The Manuscript Publisher

18th annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale for 2026 begins today (where it is summer in the northern Hemisphere; winter in the south) and runs throughout July.

A select number of e-book titles will be available at significantly discounted prices.

Readers, followers, the general public are invited to participate and in doing so, may be helping to support independent publishing.

"Sales like this one attract the type of indie reader who comes for the discounts, and stays for the discoveries."

Further information as to the titles that we are facilitating is available at the link below …

The Manuscript Publisher The Manuscript Publisher is an Irish-based provider of professional and affordable services to authors, writers, independent publishers. Publishing solutions for the digital age via the printed and non-printed route.

Poetry Day Ireland takes place today (28 May) at the behest of Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann. It is an annual, Ireland-wide celebration of poetry and the creative process.

Poetry Day Ireland | Poetry Ireland Poetry Day Ireland is an annual island-wide celebration of poetry. This year it takes place on Thursday May 28th, 2026 with the theme 'Home'.

From the book, Peripheral by Faye Boland, published under the imprint of The Manuscript Publisher in 2018. This, the title poem, was overall winner at the Hanna Greally Literary Awards held under the auspices of SiarScéal Festival of the previous year.

'Peripheral' by Faye Boland, the winner of the Hanna Greally Prize in 2017...