Press Release: Prizes and Awards
Irish Book Awards Sign Bord Gáis Energy As Headline Sponsor
Posted at 12:25PM Tuesday 09 Mar 2010
Bord Gáis Energy sign headline sponsorship agreement with the Irish Book Awards The 'Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2010' are now accepting submissions from publishers and authors across the country For Immediate Release Bord Gáis Energy has signed a three-year headline sponsorship agreement with the Irish Book Awards, the only fully inclusive awards ceremony celebrating the wealth of Irish writing talent across the entire publishing industry. The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards are supported by Irish book retailers, publishers and authors alike and this exciting development officially launches the 2010 campaign. This partnership is part of Bord Gáis Energy's overall strategy to promote the importance and enjoyment of reading to people of all ages. In addition to the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, a unique national reading promotion will be launched across Ireland in April 2010 to further celebrate this new partnership. David Bunworth, Managing Director at Bord Gáis Energy, commented, "The new Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards brings together a dynamic and popular Irish brand and one of the great success stories in the arts sector of recent years. We are excited about becoming the title sponsor of the Irish Book Awards and look forward to unveiling news of our unique reading promotion later this year. Bord Gáis Energy believes reading is a hobby for everyone to enjoy and we are delighted to be promoting the joy of reading throughout Ireland." Alastair Giles, CEO of the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, said; "This new partnership with Bord Gáis Energy is a wonderful match of tradition and vision. We are thrilled to ally with an Irish company that has such a nationally recognised and respected brand. Our aim for the Irish Book Awards is to celebrate the very best Irish writing both at home and abroad, and to promote a depth of participation in general reading throughout the population of Ireland. There is no doubt that, with Bord Gáis Energy as a headline sponsor, we will be able to reach out to a potentially huge new audience." Tom Owens, Trading Director with Eason and Chairman of the Irish Book Awards has said; "The Irish Book Awards have become a landmark event in the Irish bookselling calendar, supported by readers, booksellers and publishers across the country. With Bord Gáis Energy as headline sponsor we will to bring the event to an exciting new level, celebrating the vibrancy of the Irish book business - from the great wealth of Irish literary talent to the ongoing passion of our readers." This year the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards will be moving from their traditional spring date to the later date of November 2010. The annual awards will now be made at the end of the year in which the books were published, which will provide a true reflection of the best Irish books, as chosen by the public, every year. With many outstanding Irish books published in the last year speculation has already begun on the authors and books which will make the much celebrated shortlist. Submissions are now being accepted via www.irishbookawards.ie and every publisher in Ireland have been invited to nominate books for the nine publicly voted categories. The new Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards, which began in their present multi-category format in 2007, have enjoyed an unprecedented level of support in the book industry with booksellers, libraries, publishers, authors as well as the voting public all engaged in the process of selecting and celebrating the best Irish books each year. Last year's winners included Seamus Heaney, Sebastian Barry, Edna O'Brien, Marian Keyes and Ronan O'Gara. Key dates for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2010: · The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2010 are open for submissions via www.irishbookawards.ie until the closing date of September 30th 2010 · A nationwide Bord Gáis Energy reading promotion will be launched in April 2010 to celebrate this title sponsorship announcement · The award shortlists will be announced in November 2010 and from that date in-store promotion amongst all retailers will take place · Public voting will be accessible online at www.irishbookawards.ie from the date of the official shortlist announcement · The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2010 will take place in The Round Room at The Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 in November 2010. www.irishbookawards.ie -Ends- Editorial note The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards There are 10 categories in the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards which incorporates the entire book trade in Ireland, making it the first industry wide event of its kind in the history of the Irish book sector. Now in its sixth year the awards are open to all Irish authors who had a book published during 2010. www.irishbookawards.ie For more information, please contact: Breda Brown / Joanne Leahy Unique Media Tel: +353 1 5225200 / 087 1229776 (JL) joanneleahy@uniquemedia.ie
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