Meet Jen Wallace, another of our Raising Voices Fellows. Jen is an author and parent from Cork who hopes to bring more neuro-divergent perspectives to children’s publishing. 1) What do you think are the best things about children and young adult publishing at the moment? I get a real sense of enthusiasm and possibility around […]2 minutes with...News2 Minutes with…Raising Voices Fellow: Jennifer WallacePublished on 17 July 2022.
Meet Kate Moore from Tralee, Co. Kerry, another of our Raising Voices Fellows. We sat down with Kate to hear about what inspires her work, what a great community Irish Publishing is and of course what she hopes to achieve during her Fellowship. What do you think are the best things about children and young […]2 minutes with...News2 Minutes with…Raising Voices Fellow: KATE MOOREPublished on 5 July 2022.
Introducing our next Raising Voices Fellow – Aileen Swansen. We spent 2 minutes with Aileen to chat about her thoughts and hopes for the Fellowship and what inspires her, with her list of influences including such fabulous characters as SpongeBob and Elf! We cannot wait to hear more from Aileen! What do you think are […]2 minutes with...News2 Minutes with…Raising Voices Fellow: Aileen SwansenPublished on 23 May 2022.
For our second in the series of chats with our Raising Voices Fellows we spoke to Nene Lonergan, a Thai-Chinese artist living in Ireland and studying animation at Limerick School of Art and Design. 1) What do you think are the best things about children and young adult publishing at the moment? And the worse… […]2 minutes with...News2 Minutes with…Raising Voices Fellow: Nene Lonergan Published on 9 May 2022.
We sat down with Conor to learn a little more about him, what he hopes to gain from the Raising Voices Fellowship, his thoughts on children’s publishing in Ireland and what he’d like to see more of in this sphere. 1) What do you think are the best things about children and young adult publishing […]2 minutes with...News2 Minutes with… Raising Voices Fellow: Conor Bredin Published on 20 April 2022.
Join Tramp Press at this year’s Dublin Book Festival in celebrating the launch of It Rose Up: A Selection of Lost Irish Fantasy Stories, edited by writer, editor, translator and researcher Jack Fennell. A sister-publication to Jack’s A Brilliant Void (2018), It Rose Up will shock and delight fantasy and classic Irish writing fans everywhere. […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Jack FennellPublished on 11 November 2021.
Dublin Book Festival is a festival based in the city, but we love to feature the work of authors whose writing has the power to transport us far beyond the urban skyline, and immerse us in the natural world. Today’s 2 minute catch up is with Declan Murphy, who is most certainly one such author. […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Declan MurphyPublished on 10 November 2021.
If you haven’t been on an acclaimed Pat Liddy Walking Tour of Dublin, then you haven’t really experienced Dublin City properly at all, so we are thrilled that Pat Liddy is taking all book lovers on a special tour of the city this year, as part of Dublin Book Festival 2021. Pat’s walking tours specialise […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Pat LiddyPublished on 9 November 2021.
The last two years have been a challenge for most of us in so many ways, so we are extra thankful to have writers like Mark Henry shining a light on all things positive to emerge from our country. In Fact: An Optimist’s Guide to Ireland at 100 is the book we should all have […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Mark HenryPublished on 4 November 2021.
With less than a week to go until this year’s festival, excitement is building, and we are keen to find out as much as possible from our wonderful festival authors. Today’s 2 minutes catch up is with Australian-born JR Thorp, a writer, lyricist and librettist who, in her debut novel Learwife, has drawn King Lear’s […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… JR ThorpPublished on 3 November 2021.
Next up in our ‘2 minutes with’ series is Jo Kerrigan, author of Stories from the Sea, a captivating collection of tales from over the centuries, exploring Ireland’s special relationship with the sea. We were intrigued, and wanted to find out a little more about her own fascination with the sea. Kerrigan will be discussing […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Jo KerriganPublished on 27 October 2021.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if your favourite authors wrote a story together? We’re going to try and find out. 2 minutes with… is a new weekly column here at Dublin Book Festival. Every week, we’ll ask another author 2 questions and ask them to add their lines to our growing story. This […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Paper LanternsPublished on 10 November 2020.
