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24 October 2021

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The year at a glance

The main events we are organising, involved with or attending in 2021

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
20: Training Committee meeting
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
10 to 13: Scottish Books Long Weekend (free online book festival)
14 and 17: Further Copy-editing training course
15: Open Book Alternative Funding Methods Kickstarter
21: All Members Meeting
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
11 and 14: Editing for Non-publishers
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