The Laureate for Irish Fiction
@LaureateFiction
Celebrating Ireland's finest writing. Éilís Ní Dhuibhne was announced as the third Laureate for Irish Fiction 2025-2028 on 15 July 2025.
Our new Laureate, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne speaks to Martin Doyle in a feature interview in the Irish Times this Saturday!
Our new Laureate, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne,will be in conversation with Niall MacMonagle at a free public event in the National Library, Dublin, on Tuesday 16 September at 7pm. Booking details will be published shortly on the Arts Council’s website, and sign up to the Laureate for…
Listen back to our new Laureate, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, on yesterday's Today with Claire Byrne! rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… Photo Credit: Vincent Hoban
‘What makes a good story?’ We are delighted to announce that the new Laureate for Irish Fiction 2025-2028 is Éilís Ní Dhuibhne! Norwegian-Irish journalist, writer and member of the international selection panel Mariella Frostrup: “I’m so excited by the appointment of Éilís Ní…
Congratulations to Vona Groarke, the new Ireland Professor of Poetry!
Vona Groarke has been welcomed by the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust as the new Ireland Professor of Poetry, one of the most prestigious positions in poetry. The position will run from September 2025 to November 2028. Full press release here: poetryireland.ie/news/vona-groa…
Wishing Colm Tóibín a very happy birthday today! We're also pleased to note that he will be awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of Oxford on 25 June. Congratulations! 📸: Patrick Browne (@BrownesPhoto)
Finally, a big thank you to Brian Lavery, Deputy Chair of @artscouncil_ie, for chairing our selection panel! Currently, Brian leads EU e-commerce at Google and has held senior roles at AccuWeather, Twitter and Vodafone. Former journalist, arts critic & board member at The Ark.
Bestselling author @Teaobrehtwriter—known for The Tiger’s Wife & Inland—also served on the panel for the next Laureate for Irish Fiction! Originally from former Yugoslavia, Téa now lives in Wyoming. Her latest novel, The Morningside, is a finalist for the Climate Fiction Prize
Award-winning children’s writer and playwright @PiersTorday has captivated readers in 14+ languages, from The Last Wild to Midnight Treasure. A seasoned awards judge, we were delighted he brought his insight to the selection panel for the 4th Laureate for Irish Fiction!
We were thrilled to have the brilliant Mariella Frostrup on our selection panel! A leading UK broadcaster, @mariellaf1 hosted BBC Radio 4’s Open Book for 20 years, judged the Booker, Women’s Prize & BAFTAs, and authored Wild Women and the pioneering Cracking the Menopause.
The next panellist is @AntonHur—acclaimed writer & translator of Korean literature His translations of Cursed Bunny and Love in the Big City made waves at the 2022 International Booker Prize, landing on the shortlist & longlist. His writing appears in Asymptote, Litro and more
Meet the international selection panel! First up: celebrated poet Vona Groarke. Author of fifteen books—including the acclaimed Hereafter (2022) and the forthcoming Infinity Pool (@TheGalleryPress)—Vona’s work spans poetry, prose, and literary criticism. Stay tuned for more!
The search is on for the fourth Laureate for Irish Fiction! Meet our brilliant shortlisting panel: Eimear O’Herlihy (@wcorklitfest), Mícheál McCann, Anne-Marie Kelly (@dubcilib), @MartinDoyleIT, and @clinianluain, and chaired by @artscouncil_ie Chair Maura McGrath.
On March 21st, the George Moore Association is organising a seminar entitled 'George Moore: Back in Dublin Again' Find out more & register: bit.ly/4kEwXzs Back in 2022, Colm Tóibín discussed Moore's novel 'Esther Waters' with Adrian Frazier 👉 bit.ly/4kIeaTW
Look back at Colm Tóibín's term as @LaureateFiction The role of Laureate of Irish Fiction seeks to acknowledge the contribution of fiction writers to Irish artistic & cultural life. Colm discusses his work & the ever changing world of Irish literature. youtube.com/watch?v=kFoQb3…
Have you spotted @LilliputPress's newly printed paperback edition of Youth on the shelves? If you have picked up a copy or are simply curious, why not (re)listen to Colm Tóibín and @kevlcurran discussing the novel in detail? 👉 bit.ly/3UXM64u
Visit the Arts Council website to read the last blog Colm Tóibín wrote as Laureate for Irish Fiction 👉 bit.ly/41l9qdY Image: Mung A/P by Mary Farl Powers, 1981. From the collection of @artscouncil_ie
"This is a beautiful novel, painfully yearning, mysterious, and tender." This weeks #ReadWithAC explores blended families and loyalties through the imaginative voice of a child. Written by Agility & Bursary funded author Seán Farrell. @NewIslandBooks newisland.ie/shop/p/frogs-f…
"I think we learned something along the way ... you can never say that a certain book is not for everybody" After 3 years, Colm Tóibín's tenure as Laureate for Irish Fiction has come to an end. Watch as he reflects on his time as Laureate 👉 bit.ly/4jEjg36
