Literary award · Ireland · since 1996
Dublin Literary Award
International literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland and the company IMPAC. Established 1996.
About Dublin Literary Award
The Dublin Literary Award (Irish: Gradam Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Cliath), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996 and known as the International Dublin Literary Award (2016–2020), is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. It promotes excellence in world literature and is solely sponsored by Dublin City Council, Ireland. At €100,000, the award is one of the richest literary prizes in the world. If the winning book is a translation (as it has been twelve times), the prize is divided between the writer and the translator, with the writer receiving €75,000 and the translator €25,000. The first award was made in 1996 to David Malouf for his English-language novel Remembering Babylon.
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Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lost Children Archive | — |
| 2020 | Cynthia Jele | The ones with purpose |
| 2018 | Mike McCormack | — |
| 2017 | Chinelo Okparanta | Under the Udala Trees |
| 2016 | Jenny Erpenbeck | — |
| 2015 | Harvest | — |
| 2014 | Juan Gabriel Vásquez | — |
| 2013 | Kevin Barry | — |
| 2008 | Yvette Christiansë | — |
| 2006 | Colm Tóibín | The Master |
| 2005 | Julie Myerson | — |
| 2004 | Tahar Ben Jelloun | — |
| 2003 | Orhan Pamuk | — |
| 2003 | My Name Is Red | — |
| 2002 | Michel Houellebecq | Atomised |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Dublin Literary Award for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q1362723 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).