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Orna Ross is the pen name of Aine McCarthy, [1] born 1960. She is an Irish author, [2] former literary agent, blogger and an advocate for creativism. [3] [4] She is the founder of the Alliance for Independent Authors, [5] [6] a professional association for authors who self-publish their work, and has been named one of the top 100 most influential people in publishing by The Bookseller, the UK ...
The Alliance of Independent Authors (often abbreviated to ALLi, pronounced "ally") is a non-profit organisation of independent (or self-published) authors. The organisation was founded at the London Book Fair in 2012, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] by Orna Ross and Philip Lynch.
In self publishing, authors publish their own book. It is possible for an author to single-handedly carry out the whole process. However increasingly, authors are recognizing that to compete effectively, they need to produce a high quality product, and they are engaging professionals for specific services as needed (such as editors or cover designers). [3]
The National Literary Awards defines independent or "indie" literature as "books published outside mainstream publishing." [permanent dead link ] Such books are rarely recognized and hard to pin down, but some examples include "Damastor" by Dimitri Iatrou, "Returning Home" by Marcus Blake and "Hope...Joy (and a Few Little Thoughts) for Pregnant Teens" by Rachel Brigoni.
These books consist of two parallel series, each narrated from opposing viewpoints. The Elder Empire: Shadow Books. Follows the path of Shera, an assassin, as she works to set the world free from corrupt rulers. Of Shadow and Sea (2015, ISBN 978-0989671736) Of Darkness and Dawn (2015, ISBN 978-0999851173) Of Killers and Kings (2020, ISBN 978 ...
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Fiction Year Author Title Result Ref. 2008: Tim Winton: Breath: Winner [2]2009: Craig Silvey: Jasper Jones: Winner [2]2010
The IPPY's mission statement claims the awards are intended to 'recognise the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers, and bring them to the attention of booksellers, buyers, librarians, and book lovers around the world.' [2] The IPPY criteria for an 'independent' publication mandates that all entries ...
Gore became the Editor in Chief of the newly renamed magazine VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine, starting with the September 1993 issue [9] [10] until the December 1996 issue. [11] During this time, he also made his first television appearances on the Jones Computer Network, the network television precursor to ZDTV , as an editorialist ...