Virtual Book Tours in the face of COVID-19 Pandemic
Like many authors and publishers are currently experiencing, long-awaited new books are coming into the ether without the rite of passage of a formal book...
Connemara author Tim Robinson dies at 85 from COVID-19
We were sadden to learn of the death of the acclaimed author, artist and cartographer Tim Robinson who died in London from...
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Arts Council today announced the launch of a special award worth €1million for artists.
- Artists will create new, original, digital work for the public...
Debut author Marianne Lee shares her top tips on writing historical fiction
A Quiet Tide is my first novel; I’m still learning. Much of how I wrote this...
Debut novel Ravelling acquired by Lilliput after 2020 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair
The Lilliput Press, recently awarded The Bookseller Small Press of the...
Literary Agent Simon Trewin will be live on Writing.ie's Facebook page at 12 NOON (GMT) every Friday— this series of free online video chats focus on the publishing industry, how it works...
HarperCollins agrees purchase of Egmont Books UK to create UK’s largest children’s publisher
HarperCollins has announced that it has agreed to purchase Egmont Books UK at the end of April,...
Many of the leading homeless and disability organisations are currently at risk of having to shut their doors during the coronavirus pandemic. This means that some of the most vulnerable people to the current pandemic will be...
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Mary McCarthy chats to Maureen Kennelly, outgoing director of Poetry Ireland
While prose marshals thoughts, poems are more about gathering impressions...
‘In times of crisis, historical fiction is both reassurance and escape’.
The 2020 Walter Scott Prize shortlist has been announced including Irish authors Christine Dwyer Hickey and Joseph...
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