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Women in Publishing

Women in Publishing

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Women in Publishing (WiP) is a London-based group, established in 1979, that works to promote the status of women working in the publishing industry[1] and related trades by helping women to develop their careers.[2] Their founding aims – "to encourage networking, to provide opportunities for sharing information and ideas and to offer training for career and personal development – still stand in the so-called ‘post-feminist’ era, where women dominate the publishing industry by sheer numbers, but have barely broken through the glass ceiling."[2]

History

Women in Publishing was started in 1979. In December that year, an open meeting was held in an upstairs room at the Globe pub, opposite Baker Street tube station.[2] Attended by some 100 women, the meeting was chaired by Anne McDermid, with the discussion being led by Liz Calder and Ursula Owen (co-founder with Carmen Callil of the publishing company Virago).[2]

Aims

The stated aims of WiP, which holds meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, are:[2]

  • To provide a forum for the discussion of ideas, trends and subjects of interest to women in the publishing trades
  • To encourage networking and mutual support among women
  • To provide opportunities for sharing information and expertise
  • To support and publicize women's achievements and successes
  • To promote the status of women within publishing.

Awards

WiP presents annual awards, chosen by nomination, in two categories:[3]

References

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    "How do I get a job in publishing?" The Society of Young Publishers.
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    "About Us", Women in Publishing website.
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    "Awards", Women in Publishing website.
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    "Carole Blake wins Pandora Award", Blake Friedmann, 11 December 2013.
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    Charlotte Williams, "Scardino given Pandora Award", The Bookseller, 12 December 2012.
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    "Suzanne Collier wins the Pandora Award", Bookcareers.com.
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    Leonnie Turner-Bruce, "WILDE Network - Winners of Women in Publishing Pandora Award 2010", We Are the City, 16 March 2012.
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    "Mslexia celebrates first decade by winning Women in Publishing’s 2009 Pandora Award", News from New Writing North: 8 January 2010.
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    "Zed Books wins the Pandora Award for 2008", UK Worker Co-operatives, 22 December 2008.
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    "The Literator", The Independent, 6 January 2006.
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    Persephone Press Newsletter, Spring 2003.
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    Franklin Birkinshaw, "Fay Weldon Analysis", ENotes.
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    "Feminist Library may be forced close", LondonSE1, 30 March 2004.
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    Wukas, Mark (December 22, 1996). "Chicago Woman Wins Award". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
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    "Black Power: Photographs by Donald MacLellan. 13 February – 14 June, 1998", National Portrait Gallery press release.
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    Cheryl Law, "De Lanerolle, Ros", Women, A Modern Political Dictionary, I.B. Tauris, 2000, p. 202.
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    "Press Release: Prizes and Awards - Mslexia Celebrates Their First Decade By Winning Women In Publishing's 2009 Pandora Award!" Book2book, 21 December 2009.
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