4th Edition, Literature as Resistance, 25-26/09/2026
Festival News
01/07/2026
There are two new initiatives in FIILI 2026: a Masterclass in Translation and a Masterclass in Creative Writing. Registration will open in August.
06/04/2026
Trinity College Dublin has been confirmed as one of the venues for FIILI 2026.
08/12/2025
FIILI is now officially a not-for-profit cultural Association. If you want to receive our news, please email us at festivalfiili@gmail.com
05/11/2025
Michela Linda Magrì, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin, confirms her institutional support for the 4th edition of FIILI. Thank you Michela!
Our History
FIILI has been running since 2023. It is co-produced and co-organized by Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann, the Italian Cultural Institute Dublin and Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with various partners and sponsors.
In November 2026, the new Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin, Michela Linda Magrì, confirmed her support to FIILI.
Paul Murray
Irish Author
Nadeesha Uyangoda
Italian Author
Wendy Erskine
Irish Author
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Most of our Events are free of charge but registration is recommended to secure a place.
Join award-winning translator Sophie Hughes for the Inaugural Masterclass in Literary Translation at FIILI 2026
Join award-winning author Paul McVeigh for the Inaugural Masterclass in Creative Writing at FIILI 2026
We are very grateful to our Sponsors and Partners
The Festival of Italian and Irish Literature in Ireland is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Italian Cultural Institute Dublin, Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann, Trinity College Dublin (Events Fund of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences), Foras na Gaeilge, Literature Ireland, and the Irish Writers Centre.
