@dublinbookfest.bsky.social
Premier book festival showcasing and celebrating Ireland’s writers, illustrators and publishers. Flagship festival each November with year-round pop-up events. Supported by the Arts Council.
Dublinbookfestival.com
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In today’s guest blog post, we loved hearing more from @rurooie.bsky.social about being part of this year’s #DBF25 schools’ programme, and how it was a bit of a full circle moment. Read the piece over on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3MgFPP7
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In today’s guest blog post, we loved hearing more from @rurooie.bsky.social about being part of this year’s #DBF25 schools’ programme, and how it was a bit of a full circle moment. Read the piece over on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3MgFPP7
If you joined us earlier this month at our flagship festival, we would love to hear from you! Take the survey and share your feedback with us ➡️ bit.ly/49ULMLF
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If you joined us earlier this month at our flagship festival, we would love to hear from you! Take the survey and share your feedback with us ➡️ bit.ly/49ULMLF
If you’re not at tonight’s Slamovision Global Poetry Slam final live from 1WML in Dublin, join us now online at 7pm as we celebrate the finest spoken word poetry in the world @dublincityoflit.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/3WL76LE
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you’re not at tonight’s Slamovision Global Poetry Slam final live from 1WML in Dublin, join us now online at 7pm as we celebrate the finest spoken word poetry in the world @dublincityoflit.bsky.social ➡️ bit.ly/3WL76LE
✨ It’s Festival Week! ✨ We can’t wait to welcome you to events all across the city this week and there’s still time to join us. Browse our programme and book your spot at #DBF25 🎟️ bit.ly/46ixJu1
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
✨ It’s Festival Week! ✨ We can’t wait to welcome you to events all across the city this week and there’s still time to join us. Browse our programme and book your spot at #DBF25 🎟️ bit.ly/46ixJu1
Join us on Sunday 9 November for a wonderful afternoon of book talk around women’s fiction at our Festival Hub, with Faith Hogan, Sheila O’Flanagan and Sophie White in conversation with Edel Coffey 🎟️ bit.ly/47A4JQP
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Join us on Sunday 9 November for a wonderful afternoon of book talk around women’s fiction at our Festival Hub, with Faith Hogan, Sheila O’Flanagan and Sophie White in conversation with Edel Coffey 🎟️ bit.ly/47A4JQP
Just under a week to go til our opening night! Join us to celebrate @thedublinreview.bsky.social at 100. Rick O’Shea will be joined by Brendan Barrington, Sara Baume, Patrick Freyne, Doireann Ní Ghríofa and Mark O’Connell, with music from Seán Mac Erlaine & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh 🎟️ bit.ly/3KgYZDD
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Just under a week to go til our opening night! Join us to celebrate @thedublinreview.bsky.social at 100. Rick O’Shea will be joined by Brendan Barrington, Sara Baume, Patrick Freyne, Doireann Ní Ghríofa and Mark O’Connell, with music from Seán Mac Erlaine & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh 🎟️ bit.ly/3KgYZDD
As the evenings get darker and Halloween weekend rolls in, we asked some of our #DBF25 authors for reading recommendations to send chills down your spine… bit.ly/47wnkNL
October 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
As the evenings get darker and Halloween weekend rolls in, we asked some of our #DBF25 authors for reading recommendations to send chills down your spine… bit.ly/47wnkNL
Join our panel discussion at #DBF25 with Soula Emmanuel, Seán Hewitt, Anne Walsh Donnelly and Neil Hegarty as they discuss the importance of queer visibility in writing bit.ly/4qwbRq9 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Join our panel discussion at #DBF25 with Soula Emmanuel, Seán Hewitt, Anne Walsh Donnelly and Neil Hegarty as they discuss the importance of queer visibility in writing bit.ly/4qwbRq9 @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
Join us Saturday 8 November at @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social for this panel discussion with Gustav Parker Hibbett, Sam Furlong, Sophie White and Molly Twomey, as they explore writing the body 🎟️ bit.ly/3WqJOL1
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Join us Saturday 8 November at @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social for this panel discussion with Gustav Parker Hibbett, Sam Furlong, Sophie White and Molly Twomey, as they explore writing the body 🎟️ bit.ly/3WqJOL1
Today we had a little catch-up with author of Swift Blaze of Fire, Lin Rose Clark. Read it ➡️ bit.ly/47zXNmP @lilliputpress.bsky.social and catch Lin talking about her book at our Festival Hub on Sunday 9 November
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Today we had a little catch-up with author of Swift Blaze of Fire, Lin Rose Clark. Read it ➡️ bit.ly/47zXNmP @lilliputpress.bsky.social and catch Lin talking about her book at our Festival Hub on Sunday 9 November
Join us at our Festival Hub where Claire Gleeson and June O’Sullivan will be in conversation with Sophie Grenham about their beautifully written and deeply affecting debuts exploring resilience and hope in the most challenging of times 🎟️ bit.ly/4oFBS4C
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Join us at our Festival Hub where Claire Gleeson and June O’Sullivan will be in conversation with Sophie Grenham about their beautifully written and deeply affecting debuts exploring resilience and hope in the most challenging of times 🎟️ bit.ly/4oFBS4C
Is it time to befriend those multi-limbed beings that outnumber us 200 million to one? Join Luke Clancy and his panel of experts as they consider whether bugs do need a glow-up 🎟️ bit.ly/3LotpnO
October 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Is it time to befriend those multi-limbed beings that outnumber us 200 million to one? Join Luke Clancy and his panel of experts as they consider whether bugs do need a glow-up 🎟️ bit.ly/3LotpnO
As the evening kicks in, check out a glimpse of this year’s DBF After Dark strand, bringing you vibrant literary and cultural events in venues all around the city after the sun goes down ➡️ bit.ly/3WOWivQ #DBF25
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
As the evening kicks in, check out a glimpse of this year’s DBF After Dark strand, bringing you vibrant literary and cultural events in venues all around the city after the sun goes down ➡️ bit.ly/3WOWivQ #DBF25
Everyone has a story. What’s yours? Join us at #DBF25 for a workshop around writing for wellbeing, led by author and poet Dearbhaile O’Hare
🎟️ bit.ly/3WkpOJT
🎟️ bit.ly/3WkpOJT
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Everyone has a story. What’s yours? Join us at #DBF25 for a workshop around writing for wellbeing, led by author and poet Dearbhaile O’Hare
🎟️ bit.ly/3WkpOJT
🎟️ bit.ly/3WkpOJT
✨ 2 weeks to go and we’re excited to be celebrating Ireland’s writers, illustrators and publishers! We can’t wait to welcome audiences back to venues all around Dublin. Have you booked your tickets yet? ✨ bit.ly/46ixJu1
October 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
✨ 2 weeks to go and we’re excited to be celebrating Ireland’s writers, illustrators and publishers! We can’t wait to welcome audiences back to venues all around Dublin. Have you booked your tickets yet? ✨ bit.ly/46ixJu1
Calling all children’s writers and illustrators! Join us for this latest in the ProperBook professional development series, jam-packed with practical tips. Come with questions, leave with answers! Book your spot ➡️ bit.ly/3JjxRUl #DBF25
October 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Calling all children’s writers and illustrators! Join us for this latest in the ProperBook professional development series, jam-packed with practical tips. Come with questions, leave with answers! Book your spot ➡️ bit.ly/3JjxRUl #DBF25
And we’re back up and running! #DBF25 Book to join us at some of our 100+ events taking place in venues all around Dublin next month ➡️ bit.ly/46ixJu1 #BookFestival
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
And we’re back up and running! #DBF25 Book to join us at some of our 100+ events taking place in venues all around Dublin next month ➡️ bit.ly/46ixJu1 #BookFestival
We’ve got a great writing workshop lined up this year with @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social for young writers to learn how to create the perfect villain! 🎟️ bit.ly/3WIh942
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We’ve got a great writing workshop lined up this year with @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social for young writers to learn how to create the perfect villain! 🎟️ bit.ly/3WIh942
Join acclaimed poet and playwright Colm Keegan for this inspiring writing workshop on the move through the historic grounds of IMMA at #DBF25 🎟️
bit.ly/4hjfOKl
bit.ly/4hjfOKl
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Join acclaimed poet and playwright Colm Keegan for this inspiring writing workshop on the move through the historic grounds of IMMA at #DBF25 🎟️
bit.ly/4hjfOKl
bit.ly/4hjfOKl
Join us for this conversation at our Festival Hub around two vivid reimaginings 🎟️ bit.ly/43mWRAP
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Join us for this conversation at our Festival Hub around two vivid reimaginings 🎟️ bit.ly/43mWRAP
Calling all teen writers! We can’t wait for this Story Slam Open Mic for performers aged 13 - 18, at our Festival Hub next month. Find out more and register your young writers now ➡️ bit.ly/4nV1Gtg @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Calling all teen writers! We can’t wait for this Story Slam Open Mic for performers aged 13 - 18, at our Festival Hub next month. Find out more and register your young writers now ➡️ bit.ly/4nV1Gtg @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social
We love a good book launch! Join us at #DBF25 to launch morsels, the debut poetry collection from Susanna Galbraith @machapress.bsky.social @gutterbookshop.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/4orADpB
October 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We love a good book launch! Join us at #DBF25 to launch morsels, the debut poetry collection from Susanna Galbraith @machapress.bsky.social @gutterbookshop.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/4orADpB
We’re excited to be part of Science Week again this year, supported by @researchireland.ie ➡️ check out our day of events at our Festival Hub on Sunday 9 November bit.ly/47ctzWU
October 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We’re excited to be part of Science Week again this year, supported by @researchireland.ie ➡️ check out our day of events at our Festival Hub on Sunday 9 November bit.ly/47ctzWU
Did you catch this Top Ten at #DBF25 from RTÉ Culture? www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
October 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Did you catch this Top Ten at #DBF25 from RTÉ Culture? www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Immerse yourself in an evening of stories and writing inspired by different artforms at our DBF After Dark Club with Anna Carey, Brendan Mac Evilly, Maggie Armstrong and Tony Clayton-Lea 🎟️ bit.ly/3ILO30v
October 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Immerse yourself in an evening of stories and writing inspired by different artforms at our DBF After Dark Club with Anna Carey, Brendan Mac Evilly, Maggie Armstrong and Tony Clayton-Lea 🎟️ bit.ly/3ILO30v