Society of Young Publishers

The Society of Young Publishers (SYP) was founded in 1949. Its main aim is to enable publishers in the first ten years of their career to network, exchange ideas and learn more about the industry. Previously restricted to people under 36, the constitution was amended in 2007 to allow anybody "young to publishing" or an allied industry to join.

Headed up by an independent UK committee in charge of administration, the SYP is also composed of seven regional committees that run events in London, Oxford, Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, South West England and Wales. The current UK chairs are Michaela O'Callaghan (Trade Marketing Executive at Bounce Sales and Marketing) and Siobhan Humphries (Sales and Marketing Support at Raintree Publishing).

The SYP has been running a number of digital events since March 2020 and it is looking to open up further branches in the UK, as well as examining whether its model could be adopted in other countries. The SYP publishes the magazine InPrint four times a year, in addition to holding monthly speaker events and other social events. The SYP also hosts a biannual conference, which takes place in Scotland in the spring and alternates between London and Oxford in the autumn.