Publishing Podcasts

Neurodiverse Children’s Books

Podcast Episode: 109

From Hype to High School

Richard Woolley - MA Publishing

Children’s books that accurately reflect neurodiverse characters and themes have been hailed as “the latest publishing trend” in 2023, as publishers begin to realise the commercial potential of a previously underserved reading market. At a time when more and more school children are being diagnosed as having special educational needs, research shows that class study of neurodiverse books can be helpful to foster inclusion and greater understanding of these conditions. In this podcast, Richard Woolley asks to what extent neurodiverse books are making their way into secondary schools, with expert commentary from the frontline of teaching from Jen Owen. 

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Duration: 00:06.33

Posted on 28 Nov 2023 around 5pm

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Transforming the YA Publishing Industry

Podcast Episode: 108

The Influence of YA Book Subscription Boxes

Lily Carreiro - MA Publishing

In this podcast episode, Lily Carreiro covers the trends following the rise in popularity of Young Adult book subscription boxes among readers, from their redefinition of the book as an immersive, collectable product, to their ability to draw together an active community of bibliophiles on social media. The widespread book publicity and online exchange of ideas that have followed among new generations have urged industry professionals to reconsider the YA book market’s own trajectory, but what can publishers do to adapt and thrive in the face of tenacious and assertive young consumers?

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Duration: 00:05:59

Posted on 26 Nov 2023 around 6pm

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Inclusivity in Children’s Books for SEND

Podcast Episode: 107

In Conversation with Sanjee De Silva from Sweet Cherry Publishing

Tugce Bicakci-Syed - MA Publishing

In this episode of Oxford International Centre for Publishing Podcast, Associate Trainee Tugce Bicakci-Syed dives deep into the topic of inclusivity in children’s & YA publishing. Drawing on the results of CLPE’s Reflecting Realities research, Bicakci-Syed explores how simply increasing diverse representation is not enough on the journey towards true inclusivity, particularly for children with SEND. Featuring the publisher Sanjee De Silva from Sweet Cherry Publishing on a discussion about their new imprint Every Cherry, the episode highlights the significant role of real-life experiences in achieving authentic representation and the research behind designing an imprint tailored for children with SEND.

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Duration: 00:14:29

Posted on 26 Nov 2023 around 6pm

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Required Reading

Podcast Episode: 106

Steve Flynn - MA Publishing

Can you read this text without a hitch? Many children worldwide cannot say the same. In this episode of the Oxford Brookes Publishing podcast, distance-learning Master’s student Stephen Flynn explores findings from UNESCO’s “2023 Global Education Monitoring Report, Technology in education: A tool on whose terms?” Together with colleague and researcher Chandni Jain, he discusses a variety of topics and their implications for improving children’s literacy levels, including Open Educational Resources, concerns for representation and linguistic inclusion, and community libraries, citing one such initiative in Kenya that brings students, caregivers and teachers together to create a culture of reading.

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Duration: 00:09:59

Posted on 26 Nov 2023 around 6pm

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It Takes a Village

Podcast Episode: 105

Becky Grace - MA Publishing

Join me, Becky Grace, and children’s author Gianna Pollero, the genius behind the hilariously funny Monster Doughnuts series, as we discuss what it takes to be a children’s author. Drawing on writer and editor Susan Greenberg’s study on editing and the relationships within that process, we take you from agent to editor to illustrator, to find out how that team can bring your story from concept to printed book.

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Duration: 00:05:52

Posted on 26 Nov 2023 around 6pm

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Helena Markou in conversation with Claire Philip

Podcast Episode: 104 - (video)

Helena Markou and Claire Philip

In this podcast, Claire Philip (Children's Editor and Career Coach) talks candidly to Helena Markou, (Senior Lecturer, MA Publishing) about the publishing industry's worsening pay problem as announced by the latest Book Careers Salary Survey.   Careers in publishing demand specific and often quite technical skills but the remuneration doesn't always match up.  Claire and Helena talk through being strategic in prioritising long-term financial wellbeing, actions to progress your salary and career from when is it sustainable to accept low-paid opportunities to how to negotiate a pay rise in your current role?

Posted on 13 Jul 2023 around 7am

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Endangered Languages and Picture books: a Tale of Preservation and Diversity

Podcast Episode: 103

Meri Millan, MA Publishing

In this episode MA Publishing student Meri Millan discusses why publishers should care about preserving linguistic diversity and what role children’s picture books play in achieving it.  She touches on some publisher-led initiatives to publish in the Ryukyuan languages, endangered languages native to Okinawa, Japan. As well as recommending her two absolute favourite picture books.

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Duration: 00:06:33

Posted on 05 Dec 2022 around 3pm

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Challenges and Opportunities for the Children’s and YA Market

Podcast Episode: 102

Lucy Derges, MA Publishing

In October 2022, MA Publishing student Lucy Derges travelled to the Frankfurt Book Fair to investigate the current health of the children’s and young adult market, the coming global challenges it could face and how incorporating diversity, equality and inclusion though requiring additional investment offers opportunity.

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Posted on 05 Dec 2022 around 2pm

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Discovering Sanxingdui

Podcast Episode: 101 - (video)

This video is a recording of the recent ‘Discovering Sanxingdui’ event from the Confucius Institute at Oxford Brookes University and Southwest Jiaotong University. The event was hosted for 180 attendees and was moderated by sinologue and historian, Dr Frances Wood (吴芳思). During the event, participantsviewed immersive virtual tours showcasing the museum and the extraordinary finds from the Sanxingdui culture. Dame Jessica Rawson from the University of Oxford and Associate Professor Hao Zhao (赵昊) from Peking University discussed the special artefacts from the site.

Posted on 04 Oct 2022 around 3pm

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Looking behind the curtain: from translation to publication

Podcast Episode: 100 - (video)

Join author Xiang Jen Yao, translator Robert Hall and editor Angela Koo to celebrate the English edition of The Art of Chinese Living (2022).

Together they discuss with journalist Samantha Harman of Oxford International Centre for Publishing and Dr Zhu Zhu, researcher in Translation Studies of University of Aberdeen, their experience working on this large translation project. In particular, focusing on how the author, translator and publisher work together in overcoming various challenges to shape the final product for readers..

Posted on 23 May 2022 around 11am

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YA Literature and its role in destigmatising mental health issues

Podcast Episode: 99

Rhian Williams-Clement, MA Publishing

With the numbers of children and young adults getting diagnosed with mental health conditions increasing, it’s more important than ever that we have open and honest discussions with our young people about mental ill-health. Mental health illnesses have for years, been shrouded in secrecy, with negative discourse surrounding them. So, how can the publishing industry destigmatise and encourage constructive conversations about mental health through our young adult books and begin a dialogue with our young people about their own mental health?  

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Duration: 00:03:33

Posted on 18 Jan 2022 around 11am

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‘Addressing the Zeitgeist’

Podcast Episode: 98

What Authors and Illustrators Need to Succeed in Children’s Publishing

Dave Rogers, MA Publishing featuring literary agent James Catchpole.

Join me, David Rogers, and my guest, literary agent James Catchpole (http://www.thecatchpoleagency.co.uk) as we discuss what illustrators and authors need to succeed in contemporary children’s publishing.  During our talk, we consider four key principles of finding success: the importance of having an individual voice, how vital it is to know the audience and industry you are writing or illustrating for, the significance of a good story, and an appropriate consideration of societal issues, such as diversity and representation. Examples of successful children’s and YA books are also provided, and further insights are referenced from a range of industry professionals.

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Duration: 00:05:42

Posted on 18 Jan 2022 around 11am

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Audiobooks for children: Are they beneficial for literacy or are they just a lazy way out of reading

Podcast Episode: 97

Audiobooks for children. Are they beneficial for literacy or are they just a lazy way out of reading? This is the question we will be trying to find answers to in today’s episode. Are there any advantages of audiobooks over physical books? Are they more attractive for children? What about reading levels, does the auditive dimension overcome this barrier? Should we feel like we’re cheating if we encourage children to listen rather than read books? We will be looking at research from the National Literacy Trust that analyses this issue. Tune in to find out more.

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Duration: 00:03:40

Posted on 18 Jan 2022 around 11am

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Four things you need to know about children’s non-fiction publishing

Podcast Episode: 96

Stacey McDevit, MA Publishing

In this podcast episode, Publishing Studies MA student Stacey McDevitt explores four key areas of children’s non-fiction publishing relevant to today, reporting on the thriving UK and USA markets and delving into trends in children’s non-fiction, formats, diversity and inclusion, and new highly anticipated non-fiction imprints to look out for such as Hardie Grant’s Bright Light and Macmillan’s Neon Squid Books.

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Duration: 00:06:09

Posted on 18 Jan 2022 around 10am

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For the love of it: publishing picture books in translation

Podcast Episode: 95

Sophie Jones, MA Publishing featuring Greet Pauwelijn of Book Island

In this podcast, Sophie Jones explores the UK market for picture books in translation and why so few mainstream publishers are engaged in this area of children’s publishing. In an interview with Greet Pauwelijn of Book Island, she discovers the key role played by small, independent publishers in increasing access and bibliodiversity, and learns about the difficulties they face in bringing picture books from abroad into the UK market. 

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Duration: 00:06:00

Posted on 18 Jan 2022 around 10am

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Discussing Mental Health with Your Child Through Picture Books

Podcast Episode: 94

Alex Galecka, MA Publishing

Picture books are an excellent way to start conversations with young children about mental health issues that affect us all. It can be a difficult topic to approach, especially if you are not sure how to initiate or explain the subject. In this episode, our podcaster will share their top picture book recommendations for discussing mental health with children, as well as why addressing it is important for their emotional intelligence.

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Duration: 00:05:30

Posted on 17 Jan 2022 around 6pm

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