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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.
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: Not awarded [2] 2011: Chris Womersley: Bereft: Winner [2] 2012: Elliot Perlman: The Street Sweeper: Winner [2] Geraldine Brooks: Caleb's Crossing: Finalist [3] Gillian Mears: Foal's ...
iUniverse focuses on print-on-demand self-publishing and a service the company refers to as "assisted self-publishing" which critics say is indicative of vanity press [2] [3] since authors are asked to pay from US$400 [4] to $15,000 for additional services. [5]
Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Non-Fiction Year Author Title Result Ref. 2008: Don Watson: American Journeys: Winner [2] 2009: Chloe Hooper: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island: Winner [2] 2010: Not awarded [2] 2011: Anh Do: The Happiest Refugee: Winner [2] 2012: William McInnes & Sarah Watt: Worse Things Happen at Sea: Winner ...
The Creatives – the Fremantle-backed alliance of 10 leading production companies – have shared the results of the first edition of “The Creative Connection” at the Venice Film Festival.
Gary Lee Hayes, 70, wished he'd been more regimented with his savings and investments.The California resident briefly served in the Navy, got a degree in public administration, and worked in ...
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.