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The owner of the Wicklow children's bookshop Halfway Up the Stairs in Greystones has said it was “quite unbelievable” that her store was named the An Post Bookshop of the Year. But the shop also had other reasons to celebrate as two local authors – one of whom works at the store and the other a regular visitor – also emerged with awards.
Greystones author Peter Donnelly, who has just been shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 in the Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year (Junior) category, for his bestseller, The President’s Dog, launched his latest book, Little Wolf at his local children’s bookstore, Halfway Up The Stairs, which, coincidentally, has also been nominated for an An Post Bookshop award this year.
Wicklow literature was in clover on Friday as two of the county’s bookshops and two of its writers made the shortlist for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023.
CHILDREN’S authors and booksellers from Wicklow have joined internationally celebrated authors and illustrators to launch , a new initiative to champion children’s books written by those living and working in Ireland.