The overall winner will get a publishing deal and £50,000.
An Offaly author is being recognised as an emerging talent after being shortlisted for a literary award.
Rahan's Mary Minnock and her book Love Lost is the only Irish entry among a shortlist of 6 for the innagural Libraro award.
The overall winner will be announced at a reception in London on May 13th where the winning author will get a publishing deal and 50 thousand pounds.
She says she's over the moon to be included in the nominees list:
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