Join author Gaëlle Bélem and translator Laëtitia Saint-Loubert in conversation at this year’s Cork World Book Festival.

Join us at The Model in Sligo on the 22nd of March for an afternoon of brilliant stalls from local makers and artists. Bullaun Press will be running a stand from 12-4pm, and the café will be open throughout the day, so you can browse, chat, and enjoy a coffee while you explore.

Our March newsletter is about to land in your inbox! Catch up on Bullaun’s latest news, including the cover reveal of our next title in translation ‘What Now, Mr Wolf?’, details about an exciting panel event at the Franco-Irish Literary Festival and some lovely recent reviews of our titles.

Delighted to read this wonderful review of @gaellebelem.bsky.social's The Rarest Fruit!

On this, the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, I’m recommending this book by Tanja Maljartschuk @bullaunpress.bsky.social peakreads.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/f...

We are thrilled to share the beautiful cover of our next title in translation, designed by the very talented Niall McCormack @hitoneie.bsky.social.

ISLAND OF IRELAND 💚 @bansheepress.bsky.social @bullaunpress.bsky.social

We are delighted to share that we have been selected as one of the finalists for the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year (Island of Ireland)! Honoured to be chosen alongside a number of excellent Irish publishers.

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the authors and presses included on the 2026 longlist for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize. This award highlights the exceptional dedication and ambition of small presses in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Bullaun Press was thrilled to be represented at @thesocietyofauthors #TranslationPrizes2025 awards ceremony at the British Library last night, where translators Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert were in the running for the Scott Moncrieff Prize.

Our submission window for WP 12 opened today - great to see the work coming in. (Window closes midnight 18th Feb) Do encourage interested parties to submit winterpapers.com/submissions

Celebrate this International Women’s Day with us in the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Co.Wicklow, with an engaging and inspiring morning of writers in conversation around wellbeing, poetry and moving memoirs. Book your spot to join us ➡️ bit.ly/4txJIk2

We are thrilled to see that RTÉ Culture included this extract on their website under New Writing. ‘What Remains’ is the captivating debut novel by critically-acclaimed Galician writer @braislamela.bsky.social.

Good morning. PANENKA seems to be in the news today. Brahim, there is hope and I'll send you a copy. @realmadridfc1.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Introducing the author of our next title in translation: Eva Vezhnavets. ‘What Now, Mr Wolf?’ is a translation of Vezhnavets’ novel ‘Pa Što Idzieš, Vouča?’, originally published in Belarusian.

After five years of reviewing translated fiction for @irishtimes.com this is my last column. It has been a real privilege and I have loved doing it, but I need to focus on my writing and lighten my workload. Thanks sincerely to @martindoyle.bsky.social for the opportunity and to all the readers 🙏

Join Clare Poetry Collective on February 7th for their next event in the Glór Theatre, Ennis, with music from Shona Blake from 12.30, followed by guest poet Erin Fornoff. There will also be an open mic on the day. Supported by Poetry Ireland. Details: www.poetryireland.ie/whats-on/cla...

Winter time invites a different kind of reading. As we move steadily towards the brighter days of spring, there is space to slow down and be more attentive to the words on the page. This season, we’re thinking about our titles that ask for time, reflection, and re-reading.

'One of the most evocative and beautifully written books I have read in a long time.' Marita Conlon-McKenna We are delighted to reveal the cover for THE LOCK-KEEPER'S WIFE by JOHN MACKENNA 🌟 In rural mid-century Ireland, Julie McDermot lives an isolated life by the canal docks with her unloving-

❤️💙 beat the January dark nights!! 💙❤️

The deadline for our Ten by Ten Workshop, run in partnership with @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social, is today at 5pm!!

January 6 marks Nollaig na mBan - traditionally a moment of pause at the end of the Christmas season. As we usher in another period of creativity and publication in 2026, we would like to take a moment to acknowledge the often unseen work that sustains the industry: care, attention, and patience.

As 2025 draws to a close, we are taking a moment here at Bullaun Press to reflect on the past year. It has been an incredibly busy and rewarding twelve months, which saw us publish two exciting new titles,

Thank you @ebrd.bsky.social for the lovely mention! Pick up your copy of 'Forgottenness' by Tanja Maljartschuk (tr. Zenia Tompkins), an #ERBDLiteraturePrize2025 finalist, in store or on our website today📚 #LiteratureInTranslation #TranslatedFiction #UkranianLiterature #SupportIndiePublishing

Merry Christmas from Bullaun Press 🎄🎁 We would like to wish all of our colleagues and readers a wonderful and safe Christmas, and all the very best in 2026.

We were thrilled to travel to Dublin last month to take part in the inaugural Dublin Small Press Fair, a two-day event held in Pearse Street Library.

Many mentorships are made possible thanks to the generous support of organisations across Ireland. Today, we’re thanking new supporter Monaghan County Council. For a full list of funders, please check out our site: irishwriterscentre.ie/national-men... Remember, applications close on 31 Dec!

'The displacement of these rural people from Negueira de Muñiz is the subject of 'What Remains'. But author Brais Lamela is not just telling a Galician story. With a subtle, light touch he uses this narrative to ask broader questions about home, belonging, displacement and migration.'

Exciting news! 📣 We are delighted to announce the workshop strands for the BCLT Literary Translation Summer School 2026. Next year’s Summer School will take place online from Monday 20 July – Friday 24 July 2026. Bursaries are available. Find out more and apply: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

ICYMI, you can still watch back this powerful panel on class x masculinity in contemporary poetry

The countdown to Christmas is on!🎁 Give your loved ones the gift of literature in translation this festive season with our Christmas Bundle. Two titles of your choice, gift wrapped with a personalised note, and posted anywhere in Ireland for just €29!

We are happy to share that some of our titles are featured at this year’s Dublin Art Book Fair 📚 Currently running until 14 December at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, #DABF2025 features limited edition books made by artists, designers and independent publishers which can be browsed or bought.

⭐️A clear majority of MEPs have adopted an amendment to exclude printed products, including books, from EUDR⭐️ Ivan O'Brien on an important decision for publishers booksirelandmagazine.com/books-and-pr...

Our December newsletter has landed in your inbox!✉️ Catch up on Bullaun’s latest news, including an exciting shortlisting announcement, a recap of the @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social, and our Christmas Bundle!🎁 Not subscribed to our newsletter? Sign up at bullaunpress.com 📚

Give the gift of translated literature this Christmas with some brilliant books from Bullaun Press 🎁 For just €29, choose any two of our six titles in translation and we will deliver them, wrapped, along with a personalised gift note, anywhere in Ireland!

Small press publishers in the UK discuss the challenge and necessity of independent publishing: “I feel a growing sense of urgency to raise awareness of the practical realities, and to be transparent about the fight for survival that many of us are facing.”

'This beautifully written book tells a story of displacement, but also invites us to see movement and emigration on a wider scale, as a continually evolving and dynamic human story.'

We'll be at @molimuseum.bsky.social this Friday celebrating ten issues of Tolka with these fine writers. Free to attend! moli.ie/events/first...

We are in the middle of #ReadPalestineWeek, an initiative from #PublishersforPalestine which runs until this Friday 5 December 🍉 Visit publishersforpalestine.org for a full list of free eBooks written by Palestinian writers & about Palestine, and read to resist this week 🍉

Our next announcement is the shortlist for the Scott Moncrieff Prize, for translations into English of full-length French works of literary merit and general interest. The prize is generously sponsored by the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni.

Delighted to be shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff prize, together with Karen Fleetwood for our translation of Gaëlle Bélem’s There’s a Monster Behind the Door, pub. by @bullaunpress.bsky.social. Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social translation prizes!

Another of Gaëlle Bélem's from Bullaun Press, The Rarest Fruit, made the New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2025

We are delighted to share that ‘There’s a Monster Behind the Door’ by Gaëlle Bélem (tr. Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert) has been shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff Prize in this year’s @societyofauthors.bsky.social #TranslationPrizes.

What an achievement! ⭐ Congratulations to Johanna Ekström, Sigrid Rausing and @grantabooks.bsky.social #WarwickPrize #WIT #Translation

A lovely snap of @braislamela.bsky.social outside @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social, the An Post Bookshop of the Year 2025! 📚 Congratulations to the wonderful team at Chapters, such well deserved recognition ⭐ #AnPostAwards2025 #ShopLocal #ShopIrish

It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

Excited that @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social is finally upon us! Join us at Pearse Street Library this evening from 6-9 and tomorrow from 10-4, and support a wonderfully talented bunch of small publishers and book makers 📚 #DublinSmallPressFair2025 #SupportIndiePublishers

I can't say I'll buy nothing today as I'll be in Dublin at @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social Support the smallies but not the biggies!

Our warmest congratulations to wonderful author and colleague @gaellebelem.bsky.social, whose novel The Rarest Fruit – translated by Hildegard Serle and published by @europaeditions.bsky.social – has been selected by @nytimes.com as one of its 100 Notable Books of 2025.