Maija Mäkelä has released two albums under the name Maija Sofia; Bath Time, which was nominated for the Choice Music Prize, and True Love. She has toured extensively, both on her own and as support for artists including Sharon Van Etten, Julian Baker and Mega Bog. She also composes music for film and sound-art installations in collaboration with visual artists. Her poetry has appeared in The Stinging Fly, Banshee, Poetry Ireland Review, Berlin Lit and elsewhere, and she writes essays a...| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Her fully immersive, inventive, imaginative and beautifully crafted shows have entertained babies, toddlers and their families alike.” The Pleasance Theatre Trust| International Literature Festival Dublin
“An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfillment.” David Attenborough| International Literature Festival Dublin
“A translator translates more than just words, we build bridges between cultures, taking into account the target readership every step of the way.” Michele Hutchison| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Cercas has created a complicated and conflicted hero to follow through multiple books, unraveling the mysteries of his past while nurturing hope for the ever-elusive happy ending.” L A Review of Books| International Literature Festival Dublin
The world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction, the Dublin Literary Award is open to all novelists writing in, or translated into, English. Unique in its nomination process, titles are nominated each year by public libraries in major cities across the world, making it a true reader’s accolade. The 2025 Longlist featured 71 books nominated by 83 libraries from 34 countries around the world. This year, the 30th winner of the Dublin Literary Award will be announced by it...| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Why must you always tell a story the instant you see something?” Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles| International Literature Festival Dublin
“The work of Xiaolu Guo both plays with the globalization of literature and rebukes it.” The New York Review of Books | International Literature Festival Dublin
