Our beautiful shortlisted book needs your help! Congratulations to Aga Grandowicz and Rob Maguire! Their stunning book, Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals, has been shortlisted for the Best Irish-Published award in the Irish Book Awards. But if they’re going to win, we need your help. The winners are chosen by public vote. Could Continue Reading →
We are so delighted that Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan and illustrated by Karen Vaughan won the YA Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards last week. Up against fierce competition from established authors and superb books, Tangleweed scooped the prize and we are so very proud. Because of this, Tangleweed is now in the running for the Irish Book Continue Reading →
We’re delighted to say that two of our brilliant books this year have been shortlisted for the Irish Times (Ticket) Book of the Year Awards. Hopscotch in the Sky, a collection of poetry for children by Lucinda Jacob and illustrated by Lauren O’Neill, has been shortlisted in the children’s book section. Tangleweed and Brine, a Continue Reading →
Little Island has been shortlisted FOUR times (hurray!) in the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards: A Dangerous Crossing by Jane Mitchell shortlisted in the children’s (senior) category Star by Star by Sheena Wilkinson shortlisted in the children’s (senior) category Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan shortlisted in the YA category Tangleweed and Brine by Continue Reading →
Little Island’s A Lonely Note by Kevin Stevens won TWO accolades within the past ten days. It won the Literacy Association of Ireland book award in the YA category, for books published in 2015–16. And it was IBBY Ireland’s Honour Book for Writing, also for books published in the past two years. Kevin Stevens is Continue Reading →
The Literacy Association of Ireland (which we used to know as the Reading Association of Ireland) is part of a worldwide organisation of people who are professionally involved in the teaching of reading and the encouragement of the reading habit. The Literacy Association of Ireland clearly interprets the term ‘literacy’ in its broadest sense, because Continue Reading →
Gladstone’s Library has today revealed the names of the 13 writers shortlisted for its prestigious Writers in Residence award for 2018, and we’re delighted to see that our own Sheena Wilkinson has made the list based on her 2015 novel, Name upon Name. Now into its seventh year, Gladstone’s Library’s successful Writers in Residence programme Continue Reading →
We couldn’t be more delighted with our two fabulous authors – Deirdre Sullivan and Paul Gamble – for winning an award each at yesterday’s Children’s Books Ireland Awards. Deirdre Sullivan, author of Needlework, took home the Honour Award for Fiction. The judges said that ‘Needlework by Deirdre Sullivan is a poetic and eloquent exploration of Continue Reading →
Earlier this year Dublin Book Festival asked top publishers across Ireland to nominate their choice for the next Irish Book of the Decade. A list of the top ten most nominated books was created and the public voted! The winners have been announced and we are thrilled to have Once upon a Place tie for Continue Reading →
Our superb author Deirdre Sullivan has just been shortlisted for one of the biggest prizes for emerging talents in the field of contemporary fiction – the EU Prize for Literature 2015 – and we couldn’t be prouder or more excited for her! The two other shortlisted authors from Ireland are Donal Ryan for The Spinning Continue Reading →
