The news we have all been waiting for... The Short List for The 2017 CAP Awards! The second Carousel Aware Prize for Independent Authors (The CAP Awards) was launched in March 2017, and we would like to congratulate every one of this year’s entrants. The standard has, as we expected, been very high, but we have managed to compile a short list for each category. When Carousel and Aware first decided to launch these awards in the autumn of 2015, we had no idea what was around the corner. Our founder, Carolann Copland, continues to face operations on her spine. But as these complications in life were the flame that lit the idea for CAP, we are delighted that despite these problems, the plunging of The CAP Awards into Irish Literary Society has been very successful once again. This is thanks to the wonderful committee and judges who have given up their time for the benefit of Independent Authors and the charity Aware. We are much appreciative of their dedication and commitment. In March 2017, Carousel launched this year’s awards at an event in The Teacher’s Club. We were introduced to last year’s winners and short listed authors and we looked at how some of this year’s wonderfully written books could bring themselves to award winning standard by concentrating on structural and copy editing, proof reading, formatting, presentation, book covers and titles. We also looked at the future of The Poetry and Short Story Category. There were not enough entries into this category last year and this year’s change to a category of Short Stories and Poetry combined has been very successful. We have also had great support once again this year from our sponsors. The winners of The CAP Awards will be announced on the evening of Wednesday the 25th of October in The Teacher’s Club in Parnell Square at 7pm, and it would be wonderful to see as many of you as possible, both short listed authors and supporters. So mark the date. Some of the judges and others connected with Independent Publishing will be there to talk to you on the night and it will be a wonderful opportunity to meet others who are heading down the same publishing route as yourselves. So let the excitement build now as we come towards the end of another CAP year and the beginning of an amazing year for our winning authors. Here it is, in what is becoming one of the most prestigious yearly awards in Irish publishing, I give you this year’s CAP Awards’ SHORT LIST… Short lists for The Carousel Aware Prize for Independent Authors Best Junior Book Judge: Benji Bennett Alma Jordan & Tales from Riverside Farm Martin Beckett Emma-Jane Leeson & The Adventures of Johnny Magory Kim Shaw Kevin Doyle & Spark Deeley The Worms That Saved The World Helen C Burke Billy’s Search for the Healing Well Alan Murphy Psychosilly Dolores Keaveney & Dilly the Camper & The Magic Fairy Garden The Keaveney & Lennon Children Best Young Adult Book Judge: Claire Hennessy Jaq Hazell My Life As A Bench J.S. Comiskey Solstice… The Goddess Awakens Best Anthologies Judges: Tanya Farrelly and David Butler Orla Shanaghy Mental Adrienne Vaughan Fur Coat & No Knickers Kathryn Crowley Room for One More Compiled by Helen Mc Mahon Selfies and Portraits Compiled by Eileen Casey Circle & Square Best Non Fiction Judge: Tony Canavan Linda Allen See You in Two Minutes, Ma John Kenny & Dolores Keaveny Kenny The Hills Speak; History & Mystery Lorna Sixsmith An Ideal Farm Husband Elizabeth Egan Notes from Higher Grounds Breifne Early Pedal the Planet Best Novel Judge: Louise Phillips Simon Bourke And The Birds Kept on Singing Caroline E Farrell Lady Beth Catherine Kullmann The Murmur of Masks Caimh McDonnell A Man With One of Those Faces

Awards 2017

The entries are coming in for The Carousel Aware Prize for Independent Authors. Open for submissions until the 31st of May. http://writingcap.ie/awards-2017-2/ #CAP4indies

Carolann Copland – Independently Published Author

First of four writing workshops starting this week to get your writing project on the move. Climb aboard The Carousel. www.carolanncopland.com

selfpublishingadvice.org

Everything you need to know about Indie-authoring from Orna Ross and ALLi at The London Book Fair 2017. Something for everyone. http://selfpublishingadvice.org/indie-author-fringe-march-2017-agenda/

Carolann Copland – Independently Published Author

It's time for Carolann Copland Author to get herself up and out there again! No better way to get started than a brand new super shiny website put together by the hugely talented Katy-Anna Copland! Let Katy know how brilliant you think her work is and come back and ask her to make your website perfect too! Let's share this out there! #amwriting http://carolanncopland.com/

Carousel Aware Prize for Independent Authors 2017

And we're off! The Launch of "The Carousel Aware Prize for Independent Authors 2017". Pass it on... See you there.

Bookline - 5th March

Winner of the Junior Book category of The Carousel Aware Prize, Aisli Madden, is interviewed by Teresa Quinn on this week's 'Bookline'.

Podcast – Liffey Sound

Chatting about all things bookish, including Carousel and The CAP Awards on... http://liffeysoundfm.ie/podcast/

Adult Education Ireland

"Inspired to Write" with facilitator Carolann Copland Our spring term Creative Writing class starts next Tuesday (24th Jan) and will run for 8 weeks. We still have a few spaces available and you can enrol now on 01-4953882 or www.knocklyonadulted.ie.

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The CAP Awards' website has had a complete new facelift! http://writingcap.ie/

One more day! Bring it on! https://www.facebook.com/events/813621818740920/

Carmel Harrington Author