The Dublin Literary Award is celebrating 30 years of excellence in world literature. The 2025 Award winner will be chosen from a diverse and dynamic international shortlist of six.

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 its Patron, Lord Mayor Emma Blain at a special event during ILFD.

Many of the nominated novels for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award are available for readers to borrow from public libraries or on digital loan from BorrowBox. Both the prize and ILFD are sponsored solely by Dublin City Council.

Presented in partnership with the Dublin Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

2025 Dublin Literary Award Ceremony