SYP to launch Ireland branch

The Society of Young Publishers (SYP) is to launch a new branch based in Dublin, Ireland, called SYP Éire.

SYP Éire will provide a community for members of the publishing industry based in Dublin. It will focus on practical, educational events and information to support people in their first 10 years in the industry or those who hope to become part of the industry. A team of volunteers will lead SYP Éire as a sister branch to the existing branches of the UK SYP.

Upcoming chair of SYP Éire, Emily Cook, said: “Ireland is rich with literary culture and is a country which celebrates its writers every day. The vibrant publishing trade in Ireland and its thriving cultural scene - with literature at its core - deserves a community that will support and encourage its newcomers. I hope that SYP Éire will become that community and I look forward to being a part of this”.

Incoming chair for the UK SYP, Zara Markland, said: "As the incoming chair I am absolutely delighted to be starting 2016 with such an exciting expansion for the SYP. I think I can speak for Anna [Cunnane, outgoing chair] and myself when I say that this is a fabulous development for the SYP which has been established from the passion of our members. We will watch it grow over the coming months, becoming a valuable part of the SYP family."

The SYP started in 1949 and is a membership based community that anyone can join in their first 10 years of working in publishing.