AislingTransmedia

Transmedia rights house · Dublin

Curated literary IP for screen & audio adaptation.

Independently published work, verified and listed for film, audio rights and television. A considered list. Not a slush pile.

The International Dublin Writers’ Festival, 2026: Ha’penny Bridge at night, Trinity College Dublin, 14–16 August. Theme: The Future of Story.
Sister event, since 2015. The festival’s own mark for 2026 — Ha’penny Bridge, then Trinity College Dublin. Festival site

Rights we place

Every form a story can take.

You choose what is on the table. We do not bundle what you have not offered.

  • Film & television

    We lead with a feature — one film — and only then a limited or returning series. A feature is the easier first sale, the way a standalone novel is easier than a saga.

  • Audio

    Audiobook, scripted podcast, and audio drama. Independent work often travels first as a voice.

  • Stage

    Theatre, opera, and live adaptation. For stories that want a room and a hush.

  • Translation

    Foreign-language edition rights, territory by territory, with a publisher who will actually print it.

  • Merchandising

    Characters, worlds, and marks — licensed with care, never as an afterthought.

  • Interactive

    Games, immersive, and digital narrative. The book as a place you can walk through.

How it works

Three movements. No reading fee.

  1. 01

    Submit

    Authors sign in and send the work: logline, synopsis, screen form, rights on offer, and proof it is independently held.

  2. 02

    Consider

    We read for adaptation — not only literary merit. We verify chain of title. A small list. If it is not for us, we say so.

  3. 03

    Represent

    Accepted work is listed for producers. We negotiate option and purchase. You keep copyright. We take a commission when a deal closes.

For producers

Discover IP. Ask for the feature.

We lead with a feature — one film, the way you lead with a standalone novel. A limited series only when the book will not fit the two hours. A title we offer carries a chain of title, or an honest note where the chain still needs confirming.

Screen rights

For authors

You wrote it. We take it to the room.

We specialise in independently published authors and rights holders who retain control of the rights they are offering. Sign in, submit, and track status from your studio.

Open a submission

Questions, plainly.

  • Who can submit?+

    We specialise in independently published authors and rights holders who retain control of the rights they are offering.

  • Do I give up copyright?+

    No. You appoint us to represent specified rights — typically film and television — for a defined term. The book remains yours. Every deal needs your written approval.

  • Is there a reading fee?+

    Never. Aisling Transmedia is paid a commission only if an option or sale closes. If we cannot place the work, you owe us nothing.

  • How do you verify chain of title?+

    Before we list, we confirm holdership, review the independent publication or reversion, require a declaration of prior options or claims, and take a warranty of title in the representation agreement.

  • I am a producer. How do I inquire?+

    Write to Rights & Acquisitions. Say who you are, which rights you want, and whether you need the manuscript. We reply from the house.