Sponsors and Partners

Dublin Book Festival is primarily supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

The Arts Council of Ireland is the Irish Government agency for developing the arts. They work in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life.

Dublin UNESCO City of Literature is a valued partner of DBF.

Dublin is the fourth UNESCO City of Literature, one of 28 UNESCO Cities of Literature worldwide.

With four Nobel prize winners (Yeats, Beckett, Shaw and Heaney), a brace of universities of global distinction in Trinity and UCD, over half a dozen books festivals, the internationally prestigious Dublin Literary Award and a world class new city library in the planning, it is without doubt that Ireland’s capital has literature in its blood.

Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin, and is a valued supporter of the arts through its Dublin City Arts Office.

Dublin Book Festival is proudly sponsored by the Office of Public Works

The OPW is responsible for Ireland’s most important heritage sites, including Dublin Castle and The Printworks at Dublin Castle which is, once again, Dublin Book Festival’s hub for 2023.

Dublin Book Festival is very grateful to the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency for their continued support.

Science Foundation Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is the national foundation for investment in scientific and engineering research. Dublin Book Festival is proud to be a part of Science Week Ireland 2023.