@wcorklitfest
Join us 10-17 July 2026. Full line-up 1 April, Friends Priority Booking 7 April, General Booking 14 April. Sign up for our e-newsletter for programme alerts. https://linktr.ee/westcorkliteraryfestival
“When I look at the list of titles that we are looking forward to in 2026, it is remarkable how almost all are Irish,” @kennysbookshop.bsky.social says “...how remarkable it is that an island as small as ours can generate so much talent over so many diverse genres"
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The fabulous Ennis Book Club Festival starts today and is on all weekend
ennisbookclubfestival.com/events-2026/
MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland is hiring! @molimuseum.bsky.social is looking for a Head of Exhibitions & Programming who would like to make Irish writing come alive for their visitors. Deadline 10 March
moli.ie/careers
Debut novelist Claire Lynch has been awarded the 2025 Nero Gold Prize, Book of the Year, for A Family Matter, marking the first time a debut novel has won the prize 👇 #BookSky
Seachtain na Gaeilge shona daoibh go léir! 🤩🎉
Bainigí sult as an bhféile a chairde 💜
Tá an t-eolas uilig faoin bhféile ar fáil ar snag.ie agus tá liosta na n-imeachtaí ar fáil ar sceal.ie/snag 🤩
#SnaG26 #Gaeilge #AGhaeilgeMoCheolThú #Irish #IrishLanguage #Ireland
Happy World Book Day, everyone!
Today is all about inspiring children to see reading differently, because reading for fun seriously improves lives.
Thanks for joining the fun!
#WorldBookDay
Lá Domhanda na Leabhar sona do gach duine!
Is é bun agus barr an lae inniu páistí a spreagadh le breathnú ar an léitheoireacht ar bhealach difriúil, mar cuireann léitheoireacht ar son spraoi feabhas dáiríre ar an saol. Go raibh maith agat as bheith páirteach sa spraoi!
#WorldBookDay
Delighted to see @kitdewaal.com and @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social amongst the sixteen incredible authors on the @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction longlist
Hurrah! Excellent news Wendy x
Congratulations Kit. Wonderful news x
Incredible longlist @womensprize.bsky.social Lucy Apps, Hannah Lillith Assadi, Elaine Castillo, Susan Choi, Addie E. Citchens, Wendy Erskine, Virginia Evans, Marcia Hutchinson, Sheena Kalayil, Rozie Kelly, Lily King, Katie Kitamura, Megha Majumdar, Charlotte McConaghy, Kit de Waal, Alice Evelyn Yang
We are thrilled to reveal the 2026 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist. 16 titles that showcase the profound force, resonance and scale of fiction writing: from tackling turbulent global issues to examining the intensely intimate. Discover the longlist here: youtu.be/fyPfDaHddLg
Christine Falls by John Banville is the One Dublin One Book choice for 2026 @dublincitylibs.bsky.social @dublincityoflit.bsky.social
www.dublincityofliterature.ie/news/christi...
My pleasure! I passed by the shop when you were still in the 'coming soon' phase and I look forward to checking it out next time I'm in Cork city
Looking forward to visiting HD Comics, this new comic shop in Cork city's Market Parade (a lovely arcade leading from Patrick's St into the English Market). Congratulations and best of luck to @hurleybiy.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Can't wait to see this. A documentary about @irishrainforest.bsky.social which premiered at Dublin International Film Festival yesterday
I know!! ❤️
Ireland's libraries are the best! Love this @irishtimes.com piece by @rositaboland.bsky.social about the #CorkCountyCouncil mobile library on the Beara Peninsula ❤️📚🚌
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Closing date: 5pm today (Friday 27 February). Last call! @hollowaywriter.bsky.social
The 2026 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction is officially open for nominations. The €10,000 prize will be awarded in Oct 2026 to the author of the best non-fiction book by a writer living in Ireland. The winning author will give the 'Michel Déon Lecture' in France in 2027.
www.ria.ie/grants-award...
Love this @irishtimes.com piece on the power of reading & the books that inspire this year's #IrelandReads Ambassadors. Can't wait for Ireland Reads day this Saturday 28 February. Read whatever and wherever you like. Loads of fun events in local libraries 💚📚
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The Seanad Public Consultation Committee is seeking submissions from the arts and culture community on the provision of infrastructure including music venues, studios and cultural spaces. Deadline for submissions 10 April @oireachtasnews.bsky.social
journalofmusic.com/news/seanad-...
What an incredible longlist for the International @thebookerprizes.com. Thirteen books translated from eleven original languages, by authors and translators representing fourteen nationalities across four continents
thebookerprizes.com/media-centre...
Just came across this gorgeous project by the very talented Ruth Medjber @ruthlessimagery.bsky.social. In 2026 she's meeting a new person every day, taking their portrait and sharing their story as a podcast. Anyone living in Ireland can apply to take part
www.sinscealeile.com
Wonderful longlist for this year's @dublinlitaward.bsky.social. Great to see Irish literature represented by Sally Rooney and Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin @niamhsquared.bsky.social
Reminder of this fabulous opportunity for aspiring children's writers and illustrators with @childrensbooksireland.ie. WCLF is proud to be partners and can't wait to welcome the Raising Voices fellows to our festival in July. Deadline 19 February
BANTRY LIBRARY INVITES YOU TO AN AFTERNOON WITH AUTHOR CONAL CREEDON. SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 3PM. The images include a photo of Conal, the Cork County Council logo and the Ireland Reads logo
Ireland Reads Day is 28 February and people across Ireland will be encouraged to get lost in a good book. Events are taking places in libraries throughout the country and the brilliant @conalcreedon.bsky.social is coming to #BantryLibrary at 3pm #FreeEvent
www.irelandreads.ie
Apply now for Date with an Agent!
Held during The Insider’s Guide to Publishing at ILFD in Merrion Square Park, at Date With An Agent, top literary agents meet ten writers one-to-one to offer tailored advice.
Deadline Tues 7th April 2026, midnight.
ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...
@writing.ie
Lovely to see you here 😁
Fabulous review "I would recommend this book for ages 9 to 14. If you love adventures, mysteries, bookshops and stories about sisterhood, make this your next read! I am giving this book 9/10." @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social & The Bookshop Sisters will join us @ WCLF in July @theobrienpress.bsky.social
