A Publisher’s Guide to using TikTok Effectively Wednesday 23rd February 2022 - 10am - 11.30am Thursday 14th February 2022 - 10am - 11.30am Overview: In this course, we’ll take an in-depth look at TikTok as a marketing tool for publishers. The course will be split into two areas: Organic ActivityAdvertising on TikTok. It will feature an overview of the platform’s core audience and demographics, an in-depth exploration of the kind of content you can create and best practices, as well…

Tuesday 22nd March 2.30pm - 4.30pm Fever Pitch with the Cheltenham Literature Festival for October 2022 Publishing Ireland will host a pitching session for members to speak directly to the programmers of The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022. Members of Publishing Ireland can participate in this Fever Pitch session with Lyndsey Fineran, Programme and Commissions Manager, and Loraine Evans, Family and Schools Programme Manager on Tuesday 22nd March @ 2.30pm - 4pm. The Times and The…

Thinking of starting an audio podcast? Want to know how to start? Curious about how it can work for you and your business? Publishing Ireland and Athena Media have curated a half-day virtual workshop ‘First Steps in Audio Podcasting’ – aimed at beginners – and designed to give you an express session on podcasting today, including how to podcast remotely using video conferencing tools or how to record using your computer or your smartphone with an app. First Steps in…

AIM – To help participants understand exactly what Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging is in the workplace. This module is designed to help participants explore and understand the meaning of workplace diversity and Inclusion. It will also help participants better understand how to encourage and develop higher levels of employee engagement through effective D&I management. The module will help improve participants existing knowledge of diversity and workplace inclusion and explore strategies to help create higher levels of inclusion. This involves…

AIM – To help participants understand the dynamics of a culturally diverse workspace. This module is designed to help participants explore and understand the dimensions of culture and what happens when cultures merge in a diverse working environment. It will help participants understand and appreciate how our cultural programming can impact the way we interact with and engage with others as either individuals or groups. The module includes an interactive video-based exercise. An optional addition to this module is to…

3 Part 14th, 21st and 28th September 2022 This 3 Part Course course will take a close look at how editors can work with authors – those with book deals and those without – to help improve and shape their manuscripts. Drawing from a variety of texts on structure (James Woods' How Fiction Works, John Yorke's Into the Woods and Jessica Brody's Save the Cat! Writes a Novel among others) as well as examples from across genres – thrillers, children's…

In partnership with Bookselling Ireland, we will be holding a publisher's new titles pitching session "Publishing Ireland New Titles for Autumn 2022". All details for the event will be sent on confirmation of registration.

Understanding DIEB and Merging Cultures (DIEB - Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging) 10.00am - 12.30pm AIM – To help participants understand exactly what Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging is in the workplace. This module is designed to help participants explore and understand the meaning of workplace diversity and Inclusion. It will also help participants better understand how to encourage and develop higher levels of employee engagement through effective D&I management. The module will help improve participants existing knowledge of diversity…

2 DAYS Monday 10th October 09.30hrs - 12.30hrs Tuesday 11th October 09.30hrs - 12.30hrs Course description Cover copy and verbal pitching are two of the most crucial, and most agonised-over aspects of publishing. One is difficult and time-consuming, and the other is difficult and terrifying (to many). But both are vital, to gather allies for a book and to persuade actual readers to buy it. Publishing Persuasion is designed to help us see our challenges with regard to these disciplines…

Understanding Unconscious Bias & The Neuroscience of Inclusion (DIEB Toolkit) Module 3 - Understanding Unconscious Bias October 14th - 10am - 12.30pm AIM – To help participants understand what exactly unconscious bias is and how it operates. This aspect of the programme is intended to help raise awareness of what exactly UB is in a working environment and how it can adversely impact that environment if not effectively challenged. The module is designed to help participants understand how their individual…