The Literary Professionals

The Literary Professionals are literary experts in the field of books and publishing. Our experts work directly in-house in publishing companies or freelance for industry clients and together, we provide a range of unparalleled services for writers and professionals involved in the book and publishing industry. Our aims are- To help writers improve their craft - To support and assist writers on their journey to getting published - To guide writers in their quest to find the right publisher and agent for their work The literary Professionals is founded and run by Emma Walsh, a leading industry expert with over 20 years’ experience. Emma has worked for and with booksellers, publishers, writers, agents and other organizations in the literary business in a wealth of guises. She has published, publicized, agented, marketed, bought and sold books of all kinds and eats, sleeps and breathes the written word. If you haven’t read one of her book reviews in The Irish Independent, you might have seen her talking books on TV3, or heard her speaking about publishing in the Irish Writers Centre, or watched the Irish Book Awards, a sponsorship she programmed for three years. When it comes to books, she knows her stuff.