Mercier Press | Irish Publishing News
Some not-so-happy news from the book world.
Mercier Press (the folks who are publishing my book) have released a brief statement to say they have been forced to cancel and postpone several of their upcoming children’s and literary titles due to a reduction in Arts Council funding.
Regrettably, several literary and children’s projects have been cancelled or postponed at Mercier due to a 40% cut from The Arts Council. - Mercier Press
Unfortuanetly that includes me - with a postponement into late 2011, and possibly beyond.
Irish Publishing News has an interview with Clodagh Feehan, Mercier Press MD, and more about the effects from the Arts Council budgets.
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So sorry to hear about your book David, that must be gut-wrenching news!!! A 40% cut is pretty merciless!
So sorry.
Thanks folks - all is not lost and hopefully the book will make it to shelves one way or another
Argh! Rats! Poo! That’s it, really.
Ah Dave, that’s awful. I’m so sorry.
Oh no! Damn this recession….
So sorry to hear that David, that is perfectly wretched.
Hi David,
good to have met you at the workshop yesterday. Very disappointing news about the cut backs, but you were very much alive and kicking yesterday at Mia’s session and a source of great practical info in the afternoon thanks. jean
Thanks Folks
@Jean/Paula Great to see ye on Saturday!
Bad news David, my heart goes out to you. However I wish I was as understanding as you are. A 40% cut actually relates to something like a €16K drop in funding and this for a publisher with an annual turn over of a million euro! I hope they can find another way of making your book, and other children’s books happen.