Beard, Sophie (2011) Minutes after this photo was taken: the temporality of the family photograph in the newspaper. In: Contemporary Vernacular Photographies Symposium, 3 September 2011, University of Westminster. (Unpublished)

Beard, Sophie and Francke, Andrea and Ikoniadou, Mary (2011) Dialogues from out of this world: artists, designers and children creating new territories. Making Do (3). ISSN 1759-8800

Beard, Sophie (2009) Collecting inspiration: find and search. In: Recharge your design batteries: creative challenges to stretch your imagination. RotoVision, Hove, pp. 68-71. ISBN 9782888930488

Beard, Sophie (2007) From private picture to imagined happening. In: Symposium on Amateur Photography: Practices and Contexts. The British Sociological Association Annual Conference: Social Connections: Identities, Technologies and Relationships, 14 April 2007, University of East London. (Unpublished)

Beard, Sophie (2006) Handing down the 'memory cloth' at the Elephant & Castle: an exploration into cultural identity and the role of women in craft and design history. [Exhibition/show]

Beard, Sophie and Waller, Ally (2004) The readers before us. In: All messed up: unpredictable graphics. Laurence King Publishers, London, pp. 100-101. ISBN 1856693902