Announcing our second annual New Translator’s Bursary.
The Stinging Fly News 1st September 2022
A series of short essays reflecting on the experience of rejection. Contributors: Danielle McLaughlin, Jill Crawford, Neil Hegarty, Angelique Tran Van Sang, Anna Walsh, Mia Gallagher, with an introduction by Thomas Morris.
The Stinging Fly Essay 28th July 2022
‘I can think of few honours greater than the opportunity to foster new writing and writers, and provide that community that writers like me are so reliant on and grateful for.’
The Stinging Fly News 29th June 2022
O'Hanlon's winning story, 'Diana in a lonely place' was published in our Summer 2021 issue.
The Stinging Fly News 18th May 2022
We are looking for a new editor. Could it be you?
The Stinging Fly News 6th May 2022
The Stinging Fly News 9th March 2022
We're open for submissions for this special edition of the magazine.
The Stinging Fly News 14th February 2022
As a new year begins, we asked some of our editors, writers and contributors to write about something that has made a significant impact on them over the past while.
The Stinging Fly Blog Post 5th January 2022
The Stinging Fly News 25th June 2021
Applications are now open until midnight on April 30th.
The Stinging Fly News 1st April 2021
'Getting The Electric', a story from our Summer 2020 issue, is beautifully read by the Choice Prize-nominated musician.
The Stinging Fly Podcast 24th March 2021
The Stinging Fly News 5th August 2020
Four writers, all leading classes during this year's Stinging Fly Summer School, discuss the joys and challenges of reading.
The Stinging Fly Blog Post 10th July 2020
The Stinging Fly News 25th November 2019
The Stinging Fly Poetry Issue 41/Volume 2: Winter 2019-20
'A Partial List of the Saved' receives the richest prize for a single short story in the English language.
The Stinging Fly News 13th September 2019
The Stinging Fly News 15th May 2019
The Stinging Fly News 19th December 2018
The Stinging Fly News 26th November 2018
The Stinging Fly News 8th November 2018
Evelyn Conlon reads 'The Park', her story about Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland in 1979, and discusses its relevance to the country today.
The Stinging Fly Podcast 20th August 2018
The Stinging Fly Press is proud to introduce another essential new voice in Irish fiction.
The Stinging Fly News 17th August 2018
Declan Meade is joined in the studio by Martina Evans. They read and discuss 'The Day I Brought Water', a short story by Belfast poet, Sinéad Morrissey.
The Stinging Fly Podcast 23rd July 2018
The Stinging Fly News 5th June 2018