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Congratulations to Publishing Ireland member Mercier Press on being shortlisted for the 2023 IPA Prix Voltaire! At London Book Fair, following a freedom-to-publish session dedicated to strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs) and the role of publishers in guaranteeing freedom of expression of authors, the IPA announced its 5-strong shortlist for the 2023 IPA Prix […]

Publishing Ireland was privileged to join the closing event for Skein Press’ excellent ‘Play it Forward‘ fellowship programme which supports and nurtures writers that have traditionally been underrepresented in Irish publishing and literature. Hosted on Saturday 6th May in Carmichael House, Dublin 7, attendees included: project founder Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe, the graduation fellows, programme partner The […]

The Book of the Skelligs was presented by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to the husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, at Ms Harris’ breakfast event on St Patrick’s Day, held in the White House. Cork University Press, through its atlas series, has made a distinctive contribution to Irish culture and these […]

Publishing Ireland is delighted to welcome several new members, marking a total of 57 members. Bullaun Press, Leabhair Comhar, PVA Books, Tribes Press and The Literary Professionals have all recently joined our membership organisation which represents book publishers and people who are engaged in related activities across Ireland. A recent arrival on the Irish publishing scene, […]

One of the gifts that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presented to US President Joe Biden in Washington on St Patrick’s Day was a new book on the spiritual legacy of St Patrick published by Messenger Publications. Columban Missionary Aidan J. Larkin SSC passed away shortly after completing The Spiritual Journey of St Patrick. The book takes a […]

Trade Day Review by By Regina Zavala Corona and Fernanda Ortega. Publishers Discuss New Horizons On Friday 11th of November, publishing professionals and hopefuls came together to discuss new perspectives and innovations in the Irish book industry. Caoimhe Fox, president of Publishing Ireland, inaugurated Trade Day with encouraging words for publishers and book-sellers as she […]

Friday, 11 November 2022 Our tenth annual Trade Day will be taking place next week with the theme of REINVENTION! Join us on November 11th for a jam-packed day of exciting discussions, panel events, and networking. Publishing Ireland would like to encourage as broad a range of staff as possible to attend to hear the […]

Our tenth annual Trade Day will be taking place next week with the theme of REINVENTION! Join us on November 11th for a jam-packed day of exciting discussions, panel events, and networking. Publishing Ireland would like to encourage as broad a range of staff as possible to attend to hear the speakers, meet your colleagues […]

As the demand for motion picture and television content increases, studios and film producers are turning more to book publishers and authors for content. This year, the Irish Books for Screen 2022 event will take place in person during Trade Day. The event is run in conjunction with the Directors from the “Screen Directors’ Guild […]