2020, with the global pandemic, seemed a good time to institute some change in direction in the life of the Book Hub Publishing Group, which has been busy publishing authors since 2009. We wanted to get a stronger sense of the company being led by women and promote the idea of female entrepreneurship in Ireland so we had a team meeting (Zoom as we were all in various states of lockdown) and agreed new direction where we needed a formal role of Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Equality–Dr. Mary Helen Hensley was perfect for the role with her life experiences and publication interests. We aim to review inclusion across the board in our projects. Our Northern Ireland Senior Script Reviewer, Anna Gray, was happy to maintain and build on her existing role and move into ghostwriting. Dr. Phil Noone from Ocean Mindfulness, assumed Senior Irish Reviewer role and Susan McKenna took over as Director and Commissioning Editor. Clara Quinn took up Sustainability and Environment Lead. We borrow freelance senior editors when required!

We’ve continued to grow and work with existing and new authors from as far afield as the UK, the United States, France, Canada, Switzerland and even Peru and, of course, we continue to work with Irish authors throughout the island here in Ireland. We’ve also published several volumes of poetry and have more book projects from several genres in the pipeline.

Being women in business is challenging but also deeply rewarding and we aspire to continue to pave the way for diversity and inclusion in publishing, committed as we are, to sparking creative talent.