Vanessa O'Loughlin

Vanessa O’Loughlin (Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin) is an Irish author, and literary agent.

Career

In 2006, O'Loughlin moved from a career in event management to self-employment, founding Inkwell Writers Workshops to run fiction-writing workshops taught by bestselling published writers.[1][2] During the Post-2008 Irish economic downturn, the company was renamed The Inkwell Group and became a publishing consultancy, assisting new writers to move forward with their careers.

O'Loughlin publishes romantic fiction as "Vanessa Fox,"[3] and crime fiction as "Sam Blake."[4] In 2015 the Bonnier Twenty7 signed O'Loughlin to write a three book series of crime novels featuring detective Cat Connolly and set in Dublin, using the pen name Sam Blake; the first book in the series will be titled Little Bones."[5]

Writing.ie

O'Loughlin founded Writing.ie in 2011. Writing.ie is an online Irish writer's web resource and magazine that covers literary events and offers advice to writers.[6] [5] [1] [7] The website continues to be developed and run by O'Loughlin.

The Irish Independent describes Writing.ie as, "a one-stop shop for authors."[6]

References

  1. 1 2 McBennett, Fiona (11 January 2015). "Meet Irish women behind publishing powerhouses". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Brennan, Marjorie (19 March 2014). "Writers' workshop proves a novel experience for best-selling author". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ O'Sullivan, Marése (19 March 2012). "Want to Write? – Interview with Literary Scout Vanessa O'Loughlin". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Three-book deal for Sam Blake (20 May 2015)". crimeire.blogspot.com. Crime Fiction Ireland (blog). Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Vanessa O'Loughlin's book deal". The Irish Times. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Paperback Writer: Do Irish writers make a living?". Irish Independent. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  7. ↑ O’Sullivan, Marése (15 May 2015). "Preview: International Literature Festival Dublin". UTV Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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