literature news

Seán Hewitt shortlisted for Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize
  • Culture
  • 19 Mar 26

Seán Hewitt shortlisted for Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize

Roddy Doyle unveils Booker Prize longlist
  • Culture
  • 29 Jul 25

Roddy Doyle unveils Booker Prize longlist

Seán Hewitt and Ferdia Lennon shortlisted for Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize
  • Culture
  • 20 Mar 25

Seán Hewitt and Ferdia Lennon shortlisted for Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize

Two Irish writers nominated for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2025
  • Culture
  • 23 Jan 25

Two Irish writers nominated for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2025

Colin Barrett’s <i>Wild Houses</i> wins Nero book award
  • Culture
  • 14 Jan 25

Colin Barrett’s Wild Houses wins Nero book award

Hachette Ireland acquires Sarah Corbett Lynch’s memoir <i>A Time for Truth: A Daughter’s Search for Justice and Healing</i>
  • Culture
  • 19 Sep 24

Hachette Ireland acquires Sarah Corbett Lynch’s memoir A Time for Truth: A Daughter’s Search for Justice and Healing

PEN America cancels awards after writers’ Gaza boycott
  • Opinion
  • 23 Apr 24

PEN America cancels awards after writers’ Gaza boycott

The 2024 Yeats Winter School programme announced; featuring Anne Margaret Daniel, Steve Wichkam, and Paul Muldoon
  • Culture
  • 16 Jan 24

The 2024 Yeats Winter School programme announced; featuring Anne Margaret Daniel, Steve Wichkam, and Paul Muldoon

Salman Rushdie makes rare public appearance in New York
  • Culture
  • 15 Nov 23

Salman Rushdie makes rare public appearance in New York

Norwegian author Jon Fosse has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023
  • Culture
  • 05 Oct 23

Norwegian author Jon Fosse has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023

Colm Tóibín to publish <i>Brooklyn</i> sequel <i>Long Island</i>
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 28 Mar 23

Colm Tóibín to publish Brooklyn sequel Long Island

A century of <em>Ulysses</em>: Ireland's most influential literary work was published 100 years ago today
  • Culture
  • 02 Feb 22

A century of Ulysses: Ireland's most influential literary work was published 100 years ago today

Irish novelist Megan Nolan makes Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year shortlist
  • Culture
  • 24 Jan 22

Irish novelist Megan Nolan makes Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year shortlist

Colm Tóibín wins David Cohen Prize for literature
  • Culture
  • 14 Dec 21

Colm Tóibín wins David Cohen Prize for literature

Book Review - Irish Drummers Volume 1: Interviews with 32 Irish Drummers
  • Opinion
  • 14 Dec 21

Book Review - Irish Drummers Volume 1: Interviews with 32 Irish Drummers

Louise O'Neill reveals release date for new novel <em>Idol</em>
  • Culture
  • 09 Sep 21

Louise O'Neill reveals release date for new novel Idol

Belfast's Jan Carson wins EU Prize for Literature 2019
  • Culture
  • 23 May 19

Belfast's Jan Carson wins EU Prize for Literature 2019