http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk Postgraduate publishing education, masters degrees, research and study Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the Penguin Books website: Penguin Books, the world’s best known publishing company, is delighted to launch a newly established diversity traineeship for 2010. The Fellowship has been founded to honour the work that Helen Fraser, recently retired Managing Director of Penguin Books, has done to address ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/03/03/penguin-launches-the-helen-fraser-publishing-fellowship/ A number of University and Departmental scholarships and bursaries are now available for study at the University of Stirling. The University is offering over 50 Postgraduate Research Studentships for students beginning PhD studies in 2010-11. These Studentships include full tuition fees at UK/EU rates, an annual stipend at UK Research Council ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/02/28/scholarships-available-for-september-2010/ Members of staff from the Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication recently attended the Publishing Scotland conference in Edinburgh. The conference featured a Keynote Speech from Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs, and talks on successful strategies for digital publishing, getting the best out of book festivals, ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/02/27/publishing-scotland-conference/ The Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication is delighted to welcome a new member of staff, Dr Padmini Ray Murray. Padmini has worked in the publishing industry since 1999, when she joined Seagull Books in Kolkata, India as an editorial intern. Since then, she has been a website content editor, ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/02/25/new-lecturer-in-publishing-studies/ This blog has previously featured depressing news from the book retail industry, but I wanted to post some more positive thoughts about what you might call ‘the bookshop experience’ – or, in this case, a bookshop epiphany. I’ve just returned from Galway, Ireland, where I was giving a talk on children’s ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/02/13/a-bookshop-epiphany/ This week, Oxford University Press published the Oxford Companion to the Book, a two-volume reference work covering all aspects of book culture, including publishing, printing, reading and authorship, from ancient times to the present day. Edited by Michael F. Suarez S.J. and H.R. Woudhuysen, the volumes begin with overview essays on subjects ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/01/30/publication-of-the-oxford-companion-to-the-book/ I began the MLitt in Publishing Studies at Stirling in September 2009. Before October 1st had passed there was absolutely no doubt in my mind that the publishing industry is exactly where I want to be. It was the most wonderful realisation – excitement and happiness with the place I ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/01/30/my-publishing-dream-come-true%e2%80%a6/ It's widely reported in the media that Apple will ''unveil' the long-rumoured Apple Tablet today, which may or may not deliver the iPod moment for e-books, revolutionise digital publishing, and be the saviour of the newspaper industry. Hotly awaited, the Tablet will add to Apple's desirability in the world of ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/01/27/apple-tablet-is-here/ Edinburgh Central Library hosted the second of its Edinburgh City Reads events just before Christmas, with a reading by Iain Banks from his new novel Transition, followed by an interview from Alan Taylor and a question and answer session. There was a very relaxed atmosphere in the Reading Room of the ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/01/24/edinburgh-city-reads-iain-m-banks/ A meeting of the Scottish Network of Modernist Studies will be held at the University of Stirling on 30 January 2010. The meeting will include a discussion on 'Publishing Modernism', led by Professor Claire Squires, Director of the Stirling Centre of International Publishing and Communication, and Dr Matthew Creasy, University of Glasgow. Full ... http://www.publishing.stir.ac.uk/2010/01/22/scottish-network-of-modernist-studies-meeting-30-january-2010/