Dublin City Writers in Residence

Declan Burke and Elizabeth Reapy are Dublin City Writers in Residence

Dublin City of Literature

Dublin was designated the 4th UNESCO City of Literature in 2010. We are now part of a network of 116 Creative Cities throughout 54 countries across 7 designations.

Mike Mc Cormack’s Solar Bones is the winner of the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award

Mike Mc Cormack’s Solar Bones is the winner of the 2018 award

28 UNESCO Cities of Literature

The Cities of Literature are a global network of 28 cities who specialise in Literature. The UNESCO designation ‘City of Literature’ recognises excellence and places an obligation on cities to nurture and support their artform and collaborate internationally.

Multipoetry from Kraków UNESCO City of Literature featuring Dublin poet Alice Kinsella