About Us

 

Font was founded in 2003 by Aine McCarthy to provide services to writers. Ita O’Driscoll joined the agency in 2004. They worked together until 2008 when Aine decided to concentrate fulltime on her writing, leaving Font in Ita’s hands. Aine created a caring company and a vibrant brand and Font will always be grateful to her for her founding vision. Her second novel (written under the pen name Orna Ross) A Dance in Time was published by Penguin Ireland in September 2008. She is currently working on the first book of a trilogy set in New York during the time of the Draft riots. www.ornaross.com. Ita O’Driscoll enjoys bringing good books to publication and has a track record of finding the right publisher for each of her authors: ‘Working with writers is always a pleasure as they bring such passion and energy to their work. Seeing a manuscript through from its initial arrival on my desk to publication and often to bestseller list is an exciting journey with every single writer.’ 2008 saw two of Font’s books reach number 1 in the Irish Bestsellers lists.

"I am convinced more and more, day by day, that fine writing is, next to fine doing, the top thing in the world.”

John Keats
1795-1821