Entries Open

Submissions for the Love Leabhar Gaeilge Irish Language Fiction Book of the Year Award 2024 for the An Post Irish Book Awards are now open.

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Please ensure that submitted titles conform to all eligibility requirements.

• The book must have been published within the current awards year i.e. between November 1st 2023 and up to and including November 1st 2024.
• The author must be Irish by birth, citizenship or long-term residence.  
• The book must be original, i.e. neither a reprint nor a translation or adaptation of a previously-published book.

Application Form

Click here for more information on the eligibility requirements.

Submitted titles will be considered by the book-industry panel and the critics and reviewers panel and the composition of the shortlists will be announced on 23rd of October. Successful publishers will be notified confidentially in advance.  Due to the volume of submissions we regret that we cannot undertake to notify unsuccessful publishers. Copies of submitted titles are only required if your titles are shortlisted but NOT at the submissions stage. This category is open to creative literature (New Fiction) in the Irish language for adults (The book must be original, i.e. neither a reprint nor a translation or adaptation of a previously-published book.)

Publishers are requested to ensure that shortlisted titles remain in print at the time of the awards and must also ensure that such titles are generally available in the Irish market, i.e. available from the national wholesalers at appropriate discounts.

Key Dates

Submissions close – 9th August
Shortlist Announcement – 23rd October
An Post Irish Book Awards Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony – 27th November

The Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony is scheduled to take place in the Convention Centre Dublin on 27th November. Updates will be posted regularly on the Irish Book Awards website https://www.irishbookawards.ie/

Eligibility Criteria
General Eligibility Guidelines

The book must have been published within the current awards year, i.e. between November 1st 2023 to 01 November 2024. The book must be original, i.e. neither a reprint nor a translation or adaptation of a previously-published book.

Eligibility guidelines for individual awards:

This year’s Love Leabhar Gaeilge award category is open to creative literature (New Fiction) in the Irish language for adults.

Additional Eligibility

Publishers are requested to ensure that shortlisted titles remain in print at the time of the awards.

Publishers must ensure that shortlisted titles are generally available in the Irish market, i.e. available from the national wholesalers at appropriate discounts.

Publishers must also undertake to support the IBAS campaign and awards night, ensuring that any shortlisted author is available to attend.

Publishers should also provide 13 copies of each shortlisted title. (Copies only required if your titles are shortlisted but NOT at the submissions stage).

Adjudication on all eligibility issues will be at the discretion of the Awards’ executive body. Their decision will be final.

Terms and Conditions:

This year’s Love Leabhar Gaeilge award category is open to creative literature (New Fiction) in the Irish language for adults.

The successful entrants must be available to attend the presentation ceremony in Dublin on the 27th November 2024.

An application from any author who is a member of the independent adjudication panel, who is involved in the administration of the Irish Book Awards or who is related to any person involved in the Awards or on the judging panel, will not be permitted.

Authors who have made current or previous contributions to IBA are eligible to enter.

How to Submit:

Entries should be submitted via the online form below.

Closing date for entries is 9th August 2024.

The entry form must be completed in full.

Submission of an entry is taken as acceptance of all the terms and conditions of entry.

The submitting party must undertake to support the IBAs campaign and if shortlisted, must attend the awards night at their own expense.

Before you enter please ensure that you have checked out Terms and Conditions of entry here.

Format of Submissions:

The author name and publisher should be detailed on the application form.

Judging:

All submissions will be judged anonymously.

The Judging Panel’s decision is final.

If there are any queries with regard to the terms and conditions or indeed any aspect of the Award, these can be emailed to gradamanpost@lorgmedia.ie

In line with GDPR legislation, all information gathered in the process of submission is held strictly, confidentially and will only be used by the organisers to contact those involved in the process in connection with the Love Leabhar Gaeilge le Foras na Gaeilge book award.