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At this year’s M&P conference Yan hosted “Steering the Stakeholders”, an open and honest panel on maintaining balance and boundaries in the face of competing needs.

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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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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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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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In June 2022, The FLIP curated a panel for The Bookseller’s Marketing & Publicity Conference, aiming to break down what ambition means, and how (and if) it’s working in publishing.

Read our write-up of the event here.