Sally Rooney Longlisted for Dublin Literary Award
Sally Rooney's *Intermezzo* and debut novelist Niamh Ní Mhaoleoin's *Ordinary Saints* have been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the world's richest prize for a single work of fiction at €100,000. The longlist also includes works from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alan Hollinghurst, and Ocean Vuong, highlighting the international scope of contemporary literary excellence.
- The award's longlist is compiled from nominations made by public libraries in major cities worldwide; for the 2026 prize, 69 titles were nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries. - Sally Rooney's nominated novel, *Intermezzo*, follows two brothers grieving their father's recent death while navigating complicated romantic relationships. Rooney has previously won the Costa Novel Award and was longlisted for the Booker Prize for her 2018 novel, *Normal People*. - Niamh Ní Mhaoleoin's debut, *Ordinary Saints*, tells the story of a queer Irish woman living in London who confronts her past when her family attempts to have her deceased brother canonised as a saint. The novel has already won the PFD Queer Fiction Prize. - The prize is unique in how it treats translated works; if a translated novel wins, the author receives €75,000 and the translator receives €25,000. Six of the 20 books on the 2026 longlist are works in translation. - An international panel of five judges will select a shortlist of up to six titles, which will be announced on April 7, 2026. - The winner of the 2026 award will be revealed on May 21, 2026, as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. - The most recent winner of the Dublin Literary Award was Canadian author Michael Crummey, who won in 2025 for his novel *The Adversary*.
