Dublin Book Festival 2025
– celebrating Ireland's writers and publishers –
Dublin Book Festival has announced it programme for 2025, with over 100 events taking place in venues around the city during the first full week in November, celebrating Ireland's writers and publishers. A selection of these events, that may appeal to writers and publishers in particular, are listed below.
- In The Art of Writing for a Living, writers and editors, Naoise Dolan, Martin Doyle, and Lisa McInerney delve into this very topic, in conversation with Gemma Tipton. Further information …
- At the festival's opening night, one of Ireland's best loved literary magazines, The Dublin Review, will be celebrated, with a stellar line-up of writers. Further information …
Several events showcasing and celebrating emerging authors include:
- Emerging Voices and Shadows of Our Past are panel discussions around debut novels
- Short Stories in Focus delves into three debut short-story collections
- The annual launch for the well-loved Winter Papers anthology will take place at that festival hub and is always a big draw for the writing community
- A walking-writing workshop will take place in the grounds of IMMA, with acclaimed poet and playwright, Colm Keegan, using nature as your muse
- Join a historical fiction writing workshop with author Juliana Adelman
The organisers "appreciate your support in reaching as many book lovers and keen writers as possible, and hope to see many of you there!"
The Dublin Book Festival takes place over five days in November. For further information, and to book your tickets, visit the festival's website.
