted on 05 Dec 2022 around 3pm
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Challenges and Opportunities for the Children’s and YA Market
Podcast Episode: 102
Lucy Derges, MA Publishing
In October 2022, MA Publishing student Lucy Derges travelled to the Frankfurt Book Fair to investigate the current health of the children’s and young adult market, the coming global challenges it could face and how incorporating diversity, equality and inclusion though requiring additional investment offers opportunity.
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Duration: 00:06:33
Posted on 05 Dec 2022 around 2pm
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Discovering Sanxingdui
Podcast Episode: 101 - (video)
This video is a recording of the recent ‘Discovering Sanxingdui’ event from the Confucius Institute at Oxford Brookes University and Southwest Jiaotong University. The event was hosted for 180 attendees and was moderated by sinologue and historian, Dr Frances Wood (吴芳思). During the event, participantsviewed immersive virtual tours showcasing the museum and the extraordinary finds from the Sanxingdui culture. Dame Jessica Rawson from the University of Oxford and Associate Professor Hao Zhao (赵昊) from Peking University discussed the special artefacts from the site.
Posted on 04 Oct 2022 around 3pm
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Looking behind the curtain: from translation to publication
Podcast Episode: 100 - (video)
Join author Xiang Jen Yao, translator Robert Hall and editor Angela Koo to celebrate the English edition of The Art of Chinese Living (2022).
Together they discuss with journalist Samantha Harman of Oxford International Centre for Publishing and Dr Zhu Zhu, researcher in Translation Studies of University of Aberdeen, their experience working on this large translation project. In particular, focusing on how the author, translator and publisher work together in overcoming various challenges to shape the final product for readers..
Posted on 23 May 2022 around 11am
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The Value of Literary Festivals - webinar recording
Podcast Episode: 93 - (video)
A practitioner-oriented online event
An online webinar on the value of literary festivals and their future in a post-Covid world. Both academics and practitioners discussed the challenges faced by literary festivals in the time of the pandemic, and what lessons can be drawn for how events are run. Speakers from Ireland, Italy and the UK included Sally Dunsmore, Guido Guerzoni, Miriam Johnson, Catherine Moylan, Julianne Mooney, Bernadette Quinn, Giulia Rossetti, and Michela Zin.
Posted on 26 Mar 2021 around 10am
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Nicolas Cheetham, CEO of Head of Zeus
Podcast Episode: 92 - (video)
Angus Phillips in conversation with Nicolas Cheetham, CEO of Head of Zeus and the publisher of Liu Cixin’s works in the UK. Nicolas talks about the success of the books, SF in China, and future publication plans. Liu Cixin was the first Chinese author to win the prestigious Hugo Award. President Barack Obama praised his The Three-Body Problem as ‘just wildly imaginative’ and Mark Zuckerberg recommended it to his Facebook followers. This webinar was an event for the Book Club established by the Confucius Institute at Oxford Brookes.
Posted on 26 Mar 2021 around 9am
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Richard Lennon
Podcast Episode: 91 - (video)
Angus Phillips in conversation with Richard Lennon, Publishing Director at Penguin Random House Audio. Richard talks about trends in the UK audio market, some recent bestsellers, and the kind of projects that work well as audiobooks.
Posted on 16 Dec 2020 around 5pm
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Nitasha Devasar
Podcast Episode: 90 - (video)
Nitasha Devasar is Managing Director, Taylor and Francis India & South Asia, and President of the Association of Publishers in India (API). Her book Publishers on Publishing: Inside India’s Book Business gives a panoramic insider view of Indian publishing. We hear about the landscape of publishing in India, in particular academic publishing, and of developments in research and higher education.
Posted on 20 Jul 2020 around 8am
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How to break into the media industry with Rory Bremner and OICP
Podcast Episode: 89
Angus Phillips and Alexandra Shakespeare and Rory Bremner
OICP's Angus Phillips and Alexandra Shakespeare recently took part in a panel discussion for Oxford school www.doverbroecks.com on how to break into the Media, Journalism and Publishing industries.
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Duration: 00:47:08
Posted on 09 Jul 2020 around 9pm
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Catherine Stokes of Nosy Crow.
Podcast Episode: 88 - (video)
Catherine is Head of Sales and Marketing at the independent children's publishing company Nosy Crow. She talks about trends in children's publishing, the success of middle grade books, and issues such as diversity and the impact of the corona virus.
Posted on 24 Jun 2020 around 8pm
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