INDUSTRY NEWS
August 2024
Victor Stationery Appoints Richard Smithers as Managing Director
20 AUGUST 2024
Belfast, 28th June 2024 — Victor Stationery is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Smithers as Managing Director, effective immediately. Richard’s promotion follows a successful period as Sales Director at Victor Stationery.
Freeman Edward Gillin, historian of science and architecture publishes “An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism”
19 AUGUST 2024
Associate Professor at UCL’s Bartlett School for Sustainable Construction, he recently published “An Empire of Magnetism: Global Science and the British Magnetic Enterprise in the Age of Imperialism” with Oxford University Press, which explores the nineteenth-century investigation of terrestrial magnetism.
READ MORE
PLS Launches a new Mentorship Programme for those new to rights and rights management
19 AUGUST 2024
The PLS Rights Group has just announced the opening of a mentorship scheme for those new to rights and rights management. This may be of particular interest to those new to the industry or studying publishing as an MA.
https://www.pls.org.uk/news-events-policy/news/pls-announces-new-rights-mentoring-scheme/
Please READ MORE for social media links and to find out more about the PLS group
READ MORE
Freeman Frances Pinter taking SUPRR to the Frankfurt Book Fair
19 AUGUST 2024
Frances founded SUPRR (Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery) to build bridges between Ukrainian publishers and the international publishing community at a time when support is most needed. This is being achieved through numerous initiatives sponsored by individuals and trade bodies alike.
READ MORE
Freeman Roy Kaufman has been busy with all things AI
16 AUGUST 2024
Since moderating our April 11 panel “Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Intellectual Property Rights,” he has been speaking at events large and small about the impact of AI on copyright, including participating in an invitation-only roundtable event at the United States Patent and Trademark Office on record keeping and disclosure requirements for the use of copyrighted materials in AI.
READ MORE
Past Master and Court Assistant Helen Esmonde and Liveryman Margaret Willes to talk at Clapham Society's Event
16 AUGUST 2024
Stationers Graham Thomas of TheNeverPress and Annie Couldrey of Rebel Stationery celebrate the book launch of The Boxkart Rebel.
16 AUGUST 2024
“The Boxkart Rebel Drives! Stationers Graham Thomas of TheNeverPress and Annie Couldrey of Rebel Stationery have joined forces for an amazing event of literary reading, live music, fancy stationery and DJ sets to celebrate the book launch of The Boxkart Rebel.
READ MORE
Thinking of you Week - 16-22 September 2024
15 AUGUST 2024
Thinking of You Week is a special week that harnesses the emotional power of greeting cards to create a wave of love, caring and happiness.
READ MORE
Mark Beilby a Freeman and Co Founder and Chairman of Vevox, a Leading Educational Technology Company tells of their expansion in the US
15 AUGUST 2024
Mark Beilby became a Freeman of the Stationers in July 2024. He is the co-founder and chairman of educational technology company Vevox, an engagement tool that enhances online, hybrid, and face-to-face sessions with options for Polling, Questions and Surveys. Vevox is expanding rapidly in the US market.
READ MORE
Freeman Graham Thomas launches TheNeverZine, a new digital zine from TheNeverPress
14 AUGUST 2024
Independent publisher TheNeverPress launched their spin-off digital zine this quarter. Their dispatches cover a whole range of articles - from film and music reviews, to news & events as well as new original writing and investigative pieces about the arts, artists and all those wonderful people out there creating amazing stuff that might just be a little too under-the-radar and needs celebrating.
The content on TheNeverZine is a mix of work that's free for everyone, and also work that's free for subscribers only.
READ MORE
Liveryman Bivas Ambasada has written and produced a short-film highlighting the horrors of the rising knife-crimes in London.
12 AUGUST 2024
Bivas Ambasada is an award winning writer, film producer, and director. Passionate about creating original, diverse, and engaging films and documentaries which reflects and resonates with global audiences. His mission is to inspire and empower creatives and to tell great stories with a social meaning and impact.
READ MORE