FÁILTE
This is the website
of the
Irish Writers' Union, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1.
t 086 233 00 84.
or email
The website is edited
by Brendan Nolan 
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oOo No Irish published books qualify
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Writers would be better off in manufacturing A new survey on writers’ earnings makes for sobering reading for those considering writing as a career choice. The Irish Copyright Licensing Agency (ICLA) recently commissioned a survey of Irish authors' incomes. Only 9.9 per cent of Irish authors surveyed earned more than €30,000. Central Statistics Office figures for wages in manufacturing industries show that the average wage in 2006 was €29,900. more oOo Writers'
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oOo Irish Writers' Union code of practice for reviewing books is online
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The
Irish Writers’ Centre was denied funding for 2010 by the
Arts Council in a decision described by the Centre’s Board
as myopic. Until 2009, the IWC received an annual grant to enable
it function as an organisation providing a venue and a service
to writers and the public, but the grant was withheld last year
on the basis of a value-for-money assessment.
The
latest phase of the Google settlement - the agreement between
Google, authors and publishers with regard to works that the
giant multinational has digitized - has created a problem for
Irish writers. While thousands of books by Irish authors have
been scanned by Google, ever since the settlement was revised
late last year Ireland is no longer included in it. 
The
code of practice for literary editors
If you are a writer, then you are a writer; established, struggling, or forever hopeful, so join with other writers for the benefit of all.
See some benefits here
The
Irish Writers Union represents the interests of Irish writers, whether
they were born in Ireland or elsewhere..
Writers who are Irish by attachment, inclination, or persuasion, are
welcome to join us.
We offer advice and information to our members on various levels.
Links are maintained with writers’ organizations throughout the
world to advance the cause of writers and of writing in all its forms.
For ourselves, we maintain contact with our diaspora through a monthly
newsletter, distributed by post, and by email.
