Submission Guidelines
Thanks to everyone who submitted work during our most recent submission round in July 2018. Acceptances and rejections will continue to be sent out on a rolling basis over the next couple of months. We intend to get back to everyone who submitted before the end of October 2018.
Our next general submission round will open on December 3rd and close on January 9th. Submissions received during this period will be considered for our Summer 2019 issue (Issue 40 Volume Two).
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We publish new, previously unpublished work by Irish and international writers.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.
*Contact the editor, Sally Rooney {editor [at] stingingfly [dot] org}, if you have an idea for an essay that would work in the magazine.
Please note:
Only work 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Work must be previously unpublished and ideally should not be under consideration elsewhere.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 4 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 Please send 6-8 previously unpublished poems together in a single file.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: €25 per magazine page
Poetry: €40 for single poem/magazine page
Featured Poet: €200
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: Sally Rooney
Publisher: Declan Meade
Assistant Editor: Sara O’Rourke
Poetry Editor: Eabhan Ní Shúileabháin
Eagarthóir filíochta Gaeilge: Aifric Mac Aodha
Contributing Editors: Gavin Corbett, Mia Gallagher, Dave Lordan, Lisa McInerney, Thomas Morris and Sean O’Reilly
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