'We got ready quickly and went down into the neon fairyland of Dublin. I loved it more than I had ever loved a summer's day in a hayfield. Lights, faces, traffic, the enormous vitality of people hurrying to somewhere.' The Country Girls Edna O'Brien was born on this day in 1930.

A few photos of last night's event with Portuguese writer Pedro Chagas Freitas. We had a great showing of members of the Portuguese-speaking community. Our special thanks to Pedro, the Embassy of Portugal, @literatureireland.bsky.social and to all those who attended.

A month in books: November 2025 📚 Literature Ireland's Translation Grant programme invites international publishers to apply for a contribution towards the translation of Irish literature from English or Irish into another language. In November we received copies of 15 titles in 10 languages:

The University of Galway and Literature Ireland are delighted to announce the 2026 Translator Fellowship. 🗓️ Deadline: 6:00 p.m. (Irish time) on Tuesday, 6th January 2026. 🖋 For more information on eligibility and how to apply, please visit our website: www.literatureireland.com/latest/liter...

If you missed it, last night's RTÉ Radio 1 Arena featured Maggie Armstrong and Mike McCormack talking about An Alternative Irish Christmas, and you can listen back here! www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... An Alternative Irish Christmas is out now tramppress.com/product/an-a...

Calling poets — the Gerald Dawe Poet Bursary deadline has been extended to December 3rd. Information and how to apply: www.poetryireland.ie/news/home-ag... Poets must be available to access the Dawe archives in Dublin and Belfast.

Qué a gusto hemos estado celebrando la publicación de «El arado y las estrellas» con su traductora Marta Callava y con Denis Rafter. Gracias a Marta y a @ybernia-books.bsky.social por traernos por fin a Sean O'Casey en español (con el apoyo de @literatureireland.bsky.social). #ElTeatroTambiénSeLee

Excited to see some of you in Pearse Library this Friday and Saturday at the @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social 📚 Open to the public on Friday between 6-9 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 📚 Be sure to come by and say hello at our stand, and peruse our selection of translated titles! 📚

A wonderful opportunity to work with the fabulous team @literatureireland.bsky.social. Deadline 5 December www.literatureireland.com/latest/we-are-hiring/

THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊 Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week! Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉 This event is free but space is limited and booking essential - book your ticket here: stingingfly.org/product/wint...

The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year

Ready, steady... Gearing up for last night's @dublinbookfest.bsky.social event at @molimuseum.bsky.social: 'Writing the Unspeakable', with Gaea Schoeters and Audrey Magee, in partnership with @literatureireland.bsky.social. With thanks to great audience.

Winter Papers 11 is here [sound up!]. Design by @johnfoley.bitedesign.com Supported by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Launching @dublinbookfest.bsky.social Saturday 8th Nov

A month in books: October 2025 📚 Literature Ireland's Translation Grant programme invites international publishers to apply for a contribution towards the translation of Irish literature from English or Irish into another language. In October we received copies of 10 titles in 9 languages:

Congratulations to Mary O'Malley, who has been named the joint winner of the 2025 Derek Walcott Prize with her collection The Shark Nursery!🎉 Mary was announced as a joint winner of the prize, alongside Theresa Lola for her collection Ceremony for the Nameless (Penguin Books). Well done to both!🎉

Swung by @literatureireland.bsky.social HQ this afternoon to pick up the Arabic translation of #TheRaptures published by Alarabi Publishing

Issue 20 (autumn/winter 2025) has gone to print! Our landmark 20th issue, guest edited by acclaimed author @clarakiyoko.bsky.social, has a speculative fiction theme and marks our tenth anniversary in print. The beautiful cover art is by @erinconnally.bsky.social ✨ bansheepress.org/shop/p/issue...

I couldn’t count how many times Literature Ireland has been there for me, supporting my writing, listening, encouraging and being a home from home. Endlessly grateful. Swung by their swanky new set up at Frankfurt Book Fair today and caught the team working hard to promote Irish writing

Me encanta haber estado allí "de libro presente". Gracias a @literatureireland.bsky.social por su apoyo a la traducción de "Los incendiarios" (@hojadelataedit.bsky.social) y por todo lo que hacen (y lo bien que lo hacen) por la literatura irlandesa.

The fine looking @literatureireland.bsky.social stand at Frankfurt @buchmesse.de.

We are happy to share our New Writing from Ireland 2025 catalogue, which showcases a selection of the finest Irish writing published each year. You can read it here: www.literatureireland.com/books/new-wr...

We are delighted to share the cover for a very special project we've been working on for Christmas 2025! An Alternative Irish Christmas is an anthology of stories, in traditional, unusual, extract, and essay form by some of our favourite authors. 1/🧵

This is very, very good! New Claire-Louise Bennett novel, BIG KISS, BYE-BYE, published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social later this week. You can also find CLB in Tolka Issues Two and Seven . . .

A month in books: September 2025 📚 Literature Ireland's Translation Grant programme invites international publishers to apply for a contribution towards the translation of Irish literature from English or Irish into another language. In September we received copies of 10 titles in 9 languages:

A month in books: August 2025 Literature Ireland's Translation Grant programme invites international publishers to apply for a contribution towards the translation of Irish literature from English or Irish into another language. Last month we received copies of 10 titles in 10 languages:

📚 Atelier Samuel Beckett Residency 2025 A unique chance for an Irish writer & French translator to live & work in Paris 🗓️ Oct 13 – Nov 7, 2025 Apply here: www.literatureireland.com/latest/ateli...

Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡 Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

A month in books: July 2025 📚 Last month we received copies of 12 titles in 8 languages. Literature Ireland's Translation Grant programme invites international publishers to apply for a contribution towards the translation of Irish literature from English or Irish into another language.

Seán Rocks: Ireland has lost one of its great cultural champions. A fine tribute by Mick Heaney www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

📚 Atelier Samuel Beckett: Irish Writer and French Translator in Residence 2025 The residency will take place from October 13 – November 7, 2025 You can find the full details here: www.literatureireland.com/latest/ateli...

Very interesting discussion about literature and/in translation, with Irish author @ronanhession.bsky.social and the Spanish translator of ‘Leonard and Hungry Paul’, Clara Ministral, moderated by @literatureireland.bsky.social director Sinéad Mac Aodha. Tonight in Dublin.

Join us on Tuesday July 22 at 6:30 pm for our event Making it Happen: @ronanhession.bsky.social in conversation with his Spanish translator Clara Ministral @wheekerbooks.bsky.social, and Director of Literature Ireland, Sinéad Mac Aodha. 🎟️ Tickets are free but booking is required: bit.ly/44hFFh1

Do join us tomorrow. Sinéad Mac Aodha, Director of Literature Ireland will be interviewing me and Clara Ministral, Spanish translator of Leonard and Hungry Paul. It's free but you need to book 💛

@wcorklitfest.bsky.social excellent comparative translation event in Bantry library today with Sarah Ardizzone & Antain Mac Lochlainn on Gaël Faye's novel Petit pays in English & Irish translation @antainmac.bsky.social @literatureireland.bsky.social can't wait to read the book now.

Join us next Tuesday! Book your ticket here: bit.ly/44hFFh1

1pm today: Small Country, Big Continent: Translating Gaël Faye's Burundi and Rwanda. This wonderful book is translated from French into English by Sarah Ardizzone & into Irish by Antain Mac Lochlainn. Join WCLF & @literatureireland.bsky.social for this free event www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...

Vona Groarke has been welcomed by the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust as the new Ireland Professor of Poetry, one of the most prestigious positions in poetry. The position will run from September 2025 to November 2028. Full press release here: www.poetryireland.ie/news/vona-gr...

June 2025 Wrap-Up 📚 Last month we received copies of 7 titles in 7 languages. Literature Ireland's Translation Grant programme invites international publishers to apply for a contribution towards the translation of Irish literature from English or Irish into another language.

Join us on Tuesday July 22 at 6:30 pm for our event Making it Happen: @ronanhession.bsky.social in conversation with his Spanish translator Clara Ministral @wheekerbooks.bsky.social, and Director of Literature Ireland, Sinéad Mac Aodha. 🎟️ Tickets are free but booking is required: bit.ly/44hFFh1

Delighted to announce the shortlist for our 📚Annual John McGahern Book Prize📚 for best debut by an Irish author. Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald. @4thestatebooks.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @literatureireland.bsky.social #IrishStudies

It's been just over a month since we launched THIS INTERIM TIME by @oonaf.bsky.social, so it feels like a good time to share some of the lovely things reviewers have said about it 🧡💛

Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, winner of the Premio Gregor von Rezzori, for the Italian edition of Glorious Exploits (Eroi senza gloria) published by NN Editore ( translation: Valentina Daniele). Ferdia will be reading at WCLF on 12 July www.rebeccacarterliterary.com/news/ferdia-...

am very proud of The Benefactors audiobook. I do the main narration but over 30 others - family, friends, strangers - recorded the 50 voices that form the book’s monologues. Most had zero experience. All were BRILLIANT. Thanks to @hachetteaudio.bsky.social www.thebookseller.com/news/hodder-...

Seán Farrell will be at WCLF on 14 July reading from his debut novel Frogs For Watchdogs, which is published @newislandbooks.bsky.social. Join Seán and fellow debut Quynh Tran from Sweden. Video by @literatureireland.bsky.social 🎟️ www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFSp...

Big thanks to @literatureireland.bsky.social and #belfastbookfestival for championing Irish literature in translation and allowing Clara Ministral and I to talk translation this afternoon @wheekerbooks.bsky.social

Gracias a la colaboración de @literatureireland.bsky.social, en el festival también habrá una exposición de obras irlandesas acompañadas de sus traducciones a distintos idiomas 😍😍

Seán Farrell tells us about his book, Frogs for Watchdogs, and the language he would love to see it translated into. In Blúiríní (Irish for snippets), we meet the writer in a place of inspiration or in a space they feel at home. @newislandbooks.bsky.social

🌟Congratulations to Niall Williams, winner of the Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award!🌟 'I don’t remember the last time I read a book that made me stop—so frequently—unable to continue until I had savoured a sentence'—Paul McVeigh @writersweek.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/niall-willia...

We are excited to announce the shortlist for the Prix de Traduction Centre Culturel Irlandais- Literature Ireland 2025