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This month marks the commencement of the 11th year of the Over The Edge series of monthly literary readings run by poets Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. Founded as a platform for emergent writers, OTE has showcased the work of some 300 authors since its inception. An impressive statistic in itself, no less impressive is the fact that more than 40 of the OTE readers have gone on to have their work published in book form. The high quality and lively diversity of their writing is much to the fore in the recently published Over The Edge, the First Ten Years, An Anthology of Fiction and Poetry from Salmon Poetry.

A local author has written a new children’s book which warns parents, teachers and children about the dangers of ticks, the tiny parasites which can carry Lyme disease.

Galway based author Patrick O’ Leary will be launching his book Servants of the Empire:the Irish Punjab 1881 -1921 in the Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway on Thursday March 14.

Galway’s golden age was during the mediaeval period when 14 merchant families turned it into an international trading hub, but who were they?

Local author and healer, Dr Mary Helen Hensley, is to launch her third book in the Sheraton Hotel this evening, Friday, June 29.

Ballinasloe Booksuckin’ Book Club is hosting its inaugural Literary and Heritage Day on Saturday November 19. It is a great opportunity for young and not-so-young to investigate the art of story writing and to embrace the heritage of the local community. Whether it’s autobiographies or fiction, there is a story to be told within everyone.

Overseas children’s charity, Plan Ireland is pleased to announce that their nationwide series of photographic exhibitions is coming to Belvedere House, Mullingar on September 29. As well as the photo exhibition, they will also be hosting the official launch of a new book by local author and Plan Ireland sponsor, Dolores Keaveney.

Local author Desmond Egan launches his new book Athlone Athlone, with photographs by Noel Finnerty, this weekend.

Mullingar woman Dolores Keaveney launched her new children’s book “Jenny the Little Brown Hen” in Belvedere House last night.

A local author is looking for people in the Midlands who believe thay may have had any communication with the dead for a sequel to her 2007 book Contacted.