Bullaun Press
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New independent publisher. Ireland's first press dedicated to literature in translation. #artscouncilsupported
Kirkus Starred Review: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... Published with Bullaun Press last October & forthcoming in the US this October with @dorothyproject.bsky.social, What Remains blends fiction, memoir & archival research in an exploration of identity & colonial resistance.
Last month at Marian House in London, in collaboration with the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum, we launched What Now, Mr Wolf? by Eva Vezhnavets.
It's all literature in translation, all the time, playlisted by language (and publisher, and topic!), on our channel--read aloud by the translators themselves! #readtheworld #readwomen #booksky #bookstagram #worldlit #witmonth www.youtube.com/@Translators...
Translators Aloud
TRANSLATORS ALOUD: THE VOICE OF TRANSLATED LITERATURE A place for translators to read their own work; a positive space for sharing great literature, read aloud by the translators themselves. For sub...
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What are you reading for #WITMonth? To celebrate Women in Translation Month, we have put together a discounted bundle of three titles from some of our favourite women authors and translators. Follow the link below to order now and stock your #TBRpile this August. bullaunpress.com/books/women-...
"…and when another streetlight went out beside him and none turned on, he thought that if someone had escaped the jaws of death, they no longer belonged to the world of the living entirely." Bullaun Press announces its eighth title in translation - The Carcass Remover by Zoltán Danyi.
Mandy Wight reviews our latest release on peakreads blog: peakreads.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/w.... #ᴛʙʀᴘɪʟᴇ #belarussianliterature #translatedfiction #independentpublishing #bookreview @mandywight.bsky.social
Evelyn Aylén Heis reviews Brais Lamela's What Remains (tr. Jacob Rogers) in the recent Spanish Issue of Wasafiri. Read more & discover @wasafirimag.bsky.social: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf... #galicianliterature #literatureintranslation #bookreview @braislamela.bsky.social
Celebrating 20 years of Independent Bookshop Week! We are grateful for all the support independent bookshops have given us as a small press and relish the opportunity to champion their hard work in return.
Jim Dingley, one of the translators of What Now, Mr Wolf? writes about Belarus, the political context behind the novel, and why it is regarded as extremist in the author's home country. Read more here: bullaunpress.com/2026/05/19/t...
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The history and politics of Belarus by Jim Dingley, co-translator of the book What Now, Mr Wolf? Why Belarusian authorities hate this book.
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2/2 What Now, Mr Wolf by Eva Vezhnavets, tr. by Ella and Jim Dingley @bullaunpress.bsky.social The Passage of Roses by Tie Ning, tr. by Hongling Zhang and Jason Sommer (Sinoist Books) The Fallen Trees Are Also The Forest by Alejandra Kamiya, tr. by Daniel Hahn @pushkinpress.com
Happy publication day to What Now, Mr Wolf? from @bullaunpress.bsky.social! Caustic; harrowing, yet leavened with black humour, What Now, Mr Wolf? offers an unforgettable oral testimony of the dark days of recent European history. Grab your copy using the link below! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/what...
Only one week to go until the publication of What Now, Mr Wolf? and we are delighted to announce a launch for the title in London, on 11 July.
Bullaun’s 2026 subscription is open! Support indie publishing and treat yourself to our 2026 subscription, where you will receive our two 2026 releases for €26.
Just two weeks to go before What Now, Mr Wolf? hits the shelves! Huge thanks to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, @literatureireland.bsky.social, and to the Jan Michalski Foundation for supporting us in publishing this title.
Further reading for anyone interested in Belarus or our upcoming title in translation, What Now, Mr. Wolf? (Eva Vezhnavets, trns. Ella and Jim Dingley). www.eurozine.com/on-the-dark-...
On the dark side of history
Three years after the mass anti-regime protests in Belarus, the pro-Russian state continues to brutally repress all expressions of national identity. But people have not forgotten their experiences in...
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What Now, Mr Wolf?, our upcoming title in translation, publishes in less than 3 weeks! We were delighted to receive our advance copies of the beautiful finished project from the printers this month.
Submissions are for Tolka Issue Twelve are now open 💥 This submission window will close at midnight on Sunday 31 May. We accept all kinds of non-fiction, including essays, biography, auto-fiction, and more besides... tolkajournal.org/submit-to-to...
OUT 1 JUNE 2026 Awarded the highest prize for prose in Belarus in 2021, What Now, Mr Wolf? offers an unforgettable oral testimony of the dark days of recent European history. Available to pre-order via link in our bio now! #artscouncilsupported #literatureintranslation
Join author Gaëlle Bélem and translator Laëtitia Saint-Loubert in conversation at this year’s Cork World Book Festival.
Join us at The Model in Sligo on the 22nd of March for an afternoon of brilliant stalls from local makers and artists. Bullaun Press will be running a stand from 12-4pm, and the café will be open throughout the day, so you can browse, chat, and enjoy a coffee while you explore.
Our March newsletter is about to land in your inbox! Catch up on Bullaun’s latest news, including the cover reveal of our next title in translation ‘What Now, Mr Wolf?’, details about an exciting panel event at the Franco-Irish Literary Festival and some lovely recent reviews of our titles.
On this, the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, I’m recommending this book by Tanja Maljartschuk @bullaunpress.bsky.social peakreads.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/f...
Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk, translated by Zenia Tompkins.
There are two parallel stories in Tanja Maljartschuk’s novel Forgottenness. It’s the story of Viacheslav Lypynskyi, born in 1882, an important figure in the early 20th century struggle for Ukrainia…
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We are thrilled to share the beautiful cover of our next title in translation, designed by the very talented Niall McCormack @hitoneie.bsky.social.
We are delighted to share that we have been selected as one of the finalists for the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year (Island of Ireland)! Honoured to be chosen alongside a number of excellent Irish publishers.
We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the authors and presses included on the 2026 longlist for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize. This award highlights the exceptional dedication and ambition of small presses in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Bullaun Press was thrilled to be represented at @thesocietyofauthors #TranslationPrizes2025 awards ceremony at the British Library last night, where translators Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert were in the running for the Scott Moncrieff Prize.
Our submission window for WP 12 opened today - great to see the work coming in. (Window closes midnight 18th Feb) Do encourage interested parties to submit winterpapers.com/submissions
Winter Papers Submissions
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Celebrate this International Women’s Day with us in the stunning Powerscourt Estate in Co.Wicklow, with an engaging and inspiring morning of writers in conversation around wellbeing, poetry and moving memoirs. Book your spot to join us ➡️ bit.ly/4txJIk2
