| Some of the most eye-catching and illuminating writing is published by literary journals, none more so than Dublin-based, Tolka, a brilliant publication we have been delighted to support since the shop opened.
Copies of the new volume, Tolka 10, will be on sale at the event as will a selection of previous issues.
This is a great opportunity to celebrate a significant landmark from a groundbreaking and visionary publication, and to hear from some wonderful writers.
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Polly Barton is a writer and Japanese literary translator. Her translations include Butter by Asako Yuzuki and Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa. She has published two works of non-fiction, Fifty Sounds, and Porn: An Oral History. What Am I, A Deer?, her debut novel, will be published in April 2026.
Chloé Duane is an academic researcher and contributing editor at Tolka. Her academic research focuses on audience engagement, scenography, and adaptation in contemporary theatre. She has published extensively, with work appearing in Theatre and Performance Design, Irish University Review, and Samuel Beckett Today/Aujourd’hui.
Liam Harrison is a founding editor of the literary journal Tolka and a senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of the West of England. His writing has appeared in The Irish Times, The Stinging Fly and other publications.
Ralf Webb is the author of the poetry collections Rotten Days in Late Summer and Highway Cottage, and the non-fiction book Strange Relations, which was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. His poems, essays, and fiction have appeared widely, including in the London Review of Books, Fantastic Man, Granta and the Guardian.
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And before we sign off events-wise for 2025, we want to say a huge thank you to you for supporting and taking part in this year’s programme; it’s one of the great joys of the shop’s activities that we get to share these occasions with you.
We will have more stimulating and horizon-broadening events next year and can’t wait to unveil them when the time comes! |
