About the Festival
The Dublin Book Festival is one of Ireland’s most successful and vibrant book festivals, running since June 2006. The annual public festival showcases, supports and develops Irish publishing by programming, publicising and selling Irish published books, their authors, editors and contributors – all in an entertaining, festive, friendly and accessible environment that reflects the creativity and personality of the Irish publishing sector and its authors.
The Dublin Book Festival was established in 2006 by Publishing Ireland, the all-island trade association for book publishers, established in 1970, to celebrate all that is best in Irish writing and publishing. It has grown to become one of Ireland’s most successful and vibrant annual book events, with the assistance of a range of partners and the support of the Arts Council and other funders.
Taking place in November, the festival programmes over 60 events in venues throughout the city of Dublin, including Dublin City Libraries, National Library of Ireland, Irish Writers Centre, The Gutter Bookshop, The National Botanic Gardens, Dublin Port, Fighting Words and many more locations.
The diverse programme covers everything from poetry to science, history to poetry, comedy, literary fiction and a full family and schools’ programme. A festival hub is set-up in our primary venue, which in 2022 is The Printworks at Dublin Castle, where authors, publishers and audiences mingle over the four days. The Winter Garden is a space where audiences gather to lounge on beanbags and read, browse the bookshop, enjoy the café and meet authors at book signings.
The intimate festival is a showcase of the exceptional homegrown talent and hardworking publishers from throughout the island of Ireland.
In 2022, we are delighted to welcome you back with a variety of live-audience author talks, poetry events, walking tours, creative events and more, celebrating the writers, publishers and illustrators from this island. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Festival Team
Julianne Siron
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Róisín Russell
MARKETING MANAGER
The Dublin Book Festival Board
Siobhan Tierney
Caoimhe Fox
Ronan Colgan
Valerie Bistany
Becky McIndoe
Programming Committee
Bob Johnston
Alison Lyons
Declan Meade
Aoife Murray
Gráinne Ní Mhuilneoir
Stephen Reid
Sarah Liddy
