Main Programme

Get inspired for winter with co-authors of Blasta Books #5 Soup, editor and food writer Dee Laffan and food writer and cook Blanca Valencia, who will be discussing their favourite soup recipes from their cookbook. The soups they have collected reflect individual cultures, memories and tastes, but they are also a reflection of Irish food […]

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Join authors Doreen Cunningham and Alice Kinsella in conversation with art critic and author Cristín Leach about motherhood, the climate crisis, and the restorative power of the sea. Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales (Virago) charts Cunningham’s journey with her young son, following the grey whale migration back to the Arctic. In Milk (Picador), […]

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Kathleen Lynn’s Diaries (UCD Press) is a new book containing selected extracts from the extensive diaries of Dr Kathleen Lynn (1874-1955), which spanned from 1916 until 1955; shedding light on her political activities, feminist ideas, medical work, and personal life. Join the books editors Dr Mary McAuliffe and Harriet Wheelock, author and journalist Dr Martina […]

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Join us to celebrate the publication of In the Foul Rag-and-Bone Shop (Scotus Press) by writer and playwright Jack Harte. When an eccentric and reclusive Dublin artist’s paintings go missing, a crisis is set in motion and he has to engage with the world. Across the ocean in New York lives an equally eccentric and […]

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In parts of West Africa it is believed children grow to embody their names; that a child named Peace will grow up to radiate serenity. Other West Africans think this is rubbish, but how do we come to be named? What then do we inherit? Do names change us? Who cares? And why should we? […]

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In this special panel event, novelist and commissioning editor Olivia Fitzsimons is joined by award-winning authors Sheila Armstrong, Jan Carson and Sheena Patel to talk about their contributions to This So-Called Writing Life, an online essay series published throughout the year on stingingfly.org. The writers will discuss the highs and lows they’ve experienced while developing […]

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Our stories is the first in person & online conference of 3 conferences in UNESCO Cities of Literature starting in Dublin on Saturday 11 November as part of Dublin Book Festival. Inspired by Pop Up projects (a literary agency in the UK), the conference is aimed at young people  (16+)  who will hear from established […]

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The Phoenix Park is Ireland’s best-known park. Each day, hundreds of people come into the park to work within what is the largest walled park in Europe. Every night, the gas lamps that line the park are lit – a tradition passed down through generations of one family: the Flanagans. Join brothers James and Frank […]

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The short story by its nature captures brief but significant moments or events in its characters’ lives, and so continues to captivate readers far and wide. Writer Mia Gallagher talks to two authors about their latest collections. Night Music (Doire Press) by Fergus Cronin is a tense collection of stories, by turns troubling and uplifting, […]

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Starting off in the historic surrounds of Dublin Castle, join Pat Liddy or one of his expert guides on a tour of the city to learn about some of the most famous writers associated with Dublin, from the 18th century to today. You will receive a map of Dublin which is illustrated by Pat Liddy […]

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Join us to celebrate the launch of the 9th volume of Winter Papers, edited by Kevin Barry and Olivia Smith. Winter Papers is an annual anthology for the arts in Ireland and beyond and features fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, visual art, along with artist-in-conversation pieces. Co-editor Kevin Barry will be in conversation with a number […]

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Dublin Book Festival brings together Ireland’s publishers to answer your questions – how many words should a novel be? What are they looking for? The do’s and don’ts of submitting your manuscript. Fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry, meet the publishers behind the scenes. DBF also introduces publishers and journals driven by a vision for […]

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