The NI Publications Resource (NIPR) will have a people on hand at an information stall as part of the Belfast Book Festival on Saturday 18 June.
Northern Ireland Publications Resource
Crescent Arts Centre
Verbal Arts – 18 Jun 2011 – 13:00
Ever wondered how to find out about books published in Northern Ireland or how to get your own book published?
Visit the Northern Ireland Publications Resource in the Helen Lewis Dance Studio to see a selection of the hundreds of books published here in the last ten years and to get advice on how to find a publisher or how to become your own publisher.
Members of the NIPR team will be on hand to offer advice and to show the range of services offered, which include editorial services, guidance on legal issues like copyright and deposit, and suggestions on how to bring your publication to the notice of readers.
LitNetNI will also be holding an information session on writing for children at the same venue.
LitNet NI – Writing for Children
Crescent Arts Centre
Verbal Arts – 18 Jun 2011 – 14:00
LitNet NI presents an afternoon of tips, feedback and advice from people who really know what they are talking about! The session will include information on the writing process to publication, agents and publishers for all those writing for children or hoping to do so. Participants will have plenty of opportunity for questions and a chance to reflect on their own practice and experience.
Lindsey Fraser is a Literary Agent with the Edinburgh-based Fraser Ross Associates. She began her career as a children’s bookseller, before spending ten years with Scottish Book Trust. Her most recent book is J K Rowling: The Mystery of Fiction (Argyll Publishing), one in a series of biographies for teenagers.
Siobhán Parkinson was appointed Ireland’s first Laureate na nÓg / Children’s Laureate in May 2010. She writes fiction for children and young people, has published more than twenty books since 1992, and her work has been translated into as many languages. Her new title ‘Bruised’, a novel for teenagers, will be published in May 2011.
Sheena Wilkinson. Since winning the Brian Moore Award in 2006 with her very first story, Sheena Wilkinson has won many awards for short fiction including the Riptide International Award for young adult fiction. Her first novel, Taking Flight (Little Island, 2010) has just won two Bisto Awards, the most prestigious Irish awards for children’s books. Taking Flight won both the Honour Award for Fiction and the Children’s Choice Award.
Tickets for the LitNetNI event are £10.00 each. Follow this link to book yours.
