Calling all budding Irish authors! [theirishworld.com]
- Published: 06 October 2010
Publishmybook.ie, in conjunction with the Irish World, is launching a Short Story Competition specifically for the Irish abroad.
Ten winners will not only get their work published for free, but earn royalties on the sale of their book.
The website www.publishmybook.ie was founded by Gemma Phelan, an Irish writer and primary school teacher who wanted to publish her own book, as well as help other writers achieve public and financial success.
Gemma said: “In our endeavour to help writers get published, we are delighted to be holding a short story competition in association with The Irish World newspaper, where writers can submit their stories in either English or Irish.
“The chosen ten will then be compiled into an e-book ©“Short Stories from the Irish Abroad” which will be available for sale/download just in time for Christmas. We look forward to reading all your stories!”
During Gemma’s experience with the traditional publishing process, she connected with other writers facing similar challenges - who felt that regardless of the quality or scope of their material, it would probably never be published.
Full Story: www.theirishworld.com
