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Student writes about Cambridge Publishing Scholarship Success
Aimée Walker, a student on the MA Publishing course was awarded the Cambridge Publishing Scholarship in 2008. She writes about her experience on the Master's in Publishing at Oxford Brookes.
Aimée writes:
"Thanks to Oxford Brookes Publishing Department's excellent industry links there are plenty of opportunities for us to do work experience. New placements are regularly put up on the Brookes website. I worked as an editorial assistant for Collins Education one day a week for six months. This complemented the course very well and enabled me to put the editorial skills I was learning into practice, including proofreading and copy-editing".
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London Book Fair Winner!
The winner of the draw for a Nintendo Wii at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies stand at the London Book Fair was Angela Wilde, Publisher at Blue Ocean Publishing. Angela was delighted with the news, and said "The name Oxford Brookes is very well-known and so was a good draw for me to come by your stand, have a browse and see what kind of services Brookes offers. Of course, winning the Wii was an unexpected bonus"
Thanks to everyone who entered!
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Scholarships available for MAs in Publishing
Scholarships are available for students starting one of the MAs in Publishing in the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies in September 2009.
The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies is delighted to offer the following scholarships for students entering postgraduate courses in 2009-10:
- Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies Scholarship (International)
- John Henry Brookes Scholarships (Home/EU and International)
- Cambridge Publishing Scholarship (Home/EU and International)
- Hachette Livre UK Publishing Scholarship (Home/EU)
- Macmillan Publishing Scholarship (Home/EU and International)
- Publishing Training Centre Diversity Scholarship (UK resident)
Further information on these Departmental Scholarships is available from our Scholarships page. Details of University and external funding opportunities are available here.
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Pearson Prizes for ePublishing students
We are very grateful to Pearson Education for their involvement with the epublishing module, a part of the Publishing MA at Oxford Brookes University. Students taking the course worked on proposals for new online educational resources and developed websites based on Pearson's Heinemann Secondary School range of books.
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Publishing at the London Book Fair 2009
The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies (OICPS) had a stand at the London Book Fair 20-22 April 2009. It was an excellent opportunity to meet many of our alumni who were working with their own companies at the fair, as well as many of our publishing contacts in the UK and international industries. Current students were greatly in evidence, wearing OICPS T-shirts and helping to run the Fair's seminar programme. Several students also helped out at the stand for the Independent Publishers Guild. We were busy throughout the Fair and, for example, hosted three well-attended seminars and hosted a party for our alumni.
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London Book Fair – 20 to 22 April 2009
The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies (OICPS) will again have a stand at the London Book Fair in April, following the success of last year's attendance. The Fair provides an excellent opportunity to meet many of our alumni who are working with their own companies at the fair, as well as many of our publishing contacts in the UK and international industries. We are very happy to talk to potential applicants for our degree courses, or professionals interested in our training and consultancy services.
Do come and visit us at stand M605.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 25 Mar 2009 around 9pm
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Working in Publishing Day 2009
An annual event for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, Working in Publishing Day offers a day of advice and networking with industry professionals, including Brookes alumni. This year 30 companies from all sectors of publishing participated in the speed-dating session in the afternoon. Cathryn Steele, an MA Publishing student, writes about the day
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Leys News visits Oxford Brookes
On 23rd February representatives from Leys News, the community newspaper for local residents in Blackbird Leys and Greater Leys, visited Oxford Brookes University and participated in workshops organised by the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies.
The group which included the Editor, Office Manager and 6 community journalists from Leys News enjoyed a practical session led by Senior Lecturer Sally Hughes, on using InDesign for the design and layout of publications. This workshop was followed by a seminar from Leander Reeves, Senior Lecturer, on magazine publishing and in particular the recent launch of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies' student-created magazine Digs.
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Censorship and Publishing
Recently, a number of classes and seminars on the MAs and BAs in Publishing at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies have been concentrating on aspects of censorhip.
Students in the MA module Publishing and Language Issues presented work on the issues surrounding the publication of Sherry Jones's The Jewel of the Medina, while students in the MA and BA modules on the History and Culture of Publishing heard Steve Hare, collector of Penguin Books, talk about Penguin's involvement in the Lady Chatterley's Lover trial in 1960.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 27 Feb 2009 around 3pm
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Publishing students visit Bloomsbury
Students from the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies recently visited Bloomsbury plc at the invitation of Industry Advisory Board member and Deputy Managing Director of A & C Black, Jonathan Glasspool.
Becky Cook, a student on the MA in Publishing, reports on the day:
'To say that Bloomsbury is a well know publishing house is an understatement. For years they have been successful in trade fiction and non-fiction and have produced some of the best selling books in recent years. With the success of the Harry Potter series, Bloomsbury has become almost legendary, so when the trip to their offices in Soho Square was announced I jumped at the chance to visit.
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