The Stinging Fly Magazine
The Stinging Fly magazine was established in late 1997 to seek out, publish and promote the very best new Irish and international writing. We published our first issue in March 1998.
We believe that there is a need for a magazine that, first and foremost, gives new and emerging writers an opportunity to get their work out into the world. We are particularly concerned to provide an outlet for short story writers: each issue features several short stories and we also devote entire issues to new fiction when the mood takes us.
In 2017, we are moving from three issues to two bigger issues per year. For information on submitting to the magazine, please see the Submission Guidelines.
Magazines

Issue 41 / Volume 2
Winter 2019-20
Issue 40 / Volume 2
Summer 2019
Issue 39/Volume 2
Winter 2018-19
Issue 38/Volume 2
Summer 2018
Issue 37/Volume 2
Winter 2017-18
Issue 36/Volume 2
Summer 2017
Issue 35/Volume 2
Winter 2016-17 – Fear & Fantasy Issue
Issue 34/Volume 2
Summer 2016
Issue 33/Volume 2
Spring 2016 – In the Wake of the Rising Issue
Issue 32/Volume 2
Winter 2015-16
Issue 31/Volume 2
Summer 2015 – London Issue
Issue 30/Volume 2
Spring 2015
Issue 29/Volume 2
Winter 2014-15
Issue 28/Volume 2
Summer 2014
Issue 27/Volume 2
Spring 2014
Issue 26/Volume 2
Winter 2013-14
Issue 25/Volume 2
Summer 2013 – Translation Issue
Issue 24/Volume 2
Spring 2013
Issue 23/Volume 2
Winter 2012-13
Issue 22/Volume 2
Summer 2012
Issue 21/Volume 2
Spring 2012
Issue 20/Volume 2
Winter 2011-12 – New York Issue
Issue 19/Volume 2
Summer 2011
Issue 18/Volume 2
Spring 2011
Issue 17/Volume 2
Winter 2010-11
Issue 16/Volume 2
Summer 2010
Issue 15/Volume 2
Spring 2010
Issue 14/Volume 2
Winter 2009-10
Issue 13/Volume 2
Summer 2009
Issue 12/Volume 2
Spring 2009
Issue 11/Volume 2
Winter 2008-09
Issue 10/Volume 2
Summer 2008
Issue 9/Volume 2
Spring 2008
Issue 8/Volume 2
Winter 2007-08
Issue 7/Volume 2
Summer 2007
Issue 6/Volume 2
Spring 2007
Issue 5/Volume 2
Winter 2006-07
Issue 4/Volume 2
Summer 2006
Issue 3/Volume 2
Spring 2006
Issue 2/Volume 2
Winter 2005-06
Issue 1/Volume 2
Summer 2005
Issue 18/Volume 1
Summer 2004
Issue 17/Volume 1
Winter 2003-04
Issue 16/Volume 1
Autumn 2003
Issue 15/Volume 1
Summer 2003
Issue 14/Volume 1
Winter 2002-03
Issue 13/Volume 1
Autumn 2002
Issue 12/Volume 1
Summer 2002
Issue 11/Volume 1
Winter 2001-02
Issue 10/Volume 1
Autumn 2001
Issue 9/Volume 1
Spring/Summer 2001 – All Fiction Special
Issue 8/Volume 1
Winter 2000-01
Issue 7/Volume 1
Spring 2000
Issue 6/Volume 1
Winter 1999
Issue 5/Volume 1
Summer 1999
Issue 4/Volume 1
Spring 1999
Issue 3/Volume 1
Winter 1998
Issue 2/Volume 1
Summer 1998
Issue 1/Volume 1
Spring 1998