Lisa McInerney appointed Editor of The Stinging Fly

‘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.’

News 29th June 2022

Emer O’Hanlon wins inaugural Stinging Fly/FBA Fiction Prize

O'Hanlon's winning story, 'Diana in a lonely place' was published in our Summer 2021 issue.

News 18th May 2022

New Magazine Editor required

We are looking for a new editor. Could it be you?

News 6th May 2022

Call-out for All New Writers issue

We're open for submissions for this special edition of the magazine.

News 14th February 2022

What Gets Us Through

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.

Blog Post 5th January 2022

Play It Forward Pilot Fellowships Programme

Applications are now open until midnight on April 30th.

News 1st April 2021

Fly Roundtable: Writers and reading

Four writers, all leading classes during this year's Stinging Fly Summer School, discuss the joys and challenges of reading.

Blog Post 10th July 2020

I had to keep on

Poetry Issue 41/Volume 2: Winter 2019-20

Danielle McLaughlin wins The Sunday Times Short Story of the Year award

'A Partial List of the Saved' receives the richest prize for a single short story in the English language.

News 13th September 2019

‘Sweet Home’, the debut collection by Wendy Erskine

The Stinging Fly Press is proud to introduce another essential new voice in Irish fiction.

News 17th August 2018

Act Now: An Interview with Una Mullally

"I don’t think I’ve ever felt as motivated about anything in my life. Nothing worthwhile is ever easy, and this is a real battle."

Interview 17th May 2018

Autonomy: An Interview With Kathy D’Arcy

"If people are okay with the right to travel, then like it or not they’re okay with abortion – they just don’t want it happening here, and that’s cruel and ridiculous."

Interview

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