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Delighted to read this wonderful review of @gaellebelem.bsky.social's The Rarest Fruit!

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…

On this, the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, I’m recommending this book by Tanja Maljartschuk @bullaunpress.bsky.social
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Thank you Mandy, we are so happy that you enjoyed it ❤️

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Many thanks to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social and @literatureireland.bsky.social for supporting the publication of this title!

ARCs of ‘What Now, Mr Wolf?’ will be available soon. If you are interested in reviewing this title, please reach out to us here or email us at publicity@bullaunpress.com.

As Darafeya’s voice dominates the novel with her no-holds-barred accounts, her granddaughter Ryna, prisoner of these memories of relentless violence, tries to make her peace with them and remake a life for herself in this troubled place.

Managing to survive several brutal regimes, she and her grandmother, one-eyed Maryanka, known as the ‘whisperers’, are feared and respected by their neighbours for their powers of healing and witchcraft.

Ryna has come home from abroad to the wake of her granny Darafeya in Nauhalnye, a village in the drained marshlands near Lipen, in a remote corner of Belarus. That night, as Ryna sits alone with the coffin, Darafeya, who lived to be a hundred, tells one final story.

A novel from author Eva Vezhnavets, and translated from the original Belarusian by Ella and Jim Dingley, ‘What Now, Mr Wolf?’ weaves a dark, caustic tapestry of unforgettable oral testimony that pays homage to the women of Belarus amid the darkest chapters of recent European history.

Cover of forthcoming Bullaun Press title ‘What Now, Mr Wolf?’ against a plain beige background, with the Bullaun Press logo - pink in colour - in the bottom right corner. The book jacket is black, with skull embroidery detail across top and bottom, with title in large bubble type face - pink and beige in colour.

We are thrilled to share the beautiful cover of our next title in translation, designed by the very talented Niall McCormack @hitoneie.bsky.social.

Go raibh míle maith agat!

Thanks Niamh!

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Many thanks to all our authors, translators, readers and the many organisations who continue to support the Indie publishing scene!

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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.

For a full list of the longlisted titles, head over to the Republic of Consciousness/Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize website.

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@epoquepress.bsky.social, @hajarpress.bsky.social, @honfordstar.bsky.social, @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social,
Peirene Press, Aaaargh! Press, Cool Moist Books, Tangerine Press, Divided Publish, Héloïse Press.

Experiencing first-hand what this kind of recognition means for a small press makes it especially meaningful to celebrate this year’s longlist. Congratulations to all the authors, translators, and publishers whose work has been recognised!

We were deeply honoured to receive the prize last year for @gaellebelem.bsky.social's There’s a Monster Behind the Door (trns. Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert), the fourth book we ever published.

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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.

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Many thanks to The Society of Authors, and to IFRU London who generously support the Scott Moncrieff Prize, and to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, @literatureireland.bsky.social, the CNL & the Institut français, who made the publication of this book possible.

They found themselves among excellent company, sharing the shortlist with translators and titles published by presses such as New Directions Publishing, @openborderspress.bsky.social and @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social.

It was therefore a true pleasure to see Karen and Laëtitia acknowledged for ‘There’s a Monster Behind the Door’, their captivating translation of author @gaellebelem.bsky.social's spellbinding debut novel.

Drawing its name from the Irish word for a stone with a water-holding hollow, often associated with healing or holy properties, Bullaun aims to create space for this same intentional, transformative work of literary translation.

Reflecting on the power of translation, the event’s host Fiona Sze-Lorrain observed: “I never cease to marvel at how works of translation, like dripping water hollowing out a rock, transform cultural/literary boundaries and our receptivity to the ‘other’ on the most human level”.

Our warmest congratulations to the winner Ruth Diver for a translation of The Convoy by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse (@openborderspress.bsky.social), and to runner up Frank Wynne!

Screenshot of a webpage announcing the Scott Moncrieff Prize. The text explains that the prize is awarded annually for translations of full-length French literary works into English, with a £3,000 prize for the winner and £1,000 for the runner-up. It names Ruth Diver as the winner for her translation of The Convoy by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, published by Open Borders Press, and includes a quoted commendation from judge Adam Hamdy praising the translation’s empathy and craftsmanship. The runner-up is listed as Frank Wynne for his translation of Sleeping Children by Anthony Passeron, published by Pan Macmillan, Picador.

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.