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| CLÉ Projects 2007 |
| CLÉ Author/Editor Tour |
In an effort to promote Irish writing and publishing to readers and writers all over Ireland, CLÉ - Irish Book Publishers‚ Association, with the support of The Touring Experiment and the Library network, organised a series of nationwide Author/Editor evenings, the CLÉ Author & Editor Library Tour. The tour brought writers and publishers together to discuss the process of writing and producing a book in Ireland. The events provided great insight into the unique dynamic between the writer and their publisher as well as illustrating the strengths and difficulties of literary publishing in Ireland today.
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| CLÉ Events 2007 |
| 2007 CLÉ Book Industry Awards |
In 2005 CLÉ, the trade association for Irish book publishers, established the CLÉ Book Industry Awards as an initiative to promote excellence in the publishing industry. The Awards are aimed at the technical and creative aspects of book publishing where the work of publishers and their employees, is acknowledged by their peers. In this, the third year of the Awards, publishers submitted books for consideration in the categories of Illustration, Cover Design, Production and Publicity Campaign as well as an overall category of Publishers’ Book of the Year. The short-list for the Awards was created by a Selection Committee comprising Maria Dickenson, Buyer, Easons Wholesale; John Cotter, Central Buyer, Book Centre Group; Senan Molony, Author and Journalist and Alison Walsh, Literary Critic and Columnist, Sunday Independent. Book publishers, librarians, writers, booksellers, freelance editors and illustrators then voted from the short-lists. The Awards took place at the CLÉ Conference on Saturday 17 February in the Fitzwilliam Hotel, Stephens Green, Dublin 2 at 1.40pm. WINNER
- The Publishers’ Book of the Year DR
ÉILIS NÍ DHUIBHNE is Assistant Keeper I, writer
and folklorist, co-curator of Yeats exhibition, editor of WB
Yeats: Works and Days. "This
illustrated introduction to WB Yeats's life and works is a celebration
of what is unquestionably one of the most important collections
of Irish literary manuscripts in existence. Thanks to a series
of gifts from the Yeats family, the Yeats Collection at the National
Library of Ireland is now the largest archive of Yeats manuscripts
and books in the world; it is also one of Ireland's greatest cultural
treasures." WINNER
- Best Illustrated Book ALAN CLARKE, born 1976, Alan studied architecture in Bolton St., Dublin and Illustration in Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall. He has illustrated the following books: Ross O'Carroll Kelly books 1-6 by Paul Howard, Something beginning with P edited by Seamus Cashman, Juliet's Story by William Trevor, Pirate Pete Sets Sail and Pirat Unheimlich by Jean-Pierre Jaggi, Irish Tales of Mystery and Magic by Eddie Lenihan. In addition he does paintings, drawings and prints for exhibition and for private clients. He has done illustration work for newspapers, magazines and advertising. He has also done design and storyboard work for animation and TV, as well as some street art. His book illustrations have been exhibited at the International children's book fair in Bologna. He has also exhibited extensively in Ireland as well in Tokyo and Chicago. He lives and works in Dublin. “Alan Clarke’s extravagant imagination is matched by his fantastically detailed execution in recreating the magical world of Eddie Lenihan’s Irish Tales of Mystery and Magic.” Isobel Creed, Mercier Press Editor, Irish Tales of Mystery and Magic WINNER
- Best Cover Design JOHN
FOLEY is founder and Creative Director of Bite! - a Cork-based
design studio which has been designing publications and publicity
material for a broad range of clients in the Irish arts, culture,
entertainment and publishing sectors since 1991. He is a member
of the Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI). “It is a rare occurrence when a gifted designer is able to work with an author who can provide outstanding quality images. The end result for Cork University Press is a cover that entices the reader to pick up the book and explore its contents further.” Mike Collins, Publications Director, Cork University Press WINNER
- Best Overall Production DR ÉILIS NÍ DHUIBHNE is Assistant Keeper I, writer and folklorist, co-curator of Yeats exhibition, editor of WB Yeats: Works and Days. DR JAMES QUIN, anthropologist, co-curator of Yeats exhibition and content researcher of WB Yeats, Works and Days. CIARA MCDONNELL, Assistant Keeper II, archivist, co-curator of Yeats exhibition and picture researcher of WB Yeats: Works and Days. WORDWELL LTD, managed the project from manuscript through editing, design, layout and printing, www.wordwellbooks.com WINNER
- Best Publicity & Marketing Campaign CLIONA LEWIS is Publicity Director at Penguin Ireland and joined the company in July 2005. Before joining Penguin Ireland she worked with Gill & Macmillan Publishers for five years as publicity manager. Previously she worked in Rights for UK packager/publisher Andromeda in Oxfordshire. Cliona has an M Phil in Publishing Studies from the University of Stirling and a BA from University College, Dublin. She is originally from Co. Tipperary. PATRICIA MCVEIGH joined Penguin Ireland as Publicity Assistant in January 2006. She is from Belfast and has a BA from Cambridge University and an MA from Queen’s University, Belfast. Prior to joining Penguin Ireland she worked for Notre Dame University in Dublin. Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade was the No. 1 bestselling novel in Ireland in 2006. “Six
months ago, there were some remote parts of the world that had
never heard the name Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - that's as difficult
to believe as it is tragic. Then, last November, Cliona and Patricia
took me on the road to bring the good news to those few dark corners
of Ireland that God and the ESB forgot. They're two great birds
who can hold their drink and who, despite my antics on the road,
never went telling tales to the tabloids. They wouldn't want to.
I saw their expenses sheet for the trip. It was the greatest work
of fiction produced by anyone for Penguin for a hundred years.” |
| CLÉ Events |
| 2007 CLÉ CONFERENCE |
Towards
a National Book Policy sponsored
by SPEECHES What
ish my nation? Are the Republic and Northern Ireland one culture
or two? Protecting
and Growing Market Share with a Powerful Neighbour Next Door How
Can Literary Publishing Survive in Ireland? It’s Struggling
Everywhere Else Stimulating
Reading and Writing: the way forward is the Internet – or
is it? |
| For more information contact: CLÉ info@publishingireland.com |
