Poolbeg Press is an

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book publisher established in 1976.

Genres

It publishes romantic fiction, literary fiction and non-fiction as well as children's fiction.

Authors

Authors published by Poolbeg Press include

Maeve Binchy Anne Maeve Binchy Snell (28 May 1939Born 1939 as per biography, ''Maeve Binchy'' by Piers Dudgeon, Thomas Dunne Books 2013; (hardcover), pp. 4, 280, 302; (ebook) – 30 July 2012) was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, colum ...

Patricia Scanlan Patricia Scanlan (born 1956) is an Irish novelist of over 20 books. Biography Scanlan was born in Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of ...

Marian Keyes Marian Keyes (born 10 September 1963) is an Irish author and radio presenter. She is principally known for her popular fiction. Keyes became known for her novels ''Watermelon'', '' Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married'', ''Rachel's Holiday'', ''Las ...

, Cathy Kelly,

Sheila O'Flanagan Sheila O'Flanagan (born 1958 in Dublin) is a fiction writer and journalist who writes for ''The Irish Times''. Biography She was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her career started in financial services at the Central Bank of Ireland and was in time prom ...

, Colette Caddle,

William Trevor William Trevor Cox (24 May 1928 – 20 November 2016), known by his pen name William Trevor, was an Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world, he is widely regarded as one of th ...

and

Melissa Hill Melissa Hill (born January 8, 1970) is a former pornographic actress and director. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2014 and XRCO Hall of Fame in 2015. Career Hill began her career in the adult entertainment industry in 1992 by fir ...

. It is known especially for identifying and promoting new Irish writers, particularly female authors.

Imprints

In 2014 Poolbeg Press brought back the Ward River Press imprint. This is an imprint for contemporary Irish fiction.

References

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