Book, Writers and Publishers Fair 1-6 Saturday 15th December

dublin | arts and media | event notice Monday December 10, 2007 16:26 by Sarah Lundberg - Seven Towers sarah at seventowers dot ie 0872283351

Support Irish Writers and Independent Publishers this Christmas

In order to make people aware of the quality literature by Irish publisher Seven Towers and other independent Irish publishers available on the market this Christmas, a time when small Irish publishing houses find it difficult to compete with the advertising campaigns of their international counterparts, Seven Towers is hosting a small book and writers fair. 'Buy Irish Books This Christmas' draws attention to the Irish published books, which the publishers need to sell to enable them to continue publishing quality literature.

The Fair will take place on Saturday 15th December from 1pm - 6pm in Bowes of Fleet St in Dublin 1

A number of Independent publishers and books will be represented including
Seven Towers, Doghouse, Salmon Poetry, Otherworld Books.

Throughout the day readings will take place. The readers will include (in alphabetical order):

Cork born poet, publisher, editor Seamus Cashman
Louth poet Catherine Ann Cullen
New Zealand poet Ross Hattaway
Dublin based author and activist Felicity Heathcote
Oklahoma born poet Quincy R Lehr
Dublin based author David Murphy
Tralee born, Wexford based poet Noel Ó Briain
Novelist, poet and playwright Oran Ryan
Louth poet Barbara Smith

There will be an admission charge of €5 of which 77c will be given to the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland and which will charge entitle all to 33% discount on Seven Towers books.

77c from each book, CD and gig ticket sold will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland