The winning story ‘Missing the Eclipse’ was published in our Summer 2024 issue.
The Stinging Fly News 21st May 2025
The Stinging Fly News 11th February 2025
Lesothan writer awarded €2000 prize for debut short story published in our Summer 2023 issue.
The Stinging Fly 22nd May 2024
JC Niala awarded bursary for her translation of ‘The Mighty Bahari’ from the original Swahili.
The Stinging Fly News 27th February 2024
The Stinging Fly News 18th December 2023
A chance to look back on our essay series reflecting on the pains and pleasures of writing and publishing – with a new Afterword by Series Editor, Olivia Fitzsimons.
The Stinging Fly Essay 13th December 2023
The Stinging Fly News 15th September 2023
The Stinging Fly News 7th September 2023
We're inviting artists to submit potential cover art for our magazine.
The Stinging Fly News 1st July 2023
The Sligo author was awarded the €2000 prize for his “eerie” debut story, ‘The Afterlife’, described by the judges as an “uncanny, expertly controlled, chilling fable”.
The Stinging Fly News 25th May 2023
We are delighted to introduce two additional online workshops to this year's summer school programme, aimed at people who have only recently started writing fiction. Application deadline: May 3rd, 11:59pm!
The Stinging Fly News 21st April 2023
We are delighted to announce that The Stinging Fly is partnering with Chinese literary journal, One-way Street, on its exciting New Voice project.
The Stinging Fly News 25th January 2023
Contributors: Dizz Tate, Olivia Fitzsimons, Danielle McLaughlin, Jill Crawford, Neil Hegarty, Angelique Tran Van Sang, Anna Walsh, Mia Gallagher, Thomas Morris, Kevin Power, Niamh Campbell, Ian Maleney, John Patrick McHugh, Mary Morrissy, Tadhg Hoey, Susannah Dickey, Sean O'Reilly
The Stinging Fly Criticism Essay 6th January 2023
Contributors: Nicole Flattery, Niamh Mulvey, Najat Abed Alsamad, Gianluca Nativo, Louise Hegarty, Roisín O’Donnell, Lisa Owens, Oisín Fagan, Chetna Maroo, June Caldwell, with an introduction by Editor at Large, Thomas Morris
The Stinging Fly Essay Fiction 2nd January 2023
As the year ends, we asked more of our editors, writers and collaborators to write about something that has made a significant impact on them over the past while.
The Stinging Fly Blog Post 31st December 2022
We are very, very proud to have published two of the six stories shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Short Story of the Year 2022.
The Stinging Fly News 21st October 2022
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