From the Front Row Worldwide Reading for the Dead of the Pandemic There will be a worldwide reading for the dead of the Covid-19 pandemic on 5th
From the Front Row Shortlist Announced for the 2021 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award The exciting rise of a new generation of Irish novelists is reflected in the shortlist
From the Front Row Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s A Ghost in the Throat Shortlisted for the 2021 Republic of Consciousness Prize Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s A Ghost in the Throat has been shortlisted for this year’s Republic
From the Front Row The Lost Letters of Flann O’Brien, Discovered! ‘Discovered’ in a disused cupboard in a Dublin pub during lockdown, The Lost Letters of
From the Front Row SoA and WGGB Contributory Publishing Survey UK writers’ unions the Society of Authors (SoA) and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain
From the Front Row Take the Authors in the Health Crisis Survey COVID-19: how has it affected you so far and what will it mean for you
From the Front Row Irish author Catherine Tinley shortlisted for the 2021 Romantic Novel Awards The Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) have announced the shortlists for their prestigious 2021 Romantic Novel
From the Front Row An Post Irish Book Awards 2020 – all the winners! The late Keelin Shanley, Graham Norton and Donal Ryan were among the big-name winners of
From the Front Row Koomson, Rooney, Skea and Womack elected to Society of Authors’ board Members of the SoA have elected Dorothy Koomson, Anne Rooney, Margaret Skea and Philip Womack
From the Front Row Enter the McKitterick Prize: Deadline 31st October 2020 Competition Deadline: 31 October 2020 The McKitterick Prize is given annually to an author over the
From the Front Row One for the Books – Red Line Book Festival 12 – 18 October 2020 The Red Line Book Festival will go ahead this year despite government restrictions, with a
From the Front Row New Irish Voices Headline Red Line Book Festival Red Line Book Festival has launched its blended programme of events taking place both online
From the Front Row Attica Locke to deliver 2020 Noirwich Lecture Attica Locke’s writing has explored race, prejudice and the anxieties of Trump’s America. Now, in
From the Front Row Submissions open for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2020 Ireland’s major literary event returns to celebrate the glories of Irish writing. The big sleep
From the Front Row World Famous Authors Campaign to Make a Young Writer’s Dream Come True “Excellent writing!” said the University of East Anglia Creative Writing Department. UEA has a reputation for
From the Front Row The Old Knitting Factory: A Childcare-Inclusive Arts Retreat for Single Mums Bestselling author and single mother Betsy Cornwell acquired The Old Knitting Factory in Connemara, Ireland,
From the Front Row Parenting through the Coronavirus Lockdown – a free download A free and essential guide to parenting through the coronavirus lockdown from psychotherapist and author
From the Front Row Don’t Know What to Read? Check Out Dubray Books Literary Line ****** UPDATE: DUE TO LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS DUBRAY CAN NO LONGER DELIVER BUT DO VISIT THEM
From the Front Row Self Isolating? Want to Join or Start a Writer’s Group? One of the key elements that became obvious from our work on the National Emerging
From the Front Row Ennis Book Club Festival 2020 Announces its Full Programme Festival dates: Friday 6 – Sunday 8 March 2020 The full programme for the 14th Ennis