Are you a budding author? You could be in with a chance of landing a big book deal

Always dreamed of seeing your work in the bestsellers list?

Five leading agents are looking for you!

The International Literature Festival Dublin, in conjunction with The Inkwell Group and Writing.ie, is calling on aspiring authors to enter Date With An Agent, Ireland’s largest talent-spotting event.

75 aspiring authors will be selected from submissions received in an open call, and will have the chance to pitch their work to five leading literary agents keen to sign new talent.

To be in with a chance of being one of the lucky 75 chosen for a Date With An Agent writers are asked to submit the first 1,500 words of their work (fiction or non-fiction) in hard copy with a 1,000 word synopsis and 500 word author biography.

Submissions will be assessed by Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin and a team of experienced literary consultants from The Inkwell Group.

The closing date for submissions is midnight on Friday March 18th. Winners will be notified by April 7th.

Cost per each submission for Date With An Agent is €10.

For further information and to download an application form visitwww.ilfdublin.com