OUR events

Learn more about our events, focused on courageous conversations and creating connections, delivered in collaboration with industry partners.

Please check this page or follow our social media to find out when these are announced and tickets become available.

Feb
26

IPG Spring Conference

Join Cassie and Inspired Selection’s Suzy Astbury for ‘Making hybrid work’, a breakout session on Day 2 of the Independent Publishers’ Guild Spring Conference.

The last few years have seen an acceleration towards home working, making hybrid patterns the norm. This session delivers advice for striking the right balance between home and office life and making it work for both employers and employees.

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Mar
13

London Book Fair 2025

Join us for a series of back-to-back panels in the Focus Theatre on empowering and advocating for future generations in publishing!

9:30am: Knowing Your Worth and Empowering the Next Generation - with PublisHer
Join Cassie and an all-star international panel to explore how mentorship and leadership can empower women in publishing to advance their careers. It will offer insights on building confidence, fostering talent, and creating inclusive opportunities for future leaders. Featuring Elena Pasoli, Director of Bologna Book Fair, Perminder Mann, President of the Publishers Association, and Lisa Sharkey, SVP and Publisher, Harper Influence, HarperCollins Publishers US.

10:30am: What does advocacy look like in publishing?
Join Cassie and Yan and an expert panel to unpack what advocacy looks like in the publishing workplace, and how all of us can be better advocates for ourselves and our teams at every level. Diving into The FLIP's "3 Ms" philosophy - money, management and mentorship - we'll be talking to three women who can speak directly to how these factors are key in effective advocacy, and on helping everyone to feel seen and valued in the industry. Featuring Rowzat Burton, head of talent and development at Hachette UK and Cally Poplack, Managing Director of HarperCollins Children's Books and Farshore.

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The FLIPside of Publishing
Mar
27

The FLIPside of Publishing

THIS EVENT HAS ENDED. You can read our write-up here.

In March 2024, we hosted our very first in-person event, an evening of networking and conversation as we revealed the results of our recent industry-wide survey.

Our expert panels focused on how working families and people with additional responsibilities can be better supported by employers, the next generation of leaders, and how we can provide an inclusive, diverse space for everyone to thrive.

We also presented our workforce survey results - read the full report here.

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IPG 2023 Autumn Conference
Sept
20

IPG 2023 Autumn Conference

THIS EVENT HAS ENDED. Read our write-up of this event here.

Women’s opportunities in publishing have thankfully improved from the days of male dominance, but they remain under-represented at senior level. The FLIP and Inspired Selection come together to discuss barriers to progression, ways to overcome bias and imposter syndrome and how to foster the female leaders of the future.

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How to get published with Lisa Milton and Andi Osho
Jul
28

How to get published with Lisa Milton and Andi Osho

THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.

In July 2023, The FLIP chaired a panel for Primadonna Festival, all about how to get published. Here, Cassie and Omara talk to Lisa Milton, Executive Publisher at HQ Stories, and author Andi Osho about the journey a book takes, from idea to publication, including the editing process, the relationship between author and publisher and advice to aspiring writers.

Read our write-up of the event here.

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