Catherine Daly

www.catherinedaly.com

Poolbeg Press, Ireland’s leading publisher of fiction by women for women, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. To mark this occasion, Poolbeg will publish Thirty and Fabulous, a collection of thirty short stories, celebrating 30 years of Poolbeg, which will be available from all leading bookstores from 1st October 2006. Published in conjunction with the charity Women’s Aid, all authors’ royalties from the sales of the book will go directly to the charity.

Poolbeg has nurtured some of Ireland’s best-loved authors including Marian Keyes, Maeve Binchy, Patricia Scanlan, Cathy Kelly and Sheila O’Flanagan. Set up in 1976, Poolbeg began by publishing non-fiction, progressing to more commercial female focused fiction in the 1990’s. Poolbeg is synonymous with women’s popular fiction in Ireland and abroad. Over the last decade, Poolbeg has supported and developed young talent in this genre and continues to be instrumental in the growth and success of female fiction.

Commenting on Thirty and Fabulous and Poolbeg’s 30th anniversary, Publisher Paula Campbell, said

‘ We strive to maintain the highest possible standard in good writing and

enjoyable storytelling and we hope that our readers enjoy this special collection from our writers old and new.'

In celebration of its anniversary, Poolbeg approached thirty of its past and present leading authors to pen a short story. The foreword to Thirty and Fabulous is written by Marian Keyes, with stories from leading authors including, Maeve Binchy, Melissa Hill, Martina Reilly, Sharon Owens, Martina Devlin, Suzanne Higgins, and Anna McPartlin. The short stories range in topic from the hilarious to the harrowing, appealing to women of all ages, from 18 to 90.

Thirty and Fabulous, is on sale 1st October 2006 priced €14.99 ISBN: 1-842-232-665