ProperBook: Words and Pictures is THE event this year at DBF for all those interested in creating picturebooks, comic books and graphic novels. A panel of experts will be there to guide you at this practical, information-packed event. Ahead of the event happening next Saturday morning November 12th in the dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire, […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Alan NolanPublished on 6 November 2022.
Our walking tours prove so popular every year, so what better way to enjoy some mindful time, tapping into your creativity, than with visual artist Renata Pekowska, who will be leading a sketching walking tour around the grounds of Chester Beatty and Dublin Castle at this year’s festival? We caught up with her to […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Renata PekowskaPublished on 4 November 2022.
‘If your house was on fire, what books would you save from the flames? Burning Books podcast, featuring an array of our favourite authors and cultural figures, is a show which takes great pleasure in delving into the books which have formed the backdrop to its guests’ lives. We are absolutely delighted that the […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Ruth McKee from Burning BooksPublished on 28 October 2022.
Sarah McIntyre is a master of bringing stories to life on the page and we are so excited for her to join us at this year’s ProperBook: Words and Pictures event at the Dublin Book Festival 2022. McIntyre is an award-winning writer and illustrator of comics and children’s books and is currently a Patron […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Sarah McIntyrePublished on 19 October 2022.
Paul Duffy is one of Ireland’s leading field archaeologists, directing digs across the globe. He has published and lectured widely on this work, and has edited the volumes From Carrickfergus to Carcassonne—Hugh de Lacy and the Cathar Crusade (2018) and Ireland and the Crusades (2022). His debut novel was published just last week – Run with the Hare, Hunt with […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Paul DuffyPublished on 17 October 2022.
This year at Dublin Book Festival we are delighted to be able to host many fascinating history events throughout the festival, so we are beyond excited to speak to Martina Devlin, author and award-winning journalist, about Historical Fiction. Her latest novel, Edith (The Lilliput Press), is a captivating and insightful novel based on the life […]2 minutes with...News2 minutes with… Martina DevlinPublished on 13 October 2022.
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.
