The New Sylva takes shape
2013-10-05
Earlier this week the authors were invited to a final meeting with designers Grade Design in London. Two significant steps forward were made in visualising The New Sylva.Continue Reading
Sylvan reflections by copy-editor Rachael Oakden
2013-09-29
Copy-editor Rachael Oakden writes about her experience working on The New Sylva. As the freelance editor commissioned by Bloomsbury to copy-edit The New Sylva, I have been immersed in the world of forestry and wood culture for the past six months. It is a world that I was unfamiliar withContinue Reading
Copy-editing, design, proofreading and final deadlines
2013-09-21
The authors have been working flat-out to meet the demanding publication schedule and progressing through several major steps in the editorial cycle.Continue Reading
First sample chapters produced
2013-06-08
Our deadline to complete copy editing is the end of June, so Gabriel Hemery has been working hard with the copy editor to finish on time. Meanwhile, the authors have also been working with the team at Bloomsbury Publishing to produce the first sample chapters. This is the first timeContinue Reading
Publishing team meeting at Bloomsbury
2013-05-04
The authors met the publishing team at Bloomsbury yesterday, including editorial, design, marketing, publicity and sales. This was the first occasion that the authors had met the whole team. It was a milestone in the book’s development as it signified that from now on all of us will be workingContinue Reading
The New Sylva is launched internally at Bloomsbury
2013-04-10
The launch meeting of The New Sylva was held at Bloomsbury Publishing today. Continue Reading
One year to publication
2013-04-06
It is one year until The New Sylva is published in April 2014 and several milestones have been reached. Gabriel Hemery has finished drafting the manuscript; before editing the word count stands at 125,000 words. Sarah Simblet has completed more than two-thirds of the drawings with just 60 (out ofContinue Reading
Book design revealed
2013-01-01
… 432 pages, 29.5 x 25.4 cm, more than 200 original drawings by Sarah Simblet, more than 100,000 words by Gabriel Hemery, 44 main groups of tree species covering over 90 species, publication date: April 2014, …Continue Reading
A Scottish drawing expedition
2012-11-17
The authors are very much looking forward to an expedition to Scotland to capture some of the nation’s most spectacular trees and forestscapes. In December we will be spending four days researching and drawing various subjects, including the iconic Caledonian pinewood forests. We will post news and pictures of progressContinue Reading
Ash chapter must now be rewritten
2012-11-10
The outbreak of Chalara fraxinea rewrites the future of ash in Britain.Continue Reading
Designing the book
2012-08-13
Today the authors held a meeting with editors at Bloomsbury to discuss book design in detail. Editors Richard Atkinson and Natalie Hunt were joined by Peter Dawson of Grade Design Consultants (www.gradedesign.com) who has been appointed as Book Designer. Sarah Simblet also handed over the first batch of 30 completedContinue Reading
First editorial meeting
2012-04-14
This week we held our first full editorial meeting with editors from Bloomsbury. It is still two years until The New Sylva is published, and probably nine months before the editorial, design and marketing teams ‘launch’ the book within Bloomsbury. Between now and then some critical decisions need to beContinue Reading
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