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City of
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We support, promote and develop Dublin as a UNESCO City of Literature, reflecting a capital city with a strong sense of its literary past and its contemporary scene.

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Event

Unapologetic Magazine Issue 5 launch (Limerick)

3 November 2026, 3 PM - 5 PM

The Hunt Museum

Dublin Book Festival Graphic showing headshots of Pippa Molony and Ahmed, With Love

Event

Young Ireland’s Musicians

4 November 2026, 8PM

Bartley's Lounge at The Grafton Hotel

buildings in Bremen City of Literature

Opportunities

Bremer Netzresidenz - Bremen City of Literature Online Residency

graphic that reads - Teen Citywide Read 2026 and shows the cover of these year's 2 selected titles

News

Teen Citywide Read Campaign 2026

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Opportunities

Ljubljana City of Literature - Writer in the Park International Residency

Graphic from Apologetic Magazine  with event title and date

Event

Unapologetic Magazine Issue 5 launch (Limerick)

3 November 2026, 3 PM - 5 PM

The Hunt Museum

Dublin Book Festival Graphic showing headshots of Pippa Molony and Ahmed, With Love

Event

Young Ireland’s Musicians

4 November 2026, 8PM

Bartley's Lounge at The Grafton Hotel

buildings in Bremen City of Literature

Opportunities

Bremer Netzresidenz - Bremen City of Literature Online Residency

graphic that reads - Teen Citywide Read 2026 and shows the cover of these year's 2 selected titles

News

Teen Citywide Read Campaign 2026

Discover Literary Dublin

Dublin UNESCO City of Literature promotes and supports Dublin's high reputation as a city of words, home to 4 Nobel prize winners and a thriving contemporary scene. 

Author Ali Smith holding a copy of her prize-winning novel Gliff

Winner of Dublin Literary Award 2026

Dublin City Council announces Gliff by Ali Smith as winner of the 2026 Dublin Literary Award.

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author John Banville and historian Donal Fallon in conversation at The Pepper Canister

One Dublin One Book Wrap Up

Highlights from One Dublin One Book 2026

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Discover Dublin Libraries

Dublin City Libraries are trusted places that nurture curiosity so that opportunity, ambition and imagination flourish.

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			Dublin One City Many Stories website

Dublin, One City, Many Stories Video Series

A unique video series co-ordinated by the Irish Writers Centre and funded by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature with Dublin City Council to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Dublin becoming a UNESCO City of Literature and to promote the Irish Writers Centre's work as an all-island resource for writers at all stages of their career.

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Unesco Cities of Literature Projects Our Stories

Dublin UNESCO City of Literature

Dublin is one of 53 UNESCO cities of literature in the world belonging to a cluster which represents 6 continents and 39 countries, and a combined population of over 26 million.

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