How I Got My Start is a new series where YPG talks to trailblazers in the industry, across houses and departments, about their career trajectories, what they’ve learned, where they see the industry going, and wisdom they’d like to share with those of us at the beginning of our careers. Late March brought...
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Summer Kickoff with YPG + POC in Publishing + LatinX! What’s better than kicking off your summer with one of your favorite publishing groups? Kicking off your summer with THREE of your favorite publishing groups! Join us for a panel and mix-and-mingle with the Young to Publishing Group, People of Color in Publishing, and Latinx in...
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YPG WRITERS: WRITE-IN/CRITIQUE (LOCATION TK) Join YPG Writers for our signature write-in and flash workshop on May 24. As always, we’ll do a quick introduction, followed by an hour of writing and optional sharing, then we’ll wrap up the meeting with a flash workshop. If interested in being critiqued, email YPGwriters@gmail.com with a 1,000- to...
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YPG Bay Area and Open Windows Cooperative invite you to attend a Letterpress Notebook Workshop on Saturday, April 28th, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm (cost is $30, all materials provided). Join publishing colleagues to learn the basics of letterpress printing and bookbinding using 19th century equipment. Led by Ava Sayaka Rosen at Open Windows Cooperative...
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On December 7th, a group of YPG members gathered in the Dr. Seuss Room at Penguin Random House with an exceptional panel to discuss sensitivity reads. Patrice Caldwell, Associate Editor at Hyperion and the founder of People of Color in Publishing, Tiffany Liao, Editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Namrata Tripathi, Associate...
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World Book Night (WBN) is a super-fun, global effort for book lovers like us to spread the joy of reading by giving away books. While the US’s official partnership with WBN ended in 2014, we at YPG have continued the tradition. This year, we are having our very own ROGUE World Book Night,...
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YPG was honored to have PEN America speak at our 2017 Young to Publishing Conference this past December. They are now offering our members an opportunity to volunteer at various events across the city for The 2018 World Voices Festival, which will run April 16–22. If you would like to be considered for a...
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The importance of diversity and inclusion in the publishing industry is both a pressing and ongoing conversation. And in few places is diversity more apparent than in the artwork of a book. Join YPG as we sit down with leading designers, illustrators, and artists from the publishing community to discuss how they strive...
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The Women’s National Book Association was founded with the purpose of supporting women in all areas of the book industry. With the advent of the Time’s Up and the #MeToo movement, we invite you to join us for a panel discussion designed to empower and inform anyone who has found themselves encountering or witnessing sexual...
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How I Got My Start is a new series where YPG talks to trailblazers in the industry, across houses and departments, about their career trajectories, what they’ve learned, where they see the industry going, and wisdom they’d like to share with those of us at the beginning of our careers. Columbia University Press’s offices...
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