At a Glance….

Month Course Venue Date & time Book January InDesign New Horizons Day 1: 18 January

Day 2: 26 January 9.30am–5.00pm

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February Academic Workshop Royal Irish Academy 24 February 9.00am–12.45pm

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Life Cycle of the Book Irish Writers Centre 7, 14, 21, 28 February

https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/publishing-ireland-in-association-with-the-irish-writers-centre-supported-by-words-ireland-7576876449

April Introduction to Editing

(places limited)

Dublin Chamber of Commerce

28 April https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/introduction-to-editing-tickets-32464110027

May Photoshop New Horizons Day 1: 2 May Day 2: 9 May 9.30am–5.00pm

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/photoshop-part-1-tickets-32464491167?aff=erelpanelorg

May Marketing & Publicity Royal Irish Academy 11 May 2.00–4.30pm

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/marketing-and-publicity-tickets-33519736434

June Book Jackets & Blurb Writing (places limited)

Penguin Ireland 1 June, 10:00am -1:0pm

https://www.eventbrite.ie/myevent?eid=33489235204

September Legal Issues TBC 22 September, 10.30am–4.30pm

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/legal-issues-for-publishers-tickets-32496639323

November Adobe Illustrator New Horizons 9:30-5pm

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/adobe-illustrator-tickets-32497311333

PUBLISHING IRELAND TRAINING SCHEDULE 2017

January 2017

InDesign

Attendees from 2015:

“The course was well-structured and the step by step approach very helpful”

“Fantastic – great central location and excellent facilities.”

“Excellent. I only had the basics of InDesign so there are many new things to learn!”

Adobe InDesign is a professional desktop publishing application that lets you create page

layouts, creative print media, and other digital publications faster and more efficiently. InDesign

is built for designers, prepress and production professionals, and print service providers. Adobe

InDesign also allows you to create e-books and other digital publications, and it easily adjusts

for multiple page sizes, screen sizes, and orientations. It is a great tool for designers, advertisers

and publishers to master.

This is a two-day workshop.

Venue: New Horizons, Great Strand Street, Dublin 1 (just off the Italian Quarter)

Date: 18 January and 26 January 2017

Time: 9.30pm–5.00pm

Cost: €200 per day €400 for two days (**PI Member discount); €275/€467 for two days (**PI

Associate Member discount); €300 per day/ €510 for full course (Non-Member)

February 2017

Academic Publishing: From Proposal Writing to

Promotion

This workshop will provide PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with practical guidance

on all stages of academic publishing: from picking the right publisher, to peer review, funding

and making their work accessible and visible. The panel will have representatives of both small

and large academic presses in Ireland and the UK, and Irish academics from two of the leading

universities who have published widely nationally and internationally. Guest speakers will

include Timothy Wright, Chief Executive, Edinburgh University Press, Ms Noelle

Moran Executive Editor, UCD Press, Professor Gerardine Meaney, Professor of Cultural Theory,

UCD School of English and Dr Philip Coleman, Associate Professor in the School of English and a

Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland All welcome!

Venue: Royal Irish Academy Date/Time: Friday, 24 February 2017, 9am to 12.45pm

How much? €5 unwaged, €10 waged E: stephanie@publishingireland.com to reserve a place, book early as spaces are limited.

The Life Cycle of the Book Seminar Series Presented by PUBLISHING IRELAND in association with the IRISH WRITERS CENTRE and supported by WORDS IRELAND

The Life Cycle of the Book is a seminar series that will take you through the process of a book’s creation from the writing process and getting published to what publishers do and reaching the reader.

Venue: The Irish Writers Centre

Dates: Tuesday 7, 14, 21 and 28 February

Time: 6.30pm–8.30pm

Tickets: Per session – €10 Member/Associate Member; €15 Non-Member.

For all four sessions €45 Member/ €50 Non-Member

Book your ticket today by going to Eventbrite

April 2017

Introduction to Editing A half-day workshop covering the basics of copy-editing aimed at entry-level staff, fledgling editors and students. Helena King, professional fiction editor will be speaking at the event. Other speakers TBC.

Venue: TBC.

Date: 22 March

Time: TBC

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/introduction-to-editing-tickets-32464110027

May 2017

Photoshop: From Basics to Advanced Layering!

Control your workflow using Images for print and the web. You will work with layers, vectors, batch processing, advanced image effects and video editing. This is a two-day workshop. Venue: New Horizons, Great Strand Street, Dublin 1.

Date: 2 May and 9 May 2017

Time: 9.30am–5.00pm

Fee: €200 per day/ €350 for two days (**PI Member discount); €275/€400 for two days

(*Associate Member discount); €300 per day/ €510 for full course (Non-Member); €150/€190

(Student Discount)

Tickets available here: Part 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/photoshop-part-1-tickets-

32464491167

Part 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/photoshop-part-2-tickets-

32465840202

*Places on the course are limited so booking early is advised.

Marketing and Publicity Workshop

Join Catherine Ryan Howard (other speakers TBC) for our Marketing and Publicity Half-day

Workshop which will give publishers and an insight into how to promote both their books and

their company in order to reach a wider audience.

Attendees from 2014 Workshop:

“I enjoyed the format and how casual it all was. Thanks!”

“Excellent combination of people from the impressive to the accessible”

Venue: Royal Irish Academy

Date: 11 May 2017

Time: 2.00–4.30pm

September 2017

Legal Issues for Publishers

Explore legal pitfalls and avoidable, costly issues with Andrea Martin and Samantha Holman

(Irish Copyright Licensing Agency) for a day-long workshop on copyright, libel, defamation,

privacy and the stickier aspects of using social media in today’s rapidly changing technological

climate. Andrea is one of Ireland’s most experienced media and entertainment lawyers and

advises leading publishers, artists and content providers in the world of film, television, radio

and digital media. She has particular expertise in defamation, privacy and pre-publication

advice. Andrea is the author of a very successful guide to media law for non-lawyers, Quick Win

Media Law: Answers to Your Top 100 Media Law Questions. Samantha Holman is the Executive

Director of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency, which issues licences for the re-use of print and

digital works to educational establishments, businesses and other organisations, permitting copying

within certain rules from a wide repertoire of Irish and overseas publications.

Book your place now by going to https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/legal-issues-for-publishers-tickets-

32496639323

November 2017

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard vector graphics software, used worldwide by designers of all types who want to create digital graphics, illustrations and typography for all kinds of media: print, web, interactive, video and mobile.

Venue: New Horizons, Great Strand Street, Dublin 1.

Date: 3 November 2017

Time: 9.30am-5.00pm

Fee: €80 (Member); €87 (Associate Member); €100 (Non-Member); €65 (Student).

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/adobe-illustrator-tickets-32497311333