Shiprocked: Dublin Launch pictures
Posted: April 16, 2009 Filed under: Events | Tags: Declan Meehan, Just Published, Liberties Press, Phantom 105.2, Pirate Radio, Publishing, radio, Radio Caroline, Radio Jackie, Radio Nova, Seven Towers, Shiprocked!, Writing 1 Comment »The official Irish launch of SHIPROCKED – Life On The Waves With Radio Caroline took place on April 15th, attended by a good crowd including many from the world of radio in Ireland.
The book is now available in all major bookstores, including Easons, Hughes & Hughes, Chapters, Hodges Figgis, as well as through the major online retailers.
The evening launch was preceeded by a lunchtime reading at Chapters bookstore in Parnell Street
Declan Meehan was one of a number of old pirate faces who attended the launch party
Shiprocked launch at Cassidy's Bar
Caroline and Ross Revenge posters were displayed throughout the venue
The radio t-shirt line-up with Phantom 105.2 staff (left to right) Ger Roe, Fiona Scally, Steve Conway, Anne Marie (in Radio Jackie t-shirt!), Sinister Pete and Pearl
Shiprocked cover and ISBN
Posted: February 19, 2009 Filed under: 1980s, 1987, New writing, non-Fiction, offshore, Publishing, Radio Caroline | Tags: books, Ireland, Liberties Press, Pirate Radio, Publishing, Radio Caroline, Shiprocked! Leave a comment »
Shiprocked - out March 31st
ISBN 978-1-905483-62-4
Shiprocked! – publication date 31st March
Posted: January 10, 2009 Filed under: 1980s, 1987, Irish writing, New writing, non-Fiction, offshore, Phantom 105.2, Publishing, radio, Radio Caroline, Ross Revenge, Seven Towers, Shiprocked! | Tags: books, Irish writing, Last Wednesday, Liberties Press, Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline, Seven Towers, Shiprocked!, Steve Conway Leave a comment »A quick update, publication of Shiprocked! has been confirmed for March 31st 2009 by Liberties Press.
It will be available from that date through normal retail outlets in the UK and Ireland, through various online sales sites (including the Radio Caroline Sales operation and the Phantom 105.2 Merchandise Store ).
A special pre-order package for Caroline supporters to include extra content is currently being agreed – more details shortly.
A number of launch events and readings will take place in both the UK and Ireland throughout the spring, and I will also continue to read at the monthly Seven Towers event Last Wednesday in Dublin (next event: 7pm Wednesday 28th January at Cassidys of Westmorland street).
Steve
This is the year . .
Posted: January 3, 2009 Filed under: Irish writing, non-Fiction, offshore, Publishing, radio, Radio Caroline | Tags: books, Ireland, Liberties Press, Offshore Radio, Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline, Seven Towers, Shiprocked!, Writing Leave a comment »Every New Year for the last several years, I’ve made the resolution to get the book finished, to get representation, and said to myself ‘maybe this will be the year when I finally get it published”.
But this new year is different – thanks to a huge number of things that happened in 2008,not least the sterling efforts Seven Towers Literary Agency, I start 2009 knowing that this IS the year in which my tale of life at sea with Radio Caroline will finally see the light of day.
Publication by Liberties Press is due at the end of March or early April (firm date to be announced soon).
Even knowing this, I was still amazed to find myself listed in the Irish Times today, in a feature on books that we can look forward to in 2009.
I know I should be all calm, and professionally detached, but really, I just want to say: Woo Hoo!
Steve
