What is the course about: This introduction to rights course details the process, the players, the opportunities and the traps to avoid in the world of rights trading. Selling rights for your books in other languages, and other territories, is a fantastic way to increase revenue without having to create new books: authors love it, it’s great to export a bit of Irish culture and always good to make contacts and friends around the world. Buying rights is the other…

The 9th annual Publishing Ireland Trade Day will once again, and hopefully for the last time, be virtual this year. The day will be an informative and engaging mix of expertise from some key players across the publishing spectrum. Speakers from home and abroad will offer insights into what has been another strange year as we all grappled with what became the ‘new normal’. The topic for today’s Trade Day will be ‘Reconnecting’, as we all look forward to seeing and…

TOPIC:Publishers selling books direct: CN23, VAT and Brexit’ Wednesday 8th December 10am - 11.00am Have you experienced any issues when sending books from direct sales? During this virtual coffee morning, we will discuss CN23 Declarations, Post Office queues, VAT rules for EU & non-EU and any other time consuming and impractical side effects and solutions. Drop-in and share your experience and ask any questions you may have. Speakers will be lined up in advance. This event is open to all Publishing Ireland Members. Pending…

26th January 2022, 10am - 12pm Members Only Event Bookselling Ireland will be holding a publisher's new titles pitching session; Publishing Ireland New Titles for the Autumn on 26th January 10.00am Please register your details. This date is provisional to be confirmed in early January 2022.

13th/20th/27th Jan 2022 10am - 12.30pm This three-part course will provide you with an overview of fiction editing, commercial and literary, including how to assess a piece of writing, developing strategies on character development and maintaining voice, and tips on how to communicate feedback with an author. This three-part course will provide you with an overview of fiction editing, commercial and literary, including how to assess a piece of writing, developing strategies on character development and maintaining voice, and tips…

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…