Professional Development

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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Programmed by Sarah Webb. Speakers for this event include Award-winning Children’s Authors Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Mary Murphy and Sarah Webb; Aoife Murray from Children’s Books Ireland; Publishers Ivan O’Brien from The O’Brien Press and Matthew Parkinson-Bennett from Little Island Books. What kind of children’s books are publishers looking for at the moment? How much do children’s […]

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Join award-winning author and journalist Anna Carey to find out more about chairing literary events Ireland abounds with literary festivals and effective chairs are very much in demand. Come  along to learn skills and tips in chairing engaging, informative and fun literary events. This training session is presented in partnership with Children’s Books Ireland and […]

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Are you a teenager who loves to read and discuss books? Are you a pro at writing your English essays? Or a bookworm? Then this workshop is for you! Paper Lanterns is the literary journal for teen and YA literature. This workshop will cover writing non-fiction essays and book reviews, and submitting to literary journals. […]

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Industry experts will take to the stage, sharing their secrets to success and revealing the latest trends shaping the current publishing landscape. Engage in captivating discussions, gain valuable insights, and discover innovative strategies to navigate the ever-evolving publishing industry. The conference programme features Richard Charkin founder of Mensch Publishing, The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in […]

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Ireland’s culture of literary journals is the strongest it has been in decades – perhaps ever. For this year’s annual Dublin Review Conversations event, the editors of three journals – Lisa McInerney of The Stinging Fly, Eimear Ryan of Banshee and Liam Harrison of Tolka – join a fourth (The Dublin Review’s Brendan Barrington) to […]

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The Arts world has had to adapt considerably in the last number of years to changes in the media landscape and audience engagement. This facilitated discussion, also exploring residencies and arts marketing, is for professionals creating literature events at festivals, venues, libraries, or any organisations, to share experiences, gather information and try to explore how […]

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Takin’ the Mic returns to Dublin Book Festival for an evening of poetry and prose in English and Irish. Hosted by an M.C. with readings from a special guest as well as an ‘open mic’ for writers, poets and musicians. Everyone welcome! Tá Takin’ the Mic ag Féile Leabhar Bhaile Átha Cliath le hghaidh sár-oíche […]

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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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