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Submission Guidelines

We are currently accepting applications for the inaugural Play It Forward Fellowships until midnight (Irish standard time) on April 30, 2021.

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We are closed for all other submissions.

Our poetry submission window closed on November 30th 2020.

Our fiction submission window closed on January 8th 2021.

Many thanks to everyone who submitted poetry and fiction to us over the past few months. All the work received is now being considered for the two issues we plan to publish during 2021.

We are closed for non-fiction pitches or queries at the moment, but will re-open in November. These are usually sent direct to the editor.

What We Publish

We publish new, previously unpublished work by Irish and international writers. We have a particular interest in promoting the short story. Each issue includes a mix of poetry and fiction, alongside our Featured Poets and Comhchealg sections, commissioned essays, occasional author interviews and novel extracts. We also welcome submissions of poetry and prose in translation.

Please note:

  • Only fiction and poetry submitted through our Submittable page will be considered.

  • No more than one story and/or poetry submission should be submitted during any one submission period.

  • Work must be previously unpublished and ideally should not be under consideration elsewhere. If it is accepted for publication elsewhere please notify us immediately – contact details below. If you need to withdraw your submission for any reason, you can do this through Submittable at any stage.

  • Short stories and poems should always be just as long (or as short) as they need to be.

  • For general poetry submissions, send up to 3 poems. Your poems should be submitted together in one single file.

  • Featured Poets: In each issue we publish a number of poems (usually 5 or 6) by a poet who is working seriously towards a first collection. To be considered, you should already have had work published in several other journals and magazines. We welcome poets who have previously had poems appear in The Stinging Fly. Please send 6-8 previously unpublished poems together in a single file. If we want to see more, we will get back to you. Use the separate Featured Poet submission form. If submitting for the Featured Poet slot, please do not make a separate general poetry submission. We will also consider individual poems within your Featured Poet submission for publication.

  • Comhchealg: Is í ‘Comhchealg’ cuid Ghaeilge The Stinging Fly. Cuirtear fáilte roimh phíosaí Gaeilge ó scríbhneoirí úra. Is nós linn aistriúcháin Bhéarla a chur ar fáil i gcás na ndánta a roghnaítear. Chuige sin, déanaimid filí Béarla a chur ag obair ar shaothar a gcomhúdar. Leantar na treoirlínte iarratais thuas a bhaineann le filíocht Bhéarla.

  • All submissions are read. The editors’ decision may not be correct but it is final. We aim to contact everyone within four months of the closing date.

  • Copyright remains in all cases with the author. Some work published in the magazine may also be included on our website.

Payment

Contributors receive a copy of the issue in which their work is featured and can order further copies at a discounted rate.

The current payment rates are as follows:

Fiction and nonfiction: €30 per magazine page

Poetry: €50 per poem

Featured Poet: €250

 

How To Submit

To submit to the magazine please follow the link below to our Submittable page. This page will only be live during the stated submission window. Anyone submitting fiction and poetry must make two separate submissions.

Contact Details

submissions.stingingfly [at] gmail [dot] com

(for enquiries only, email submissions will not be accepted)

Editor: Danny Denton – editor [at] stingingfly [dot] org

Publisher: Declan Meade – stingingfly [at] gmail [dot] com
Assistant Editor: Sara O’Rourke – info [at] stingingfly [dot] org
Poetry Editor: Cal Doyle – poetry [at] stingingfly [dot] org

Website Content Manager: Ian Maleney
Reviews Editor: Lily Ni Dhomhnaill

Eagarthóir filíochta Gaeilge: Aifric Mac Aodha
Contributing Editors: Dan Bolger, Mia Gallagher, Lisa McInerney, Thomas Morris and Sally Rooney

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The Stinging Fly

The Stinging Fly magazine was established in 1997 to seek out, publish and promote the very best new Irish and international writing. 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.