Established in 1976, Books Ireland aims to inspire and inform through excellent writing. We publish news, reviews, interviews and features on fiction, poetry, non-fiction and children’s books and engage with all parts of the Irish book world—readers, publishers, writers, booksellers, and book organisations. Our searchable database of upcoming books each month is published in First Flush and we are the home of the official Irish monthly bestseller charts with figures supplied by Nielsen BookData. As members of Publishing Ireland we are committed to supporting the Irish book industry.
Payment Policy
We believe in paying the artist. We do not expect, nor do we ask writers to contribute reviews or articles for free.
Review or article: €150
Burning Books Podcast: €250
Queries and submissions
If you have a query, please get in touch with Editor Ruth McKee ruth@wordwell.ie. Please note that we are limited in the number of reviews and articles we can publish and receive a significant number of queries each month.
Words Ireland Charter For Inclusion
Books Ireland is committed to fostering an encouraging, fair, and inclusive space for writers and contributors. Where it is relevant to our publication we are in line with the Words Ireland Charter For Inclusion. This Charter has been adopted by the seven literature organisations in Words Ireland: Children’s Books Ireland; The Irish Writers Centre; Literature Ireland; Munster Literature Centre; Poetry Ireland; Publishing Ireland and The Stinging Fly.
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Contact
Ruth McKee
Editor
ruth@wordwell.ie
Address:
Books Ireland, Suite 5, Hub 17, 17 Corrig Rd, Sandyford Business Park, D18 N6K8
Books Ireland is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.