We represented the Bid at the Fannish Inquisition this year at SMOFcon, and thought we would post the questionnaire here so that everyone can see it. In it, we look at various aspects of the Bid so far, and give everyone an idea of what to expect in terms of the Convention. It’s a big […]READ MORE
TOR.com, a terrific site for all things science fiction and fantasy, recently asked Irish blogger and journalist Liz Bourke to tackle the topic of “Celtic fantasy,” which she did beautifully. There are many ways she could have tackled the topic, and she does it in style. If you haven’t read her piece, there’s no better […]READ MORE
Today we have a special guest on the blog – Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, who is an author of roleplaying books and games. He’s written for us about the process of creating Dracula Unredacted and The Dracula Dossier, a mesmerising rewrite of Dracula for RPG fans, which was a massive success on Kickstarter. Gareth, who lives is […]READ MORE
Are you ready for some horror? Today’s Irish Fiction Friday brings you “The Whipping Boy” by Damien Kelly, an exclusive tale of horror that was originally published in The New Gothic and made available to the Dublin2019 blog courtesy of Stone Skin Press. The Gothic is the most enduring literary tradition in history but in […]READ MORE
Today on the blog we’re proud to share John Jude Palencar‘s experience of visiting Ireland in 2004 and becoming the Artist in Residence at the Cill Rialaig Art Project. John has produced over 100 covers for science fiction, fantasy and horror books by Lovecraft, Steven King and J.R.R. Tolkien, and it’s obvious from his account below […]READ MORE
Dublin2019 has been promoting Irish speculative fiction, art, comics and more, but today we’re looking at Irish speculative theater. Specifically, The Weir by Conor McPherson, which tells the story of a small group of people in an Irish pub who share an evening of telling ghost stories. Dublin born McPherson was named by the New […]READ MORE
Time for another Chat with one of our supporters, where we pester authors to answer some quick fire questions and tell us why they think a Worldcon in Ireland is a great idea! Adrian Tchaikovsky is a familiar face at many UK conventions, and we were delighted to catch him at this years’ Octocon in Dublin […]READ MORE
Happy Friday the 13th! Dublin2019 brings you another installment of our delightful Irish Fiction Friday. This week we are featuring the very talented Elizabeth Bowen who will give you a little something to think about on this very freaky Friday. It is our pleasure to introduce you to Ms. Bowen via her short story “The […]READ MORE
This week on the blog we return to Rob Hansen’s Then – documenting the next instalment of the history of Irish fandom with a whizz around the world, a series of new fanzines, and a convention that celebrated the Coronation… 4. Transatlantic Travels. In May 1952, Walt Willis launched a new fanzine, one originally intended […]READ MORE
Dublin2019’s Irish Fiction Friday continues with a fantastic short story by Irish writer Nigel Quinlan. We hope you enjoy this modern fairy tale, which will leaving you hungry for more. Special thanks to Nigel for sharing his story with us. Nigel Quinlan is an Irish writer, born in Limerick and living in Tipperary. His children’s […]READ MORE
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