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.
The days are longer and November seems far, far away. But, if you have the DBF blues, don’t fret, there is an amazing calendar of Literary Festivals taking place throughout the summer and all over the country to satiate your bookish appetites. May Maria Edgeworth Festival When: 6-8th May Where: Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford From its initial […]EventsNewsThe Summer Literary Festival Season Is Here!Published on 5 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.
Jess arrives in Paris, in need of a fresh start, to stay with her half-brother Ben; but, pretty soon, it seems this may not be the visit she was hoping for. Far from the glitz and glamour, Ben’s apartment block is down a quiet cul-de-sac. Tall and imposing, the beautiful old building stands back from […]Book ReviewsNewsREVIEW: ‘The Paris Apartment’Published on 24 March 2022.
Homesickness is the latest collection of short stories by Colin Barrett, winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Frank O’Connor Short Story Prize and the Guardian First Book Award for his highly acclaimed debut collection Young Skins. Nine years later, the eight stories in Homesickness mainly draw us back to rural and small-town […]Book ReviewsNewsREVIEW: Homesickness, Colin BarrettPublished on 10 March 2022.
Dublin Book Festival will take place November 9th - 13th 2022, with this in mind, we are putting the call out to authors, illustrators, publishers, cultural organisations, community groups to get in touch with an expression of interest to participate in the festival.NewsOpen Call for Submissions to Dublin Book Festival 2022Published on 28 February 2022.
Worried you missed some of the amazing chats at Dublin Book Festival last year? Well, fear no more, for we have compiled a list of our most popular events in one handy place just for you… 1. When We Cease To Understand The World – Benjamín Labatut in conversation with Rick O’SheaDJ and bibliophile Rick […]Event ReviewsEventsNewsTop 5 Replays from DBF ’21Published on 14 February 2022.
On this the Centenary of the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses we’re sharing the woman’s side of the story with a fabulous interview from last year with author of Nora, Nuala O’Connor. Stay tuned right to the end so you don’t miss a brilliant tune from Clare Sands and Susan O’Neill…InterviewsNewsCelebrating Ulysses with “Nora”Published on 1 February 2022.
There’s still a long way to go… Dublin Book Festival celebrated a banner year for diversity figures in its programming. And, while we’re not there yet, there is a definite trend emerging in the last three years that we are on the right track. 25{81d1184065c7f9cfaf23e8b3f52f53664bbbabdb8ac3ae7b4d9dfca466b9b382} of the 2021 Dublin Book Festival programme of events showcased […]NewsDiversity in Dublin Book Festival ProgrammingPublished on 28 January 2022.
Dublin Book Festival is delighted to be a part of The Raising Voices Fellowship. The Raising Voices Fellowship aims to develop and support aspiring artists who make work for children and young adults and whose voices have been underrepresented in literature. Our aims are to break down barriers to publication, progression and inclusion and to […]NewsDBF Proud to Support The Raising Voices FellowshipPublished on 11 January 2022.
We asked the DBF Team to tell us what they were most looking forward to from our 2021 Programme. Read on to find out which events Festival Assistant Nadine Cosgrave picked. It Rose Up Book Launch 8.00pm, Friday the 12th of November, Free Online Event After the (almost) two years we have had, escapism and […]NewsDBF Team Festival HighlightsPublished on 12 November 2021.
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.
