Best of luck to everyone involved in this week's @dublinbookfest.bsky.social. The line-up is amazing as always. Check it out between now and 9 November. And how gorgeous is their festival artwork by Ashwin Chacko @whackochacko.bsky.social dublinbookfestival.com/explore-the-...

Congratulations to Chloe Michelle Howarth on her new novel Heap Earth Upon It & thanks for the WCLF shout out "That was literally the best experience that I’ve had... I was so happy. It was amazing... It was just such a ‘pinch me’ thing." www.southernstar.ie/news/shining...

Congratulations to everyone nominated for the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social "recognising outstanding reading experiences created through writing and illustration in books for children and young people". Marvellous to see loads of Irish authors and illustrators in the mix 💚 @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social

"Irish authors Joseph O’Connor, Hazel Gaynor and more on the books that made them a writer" Aoife Barry @sweetoblivion.bsky.social for @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

Love this piece by @ruthpadel.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com about the 'The Poems of Seamus Heaney', a new book of collected and previously unpublished poems released by @faberbooks.bsky.social @seamusheaneyestate.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/d562...

Didn't realise my column this week is online! Thanks for sharing @wcorklitfest.bsky.social :) Find the column every week in the Sunday Times 'Culture' magazine next to the TV reviews

Love this idea @nytimes.com "How many of you practice seasonally driven reading? I doubt any library patron on earth remains unfamiliar with the term “beach read,” but what should we crack open once we see delicata squash & heirloom pears stacked up at the market?" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...

Great piece by Aoife Barry @sweetoblivion.bsky.social in @thetimes.com "TV adaptations of the novels of Ireland’s authors are reaching a global audience beyond the page" www.thetimes.com/article/d4e6...

The @cuirtfestival.bsky.social New Writing Prize is now open for submissions. There are four categories: poetry, short fiction, essay and Irish Language poetry and short fiction. Deadline 31 January www.cuirt.ie/cuirt-new-wr...

This is wonderful news! The Children's @thebookerprizes.com will be awarded annually from 2027; contemporary fiction for children aged 8-12 years old; £50,000 award; submissions open in spring 2026, written in or translated into English and published in UK and/or Ireland

⭐Shortlists for the An Post Irish Book Awards have been announced⭐ (If you're curious about the submission and judging process, you can find more here 🔽🔽🔽) www.irishbookawards.ie/submissions/ booksirelandmagazine.com/shortlists-f...

Join us next Thursday 30 October in @ucc.ie at 6pm to celebrate the launch of Banshee issue 20! Hear readings from our brilliant contributors and raise a glass to ten years of Banshee 📚 bansheepress.org/events/cork-...

A short clip from Leonard and Hungry Paul for those who want a quick peek before tomorrow night. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Deadline Extended: Poet in Residence 2025-2027 🖌 We have extended the deadline to apply for the role of Poet in Residence 2025-2027 to Friday 31st October at 5:00 p.m. For more details visit www.poetryireland.ie/education/ne... Supported by @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social

Wonderful news! This fabulous book Global, written by Eoin Colfer & @andrewdonkin.bsky.social & illustrated by Giovanni Rigano, is the new Cork County Council 'One County One Book'. Eoin & Andrew are coming to Carrigaline & Clon Libraries 25/26 Nov, booking essential www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/teen...

Festivals Investment Scheme 2026 Round 2 has been announced by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social This scheme supports small-to-mid-scale festivals to deliver high-quality arts experiences for audiences. Apply by 20 November, 5.30pm. artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

Congratulations to all the fabulous authors shortlisted for the An Post​ @irishbookawards.bsky.social across 18 categories #IrishBookWeek Check out the shortlists and vote for your favourites www.irishbookawards.ie/2025-shortli...

We can't wait for our Black History Month Celebration Event with @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social this Friday! Listen to our host Nandi Jola discuss the event on @925phoenixfm.bsky.social's D15 Today Show. 🎫 Tickets still available via www.eventbrite.ie/e/irish-writ...

10 of the best Irish books of 2025 chosen by @rte.ie Culture with shouts out to Elaine Feeney, Róisín O’Donnell, Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, John Banville, Anna Carey, Wendy Erskine, Patrick Holloway, Gráinne O'Hare, David Park & Claire Gleeson #IrishBookWeek www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

It's #IrishBookWeek and Bookselling Ireland have daily prompts to inspire you to discover Irish books Day 1: Bantry Bookshop Day 2: Madame Lazare by @tadhgmacdh.bsky.social, Irish-language novel (Special Mention: European Prize for Literature) #SeachtainNaLeabharEireannach #IrishBookADay

The books that made us readers. @thetimes.com asks writers @mariankeyes.bsky.social Simon Armitage, Bernardine Evaristo, David Nicholls, Salman Rushdie and others to reveal the book that turned them into a bibliophile @jtcbooks.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...

Join Cork County & Cork City Arts Offices on 22 Oct as artists, community leaders, educators, advocates from city & county gather for the inaugural Community Arts Networking Day. Attendees will explore ways to connect and enrich local communities through the arts www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/conn...

Be sure to get your tickets for this brilliant event next Tuesday!

Congratulations Niamh Connolly, "a debut novelist from Cork and winner of last year’s @womensprize.bsky.social Discoveries Award, has signed a six-figure, two-book deal with @hodderbooks.bsky.social. We Go Way Back, will be published as a lead title in spring 2027" www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann is gravely concerned about the detention of writer Naoise Dolan...The flotilla was illegally intercepted last night and seized by armed Israeli forces in international waters. irishpen.com/2025/10/08/t...

Cork County Council seeks facilitator for Rainbow Library Project which amplifies the voices of LGBTQIA+ young people aged 14-23 through workshops, mentorship & publication opportunities. Deadline 31 Oct. We're proud to present a Rainbow showcase during WCLF each July www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/cork...

Another fabulous #Poetry shortlist from the @tseliotprize.bsky.social

Delighted to see Vona Groarke on the shortlist for this year's T. S. Eliot Prize for her collection, Infinity Pool. Congratulations to all selected authors. @tseliotprize.bsky.social

The Budget Press Conference for @deptcultureirl.bsky.social Department of Culture, Communications and Sport is scheduled for 5pm today (Tues 7th) and is due to run until 5.45pm. The @gov.ie Press Conference will be live streamed: www.youtube.com/@governmento...

Poetry Ireland is recruiting a new Director to lead the Poetry Ireland team. Applications for this role are being managed by CCI Executive Search. For further details visit www.charitycareersrecruitment.ie/vacancy/159

Day 2 of the #DIKBCHALLENGE25: a book for 15-18 years old Treacle Town by Brian Conaghan is a gripping YA story about the importance of words and the power of poetry for a young boy who is looking for a way out of the life he is living 🩷🧡🩷🧡 #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

How wonderful does this sound! @newislandbooks.bsky.social is launching The Hare's Corner by @janeclarke.bsky.social and Catherine Cleary, illustrated by Jane Carkill. Books Upstairs, Friday 26 September at 6.30pm www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Do you know a young reader (16-24) who could help us select the next Laureate na nÓg? Applications close next Friday - we'd particularly love to hear from young people from underrepresented backgrounds or communities. More information + application form childrenslaureate.ie/young-reader...

"Irish creatives are in the limelight and rightly being celebrated. But children’s authors and illustrators in Ireland too often fly under the radar." Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people! ✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Welcome to Culture Night! Join @westcorkmusic.bsky.social for a FREE concert tonight (Fri 19 Sept 8pm) with two concert sets by the Olympia Quartet followed by Julie O'Sullivan and @daithishanahan.bsky.social. And check out the Bantry Culture Trail Free 🎟️ www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...

See you on Friday 19 Sept at 5pm for a FREE Culture Night event in #BantryLibrary with author Anya Bergman. Anya will discuss her new novel The Tarot Reader of Versailles with @oonaghmontague.bsky.social. Join our Bantry Culture Trail of music, books agus caint www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...

Wonderful to see so many Irish authors and illustrators on the @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social list for 2026. Congratulations agus comhgairdeas Paddy Donnelly, Kevin Moran, Maire Zepf, Andrew Whitson, Sheena Dempsey, Leona Forde and Karen Harte 💚📚🎨

We love this Southern Star series about how amazing West Cork libraries are! We are so lucky to have incredibly vibrant libraries and passionate librarians all over the county and country. And library membership is free! #LoveYourLibrary #SupportYourLocalLibrary www.southernstar.ie/news/the-big...

See you on Friday 19 Sept at 5pm for a FREE Culture Night event in #BantryLibrary with author Anya Bergman. Anya will discuss her new novel The Tarot Reader of Versailles with @oonaghmontague.bsky.social. Join our Bantry Culture Trail of music, books agus caint www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...

The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD @deptcultureirl.bsky.social, today announced the appointment of Dr Moling Ryan as Interim Director of the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Congratulations Anna Fitzgerald! Winner of the John McGahern Book Prize for best debut novel or short story collection by an Irish writer or writer resident in Ireland published in 2024. Sponsored by the Institute of Irish Studies at @liverpooluni.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

A beautiful & important call to action by @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social in @theguardian.com "The Ireland we knew hasn’t gone anywhere. Complacency caught us out, but we can each take our country back by just being what we know we can be: fierce sound people" ❤️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Beautiful piece from @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social, who gave me such a lovely welcome to the @wcorklitfest.bsky.social after being online buddies for 5yrs. The warmth newcomers to the fest and Ireland received in Bantry is worth cherishing. We've all lots to take home from CM's heartfelt words.

Today (Fri 5 Sept) is the last day for having your say on the Basic Income for the Arts Scheme which has been running since August 2022 and has provided 2,000 artists with €325 per week to support their creative practice Survey: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run... Read more artscouncil.ie/news/have-yo...

Apply before 2 Oct for the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Writer in Residence / Fellowship Scheme 2026. Writers can apply for positions at @maynoothuniversity.ie @dublincityuni.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social @ucc.ie @ucddublin.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social artscouncil.ie/funding-oppo...

New from the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Advice for Writers from Writers

Check out the wonderful Cape Clear Storytelling Festival which runs from 5-7 September on Cape Clear Island Oileán Chléire #LoveWestCork #WestCorkIslands capeclearstorytelling.com

August is #WomenInTranslation month. Here are some books we've enjoyed recently written by women in languages other than English & one by translator Jen Calleja about translation & translations. Names of authors, translators, original languages and English-language publishers in alt text #WITMonth