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Our first event in support of the 2023 shortlist is about to take place! We are honoured to have last year’s senior winner, Erik J. Brown with us in person and to have currently shortlisted authors Triona Campbell, Jenny Ireland and Clara Kumagai joining us online. What. A. Line-up!! The Great Reads Award Team invites you and your students to On the Outside, the title of our GRA book event, starting at 11am on November the 10th in Blackrock College, co Dublin.  We have places available for attendance in person and we’d love to see you there,  or, if that’s not an option, do join us  online and get involved in the discussion that way. THIS IS A FREE EVENT! To be sure of your seats for the in-person event, RSVP to greatreadsaward@gmail.com , as soon as possible, and by the end of Tuesday, November the 7th at the latest. To join online, again just let us know that you’ll be coming with an RSVP to greatreadsaward@gmail.com, and we’ll let you know the Zoom details for online attendance. So come along and have your say – we have a HUGE welcome on the mat!