Irish book publishers do accept submissions from unagented writers, but the bar is high. Not so much for the romance/ women's fiction genre-but children's books. The competition is tough. Very impressed by this list of books for the Halloween season. I had to order one immediately. For my inner child.
Children's book reviews: Unleash banshees, selkies, and pookas from these autumn pages
Children’s Books Ireland has some recommended reads from tots to teens for October
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