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Reception at Áras an Uachtaráin marks twenty years of Children’s Books Ireland (CBI) making books a part of every child’s life, and forty years of the Writers in Schools scheme, delivered by Poetry Ireland on behalf of the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.   President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins today (Wednesday 20th September) marked the work of arts organisations Children’s Books Ireland and Poetry Ireland at a special reception at Áras an Uachtaráin. […]

Out of 58 eligible entries from UK and Irish publishers, 16 titles have been longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. This new prize aims to address the gender imbalance in translated literature and to increase the number of international women’s voices accessible by a British and Irish readership. The 2017 prize, which will be announced on 15 […]

eir Sport continues to recognise and reward excellence in Irish sports writing eir Sport, with the support of Publishing Ireland has launched the eir Sport Sports Book of the Year, (formerly Setanta Sports Book of the Year) the third year of the award designed to recognise and reward the very best in Irish sports writing. […]

An estimated 136 publishing companies in Ukraine have closed due to a drop in sales following a government ban on Russian book imports. Those publishers still in operation are reported to be struggling as well, and more companies are expected to declare bankruptcy by the year’s end. Click here for the full story from Publishing Perspectives.