West Cork Literary Festival
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Thanks for making WCLF2025 so wonderful! Save the dates and join us in Bantry 10-17 July 2026. Sign up for our e-newsletter for programme alerts
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We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025 is ‘And the Walls Became the World All Around’ by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing and published by @grantabooks.bsky.social !
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025 is ‘And the Walls Became the World All Around’ by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing and published by @grantabooks.bsky.social !
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UK+Ireland children's/YA authors, poets & illustrators: want more school bookings in 2026?
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
UK+Ireland children's/YA authors, poets & illustrators: want more school bookings in 2026?
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
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Looking forward to being part of the inaugural #DublinSmallPressFair in Pearse Street Library!
Come say hello at our stall from 6–9pm on Friday the 28th and 10am–4pm on Saturday the 29th.
Come say hello at our stall from 6–9pm on Friday the 28th and 10am–4pm on Saturday the 29th.
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Looking forward to being part of the inaugural #DublinSmallPressFair in Pearse Street Library!
Come say hello at our stall from 6–9pm on Friday the 28th and 10am–4pm on Saturday the 29th.
Come say hello at our stall from 6–9pm on Friday the 28th and 10am–4pm on Saturday the 29th.
Tonight! We'll definitely be tuning in to the @irishbookawards.bsky.social coverage. Best of luck to everyone involved. You're all winners 💚📗
This year, you can follow along LIVE, as the An Post Irish Book Awards are going to be live-streamed. You can be in on all the action and watch as each winner is announced.
Starting TOMORROW AT 9PM!
WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/user/AnPostIRE
Starting TOMORROW AT 9PM!
WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/user/AnPostIRE
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Tonight! We'll definitely be tuning in to the @irishbookawards.bsky.social coverage. Best of luck to everyone involved. You're all winners 💚📗
Cork Cork Council is preparing their Library Development Plan for the years 2026-2030. 📒 This plan will inform how the library service progresses and grows over the next 5 years & they want to hear from library users. Complete this short form before Monday 22 December & have your say
t.co/w9NFbMtSs7
t.co/w9NFbMtSs7
https://www.yourcouncil.ie/service/Library_Development_Plan_2026_to_2030
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cork Cork Council is preparing their Library Development Plan for the years 2026-2030. 📒 This plan will inform how the library service progresses and grows over the next 5 years & they want to hear from library users. Complete this short form before Monday 22 December & have your say
t.co/w9NFbMtSs7
t.co/w9NFbMtSs7
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Reminder: In-person info sessions in Cork County Library branches starting this week and an online session on 1 December. Funding deadline: 9 January
Cork County Council Library & Arts Services funding opportunities for the Arts sector. Proposals are invited for arts projects, activities & events taking place in Cork County in 2026. Deadline 9 Jan. Info sessions in local libraries and online in Nov/Dec
www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/appl...
www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/appl...
Applications Invited for Cork County Council Arts Funding
Cork County Council has announced details of its 2026 funding opportunities for the Arts sector.
www.corkcoco.ie
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Reminder: In-person info sessions in Cork County Library branches starting this week and an online session on 1 December. Funding deadline: 9 January
On Wednesday @ucc.ie are hosting an amazing FREE event w/ poets @deanbrowne.bsky.social & @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social. Dean's debut collection After Party is published by @picadorbooks.bsky.social and Rosamund's verse novel Filly by @bansheepress.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poets-dean...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poets-dean...
Poets Dean Browne and Rosamund Taylor in conversation
UCC School of English & Digital Humanities presents a reading and discussion with two exceptional young Irish poets
www.eventbrite.ie
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We love a good "Books of the Year" wrap up as we get to see what everyone else is reading and enjoying. Some inspired ideas here from @thetls.bsky.social contributors (and a fabulous artwork “Reading in Bed 6” by Chantal Joffe, 2025)
Books of the Year 2025: Our contributors choose their favourites
Books of the Year 2025
www.the-tls.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We love a good "Books of the Year" wrap up as we get to see what everyone else is reading and enjoying. Some inspired ideas here from @thetls.bsky.social contributors (and a fabulous artwork “Reading in Bed 6” by Chantal Joffe, 2025)
Our parent company @westcorkmusic.bsky.social is 30 years old and to mark the occasion WCM is hosting a special event in Bantry Cinemax on 30 Nov. A special screening of two 1998 documentaries with all proceeds going towards our exciting plans for a Bantry venue
www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...
www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...
Film Screening: Celebrating 30 Years of West Cork Music - West Cork Music
Join us for a special screening to mark 30 years of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and its role in Bantry's past & future!
www.westcorkmusic.ie
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our parent company @westcorkmusic.bsky.social is 30 years old and to mark the occasion WCM is hosting a special event in Bantry Cinemax on 30 Nov. A special screening of two 1998 documentaries with all proceeds going towards our exciting plans for a Bantry venue
www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...
www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...
"Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review." @nytimes.com #100NotableBooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
100 Notable Books of 2025
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review." @nytimes.com #100NotableBooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
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Calling educators! ✨
Join us at our Educators webinar on Monday 15th December to hear about our exciting World Book Day 2026 plans, and how you can help make reading fun in your classroom. 📚
Sign up now - buff.ly/OtjqSeg
Join us at our Educators webinar on Monday 15th December to hear about our exciting World Book Day 2026 plans, and how you can help make reading fun in your classroom. 📚
Sign up now - buff.ly/OtjqSeg
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Calling educators! ✨
Join us at our Educators webinar on Monday 15th December to hear about our exciting World Book Day 2026 plans, and how you can help make reading fun in your classroom. 📚
Sign up now - buff.ly/OtjqSeg
Join us at our Educators webinar on Monday 15th December to hear about our exciting World Book Day 2026 plans, and how you can help make reading fun in your classroom. 📚
Sign up now - buff.ly/OtjqSeg
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School library staff ⏰
Sign up for our webinar on Monday 8th December and hear about our exciting World Book Day plans!
Register here - buff.ly/yMTGVQE
Sign up for our webinar on Monday 8th December and hear about our exciting World Book Day plans!
Register here - buff.ly/yMTGVQE
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
School library staff ⏰
Sign up for our webinar on Monday 8th December and hear about our exciting World Book Day plans!
Register here - buff.ly/yMTGVQE
Sign up for our webinar on Monday 8th December and hear about our exciting World Book Day plans!
Register here - buff.ly/yMTGVQE
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Join us for our annual Books of the Year Online event on Monday 24th November. Check out the fab line up of authors we’ll be talking to below! And we will be giving out a 10% discount code on the night! Book your free ticket here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2411...
@sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
@sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Join us for our annual Books of the Year Online event on Monday 24th November. Check out the fab line up of authors we’ll be talking to below! And we will be giving out a 10% discount code on the night! Book your free ticket here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2411...
@sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
@sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
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Happy 2025 Books We Love Day. So excited to share this with you. If you love books or you're looking for something great to read NPR has the handpicked, heartfelt recs for you! Proud to be a contributor again this year. Dig in.
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Happy 2025 Books We Love Day. So excited to share this with you. If you love books or you're looking for something great to read NPR has the handpicked, heartfelt recs for you! Proud to be a contributor again this year. Dig in.
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
On Wednesday @ucc.ie are hosting an amazing FREE event w/ poets @deanbrowne.bsky.social & @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social. Dean's debut collection After Party is published by @picadorbooks.bsky.social and Rosamund's verse novel Filly by @bansheepress.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poets-dean...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poets-dean...
Poets Dean Browne and Rosamund Taylor in conversation
UCC School of English & Digital Humanities presents a reading and discussion with two exceptional young Irish poets
www.eventbrite.ie
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
On Wednesday @ucc.ie are hosting an amazing FREE event w/ poets @deanbrowne.bsky.social & @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social. Dean's debut collection After Party is published by @picadorbooks.bsky.social and Rosamund's verse novel Filly by @bansheepress.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poets-dean...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/poets-dean...
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Join us at the Dublin Small Press Fair on November 28th for a discussion on Independent Publishing with:
🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com
🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social
🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show
🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe
🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com
🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social
🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show
🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Join us at the Dublin Small Press Fair on November 28th for a discussion on Independent Publishing with:
🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com
🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social
🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show
🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe
🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com
🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social
🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show
🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe
The incredible Palestinian author Adania Shibli was part of WCLF2024 & she's coming to Dublin next month. She & her publisher Tamara Sampey Jawad @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social will be in Temple Bar Gallery @tbgands.bsky.social in conv w/ Selina Guinness 6 Dec
www.templebargallery.com/whats-on/eve...
www.templebargallery.com/whats-on/eve...
DABF25 Publisher's Talk | Adania Shibli and Tamara Sampey-Jawad, Fitzcarraldo Editions | Temple Bar Gallery + Studios
Join Palestinian author Adania Shibli and Fitzcarraldo Editions Associate Publisher Tamara Sampey-Jawad in conversation with DABF Guest Curator Dr. Selina Guinness.
www.templebargallery.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The incredible Palestinian author Adania Shibli was part of WCLF2024 & she's coming to Dublin next month. She & her publisher Tamara Sampey Jawad @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social will be in Temple Bar Gallery @tbgands.bsky.social in conv w/ Selina Guinness 6 Dec
www.templebargallery.com/whats-on/eve...
www.templebargallery.com/whats-on/eve...
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Our Poetry Ireland Partnership Scheme is now open to applications for support towards poetry readings, workshops and activities taking place between 1st Jan. to 30th June 2026. ✨
Submissions close on December 3rd at 5pm.
Details and application form at form.jotform.com/253214513849...
Submissions close on December 3rd at 5pm.
Details and application form at form.jotform.com/253214513849...
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Our Poetry Ireland Partnership Scheme is now open to applications for support towards poetry readings, workshops and activities taking place between 1st Jan. to 30th June 2026. ✨
Submissions close on December 3rd at 5pm.
Details and application form at form.jotform.com/253214513849...
Submissions close on December 3rd at 5pm.
Details and application form at form.jotform.com/253214513849...
Reminder: In-person info sessions in Cork County Library branches starting this week and an online session on 1 December. Funding deadline: 9 January
Cork County Council Library & Arts Services funding opportunities for the Arts sector. Proposals are invited for arts projects, activities & events taking place in Cork County in 2026. Deadline 9 Jan. Info sessions in local libraries and online in Nov/Dec
www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/appl...
www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/appl...
Applications Invited for Cork County Council Arts Funding
Cork County Council has announced details of its 2026 funding opportunities for the Arts sector.
www.corkcoco.ie
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Reminder: In-person info sessions in Cork County Library branches starting this week and an online session on 1 December. Funding deadline: 9 January
Wonderful news! The Benefactors by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social is an incredible novel and a worthy selection for @waterstones.bsky.social Irish Book of the Year
The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year
The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year
Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages
www.irishtimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Wonderful news! The Benefactors by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social is an incredible novel and a worthy selection for @waterstones.bsky.social Irish Book of the Year
A wonderful opportunity to work with the fabulous team @literatureireland.bsky.social. Deadline 5 December www.literatureireland.com/latest/we-are-hiring/
Literature Ireland | We are hiring
Projects & Publications CoordinatorJoin the Literature Ireland team and help bring Irish literature to readers around the world! Literature Ireland wishes to appoint a full-time Projects and Publicati...
www.literatureireland.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A wonderful opportunity to work with the fabulous team @literatureireland.bsky.social. Deadline 5 December www.literatureireland.com/latest/we-are-hiring/
Another fabulous list of nominees for the @dublinlitaward.bsky.social. Delighted to see Irish literature well represented by Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social, Theo Dorgan, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin @niamhsquared.bsky.social and Sally Rooney
Five Irish authors among nominees for 2026 Dublin Literary Award www.rte.ie/culture/2025... via @rte
Five Irish authors among nominees for 2026 Dublin Literary Award
Dublin City Council has announced the 69 titles nominated for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award, one of the world's most prestigious prizes for a single work of fiction.
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Another fabulous list of nominees for the @dublinlitaward.bsky.social. Delighted to see Irish literature well represented by Garrett Carr @garrettcarr.bsky.social, Theo Dorgan, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin @niamhsquared.bsky.social and Sally Rooney
Congratulations to Claire Power, incoming director of @poetryireland.bsky.social. We look forward to working with Claire and we extend huge thanks to outgoing director Liz Kelly for her years at the helm
Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Power as the new Director of the organisation.
Read more on our website at www.poetryireland.ie/news/poetry-....
Read more on our website at www.poetryireland.ie/news/poetry-....
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Congratulations to Claire Power, incoming director of @poetryireland.bsky.social. We look forward to working with Claire and we extend huge thanks to outgoing director Liz Kelly for her years at the helm
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It’s here! The 2026 Dublin Literary Award Nominated Titles are out! ✨📚
69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.
Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.
Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It’s here! The 2026 Dublin Literary Award Nominated Titles are out! ✨📚
69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.
Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.
Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
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We're thrilled that Christine Falls by John Banville is the One Dublin One Book choice for 2026, twenty years on since it was first published and now under his own name in our new edition. Find out more from @dublincityoflit.bsky.social 👇
www.dublincityofliterature.ie/news/christi...
www.dublincityofliterature.ie/news/christi...
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We're thrilled that Christine Falls by John Banville is the One Dublin One Book choice for 2026, twenty years on since it was first published and now under his own name in our new edition. Find out more from @dublincityoflit.bsky.social 👇
www.dublincityofliterature.ie/news/christi...
www.dublincityofliterature.ie/news/christi...