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Publishing Ireland

Contacts
25 Denzille Lane

Dublin, 2
Ireland
tel: 
+353 1 6394868
Publishing Ireland website
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Publishing Ireland is the Irish Book Publishers’ Association. We have 106 members, 93 of whom are professional book publishing companies.

We support book publishers by working as a network to deliver projects, promotions, training, expertise, forums, advocacy, information sharing and general representation.

 

Association of American Publishers

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United States
Association of American Publishers website
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The national trade association of the American book publishing industry. AAP has more than 300 members, including most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies

Association of Canadian Publishers

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United States
Association of Canadian Publishers website
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Brisk and informative site offering tips on how to get published, information on Canadian publishing and a media list for self-publishers. http://www.publishers.ca

Book Publishers Association of New Zealand

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New Zealand
Book Publishers Association of New Zealand website
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The trade association is http://www.bpanz.org.nz/

Booksellers’ Association

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United Kingdom
Booksellers’ Association website
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Represents British booksellers, with a full range of training, conferences etc on matters of interest to the book trade. http://www.booksellers.org.uk

The Publishers’ Association

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United Kingdom
The Publishers’ Association website
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This organisation represents British publishers, but also has some useful general guidelines on Getting Published, which can be viewed on their site. http://www.publishers.org.uk

Publishers’ Association of South Africa

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South Africa
Publishers’ Association of South Africa website
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Association representing South African publishers, who are listed in a detailed directory. Also awards information. http://publishsa.co.za/index.htm

Publishers Licensing Society Ltd

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United Kingdom
Publishers Licensing Society Ltd website
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Representing British publishers, the PLS has mandates from 1600 publishers granting the Society the authority to license photocopying of pages from published works. http://www.pls.org.uk/ngen_public/default.asp

Scottish Publishers Association

Contacts

United Kingdom
Scottish Publishers Association website
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Trade association of almost 50 Scottish publishers - helps publishers promote their books. http://www.scottishbooks.org/

Spoken Word Publishing Association

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United Kingdom
Spoken Word Publishing Association website
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UK trade association for everyone working in the spoken word industry. Their website is no more than a list of publishers and producers.  http://www.swpa.org.uk

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4 January 2021 - What's new

January 2021
  • ‘The thing I like about novels is that they are a more forgiving form. You can make missteps. It's harder to write a really good short story - I'm more aware of the flaws in my short stories.
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The 2021 International Book and Pamphlet Competition

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Closing date: 
1 March 2021
Entry: 
Open internationally. Entry fee £28, £25 to subscribers to The North
Prize: 
Publication by Smith|Doorstop Books; a share of £2,000 cash; a launch reading; publication in the North magazine; book vouchers from Inpress Books

The 2021 International Book & Pamphlet Competition is now open for entries

Judged by Daljit Nagra & Pascale Petit

DEADLINE: last post on Monday 1st March 2021, or midnight on Monday 1st March 2021 for online entrants.

ENTRY FEE: £28, or £25 for North subscribers, Friends of the Poetry Business and members of the Poetry Society.  Read more

'People have many cruel expectations from writers. People expect novelists to live on a hill with three kids and a spouse, people expect children's story writers to never have sex, and people expect all great poets to be dead. And these are all very difficult expectations to fulfill, I think.'

— C. JoyBell C.

'I have to know where I'm going'

4 January 2021

‘When I'm putting together a novel, I leave all the doors and windows open so the characters can come in and just as easily leave. I don't take notes. Once I start writing things down, I feel like I'm nailing the story in place. When I rely on my faulty memory, the pieces are free to move.  Read more

28 December 2020 - What's new

December 2020
  • ‘No one reads your book as closely as a translator does, which is something you learn very quickly. I'm in such awe of them. They also read beneath it and around it. They make me consider things I thought I knew the meaning of because I use those words in everyday dialect and that's how the characters express themselves.
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