We’re looking forward to a very busy month ahead. Details of all our different events below.
Hopefully, we’ll see some of you along the way!
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David Marcus: Editing Ireland at Dublin Book Festival
Sunday 10th November at 3.30pm
The Print Works, Dublin Castle
First up, we are delighted to be returning to the Dublin Book Festival with a special event celebrating our recently published anthology, David Marcus: Editing Ireland. Taking place in The Print Works in Dublin Castle on Sunday, November 1oth, contributors to the anthology Deirdre Madden, Dermot Bolger, and Éilís Ní Dhuibhne will be in conversation with Declan Meade. This is a free event, but booking is essential. You can find out more information about the venue and book your tickets here.
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Magazine Submissions Information Session
Thursday 14th November at 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
We are hosting a submissions information session online on Thursday, 14th November at 7.30pm. The meeting is intended for writers submitting to the magazine for the first time who might have questions about the submission process. The Stinging Fly will be accepting submissions for the Summer 2025 issue from Wednesday November 13th until Wednesday November 27th 2024. Please note: Submissions will close at 5pm (Irish time).
Read the full Submissions Guidelines here.
If you wish to attend the submissions information session you can register here.
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This So Called Writing Life at The Write Time Festival
Friday 15th November at 6.15pm
Carnegie Free Library, North Street, Townparks, Swords
For this event, organised by Fingal Libraries as part of this year’s The Write Time Festival, our contributing editor Olivia Fitzsimons will join author Kevin Curran to discuss This So-Called Writing Life, her ongoing series of online essays reflecting on the craft, process, pains and pleasures of writing and publishing. Olivia will also discuss her own work and her debut novel, The Quiet Whispers Never Stop. You can reserve free tickets for the event here.
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The Stinging Fly at the Irish Writers’ Weekend in the British Library
Saturday 23rd November
The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London
We are excited to present a showcase reading at the British Library as part of their second Irish Writers’ Weekend, which runs November 22nd to 24th. Editor Lisa McInerney and publisher Declan Meade will host readings by contributors to our two most recent issues on the Saturday evening, from 17.45 to 18.45. The participating writers are Martina Evans, Eimear McBride, Jess McKinney, Michael Phoenix and Keith Ridgway. Day passes and weekend passes are available, which will allow access to all sessions, including our showcase event. More information here.
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The Stinging Fly Winter Issue Launch
Thursday 28th November at 8pm
Hen’s Teeth, Blackpitts, Dublin 8
Join us for contributor readings, conversation and connection as we celebrate the launch of our Winter 2024-25 issue on Thursday, November 28th in Hen’s Teeth, Dublin 8.
We’re excited to once again share with you 240 pages of the very best new fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry from renowned international voices like Paweł Huelle and Clemens Meyer, homegrown legends — amongst them Paula Meehan and Eimear McBride — and future literary icons. With pieces tackling musical treasures found in skips, tightrope-walking dads, notorious prisons, The Sopranos, unwelcome nighttime visitors, and a suspicious number of novelty Garfield phones, this issue, and launch event, is for every reader who seeks surprising, moving and vivid writing.
All welcome. No booking required.