Irish PEN talk Thursday: Get an agent and get published

Catherine Daly

Press Release



Irish PEN presents:

Finding an Agent and How to Get Published

Who: Literary agent Sheila Crowley; Editor Mary Webb; Publisher Eoin McHugh

What: Panel discussion hosted by Irish PEN on how to find an agent and get published

Where: United Arts Club, 3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2

When: 8 p.m. Thursday 11th September

How to book: Email irishpen@ireland.com or phone 087 966 0770

Cost: €3 members & €5 non-members

Sheila Crowley is a Literary Agent with Curtis Brown, London, after many years with AP Watt as both a Literary Agent and a Director. She began her highly successful career at Poolbeg in Dublin before moving to the UK in 1991, and went on to hold several key positions in sales and marketing at Harper Collins, Reed and most recently Hodder & Stoughton. She has a very broad knowledge of the UK and international markets, and has masterminded many No.1 bestsellers. She focuses primarily on women’s commercial fiction, thrillers, mbs (mind, body, spirit), sport and celebrity books, young adult and children's fiction, and general mass-market non-fiction. Sheila represents many Irish authors from Melissa Hill to Bill Cullen.

Mary Webb is the Editorial Director at O'Brien Press. She is a highly experienced editor and works closely with the marketing and publicity teams.
O'Brien Press publish for both children and adults, and have many award-winning and bestselling authors on their books, from Marita Conlon-McKenna to Eoin Colfer.

Eoin McHugh heads up Transworld Ireland, the publishers responsible for recent bestsellers from Patricia Scanlan, Mandy Hearty and Amanda Brunker. He was formerly Head Buyer at Eason and has a wide knowledge of the world of Irish and international publishing and bookselling. In 2009 Transworld Ireland will publish Albert Reynold's biography.