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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.
Current and prior judges include Booker shortlisted author Clare Morrall; publisher of Tindal Street Press Alan Mahar; judge for the international Arthur C. Clarke Award Pauline Morgan; American literature and Creative Writing lecturer, Paul McDonald; Poet and Stand winner Jeff Phelps, Gaynor Arnold who was longlisted for the Booker Prize and the Orange Prize (now the Bailey's); short story ...
[1] [2] "Indies" include small presses, larger independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors. [3] Established in 2007, it is the largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers and is presented by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group.
Will Wight began self-publishing novels in 2013 with the Traveler's Gate series, starting with the book House of Blades, which he wrote while earning his master's degree. [7] [5] He has stated his coursework during his degree was integral to helping him form the structure that he uses to write his books. [8]
His 2013 novel Cataract City was named as a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize. [9] In addition to his literary fiction, Davidson has also published several works of horror literature using the pseudonyms Patrick Lestewka and Nick Cutter. In 2014, he released the thriller novel The Troop, with The Deep following in 2015. [10]
Over the years, the reception has gone by several names, including Authors and Editors, Mill and Swill, and the NY Reception. The event was put on hold in 2015 because of rising costs. [18] The SFWA Reading Series: A series of free quarterly events during which SFWA authors read or discuss their fiction with members of local communities ...
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.