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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.
Mahoney's debut novel Fellow Mortals (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013) was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection. [1]Bell Weather (Henry Holt & Co., 2015) was named an Indie Next Pick official selection [2] and a Boston Globe Pick of the Week.
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.
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Canadian writer Alice Munro (1931–2024) as "master of the contemporary short story." [ 1 ] She was the first Canadian and the 13th woman to receive the prize.
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]
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 ...
Kendall Ryan (born August 15, 1981) is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling American novelist. [1] [2] She has written more than two dozen novels, including the self-published bestsellers Resisting Her, Hard to Love, The Impact of You, [3] Hitched, Screwed, The Fix Up, Filthy Beautiful Lies and The Room Mate. [4]