The year at a glance

JANUARY

• 15: Translation Fund - round two application deadline
• 19: Open Book - Gardners
• 25 January and 1 February: Further copy-editing training course

FEBRUARY

• 4: Open Book - Edelweiss
• 11: PS Board Meeting (provisional date)
• 15, 18, 22 and 25: Introduction to Proofreading training course
• 22: BA Fever Pitch: pitching sessions for member publishers
• 22 February, 1 and 8 March: BookMachine Pivoting to virtual book launches

MARCH

• 22 February, 1 and 8 March: BookMachine Pivoting to virtual book launches
• 3: Publishing and Libraries Day - pitching session
• 15 and 18: Marketing your Freelance Editorial Business training course
• 24: Douglas Stuart and Shuggie Bain - A Publishing Journey
• 30: Virtual Trade Mission: meeting with Australian publishers for member publishers

APRIL

• 15: Spring into Action event with the Booksellers Association for PS and BA members
• 19 and 26: BookMachine Using social media to amplify your book sales

MAY

• 6: BBC pitching sessions for member publishers of Publishing Scotland
• 10 and 13: Editing for Non-publishers training course
• 10, 17 and 22: BookMachine Email marketing for book publishers training course
• 13 and 20: BookMachine How the best websites convert readers into book buyers training course
• 17, 20, 20 and 27: Introduction to copy-editing training course
• 27: PS Board Meeting (provisional date)
• TBC: STV pitching sessions for publishers

JUNE

• 1, 3, 7 & 10: Introduction to Proofreading training course
• 14 and 17: Further Copy-editing training course
• 14 to 17: Bologna Children's Book Fair: physical/digital PS members stand
• 21 and 24: Further Proofreading training course, delivered online in two Zoom sessions
• 29 June to 1 July: London Book Fair 2021: physical/digital PS members stand

JULY

• 29 June to 1 July: London Book Fair 2021

AUGUST

• 14 to 30: Edinburgh International Book Festival
• TBC: Translation Fund - round one deadline

SEPTEMBER

• 6, 9, 13 and 16: Introduction to Copy-editing training course
• 9: PS Board Meeting (provisional date)
• 20, 23, 27 and 30: Introduction to Proofreading training course

OCTOBER

• 4 and 7: Academic Editing training course
• 20 to 24: Frankfurt Book Fair 2021

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

• 1 and 4: Further Copy-editing training course
• 8 and 11: Further Proofreading training course
• 15, 18, 22 and 25: Introduction to Copy-editing training course
• 25: PS Board Meeting and AGM (provisional date)
• 29 November, 2, 6 and 9 December: Introduction to Proofreading training course
• TBC: EIBF pitching sessions