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The Galway Review Wants You

Here's a call for submission from The Galway Review for their print anthology coming out
in January 2013. This printed and bound work will be the  first print
venture for The Galway Review - 

To submit simply send poems, reviews, short stories, or journals tothegalwayreview@gmail.com with
‘Anthology Submission’ in the subject field. Please send your writings
within the body of the email and attach the photographs as jpegs. We
can’t wait to see your work! Please keep your submissions clear and
sharp. 



Remember  that:

readers who lack your particular background, may need a simple and clear context;
the writings ought to make sense to readers anywhere in the world, not just to your own self.

If
you want to bounce an idea off the editor before you write it up, then
please do. Just get in touch, we at The Galway Review would be happy to
help! 


Our deadline is December 1st 2012 – that gives you loads of time.

By
supporting The Galway Review you are supporting creativity. We provide
a platform for showcasing incredibly talented writers and photographers
in Galway.

I enjoyed one of the nicest evenings I've had in a long time, reading at Alice's Restaurant in Naas last week, its such a magical space and the audience were warm and friendly. I read my story The Everyday Woman, three extracts from The Herbalist and poetry. Preparing your work for a public reading is a great way to see if its flowing, a great way to edit. I'm polishing the final draft of The Herbalist and am hoarse from reading the whole book out loud, for me, there's no other way to see if something works. Anyway! I met some fellow writers afterwards, who were asking where to send their poems, so....

For Irish Literary Magazines click Here
For a Worldwide Magazines try Duptrope.

The Irish Writers Centre list of magazines and journals here
Poetry Ireland on getting published, here
And Writing.ie provide a list of literary agents, here
And for Short Story competitions/journals try Thresholds

Also....

New Irish Writing accept submissions all year round -

Stories should not exceed 2,000 words. Up to six poems may be submitted. There is no entry fee.
Entries (with stamped addressed envelope) to Ciaran Carty, New Irish Writing, The Irish Independent 27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, along with name, phone number and email address (where available).
Stories and poems may also be emailed to newirishwriting@independent.ie

And good luck:)

Irish Literary Magazines

I'm re posting this list due to popular demand. (i.e. a few people have asked!)

Its wisest (and kindest) to purchase a copy of a magazine before you send your pieces. (They are labours of love after all) Double check the submission guidelines: check submission deadlines, line spacing, the number (and word count) of poems/stories the magazine will accept at any one time. The journals can vary wildly in style so reading recent copies in advance can save you a lot of trouble. A poem that would be instantly rejected by one could be published by another.

Make sure your work is perfect down to the last comma, its not the editors job to see the amazing potential behind the typos:) An excellent way to check a piece is to email it to yourself before sending it for submission. Most journals don't pay but you will get a contributors copy of the magazine, and maybe even an invitation to a launch where you can meet other emerging writers and share your plight (highly recommended!)

These are Irish Magazines only, for a worldwide view try searching Duptrope. Duotrope is a free resource for writers of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. They have a data base of over 4,200 active publishers, give statistics on publishers' response times and acceptance-rejection ratios.

A click on the title of the magazines below will bring you to the sites and further information, and good luck!

Poetry Ireland Review

poems, articles, reviews

Abridged
Poetry/Art
themed issues

Southword
online magazine (pays)
Poems, fiction, reviews

thefirstcut
online magazine
poetry, short stories & flash

The Stinging Fly

Fiction, Poetry, Reviews, Images

The SHOp
Poetry

Boyne Berries

Poetry and Prose

Crannog
Back issues available as free pdf downloads.
Poetry and prose.

The Moth
Poetry, short fiction and Art.

Revival

Poetry, short fiction and extracts.

The Poetry Bus
Poetry and Illustration
(includes a CD)

Roadside Fiction online magazine
realist fiction

ROPES

My copy of ROPES arrived in the post today, there's still nothing like getting something the old fashioned way. I can't wait to read it tonight, well done on the ROPES team, its a beautiful production. I've a story in there somewhere called Saving Grace. Isn't the cover design gorgeous? It's by Claire O Brien, you can check out more of her images here. ROPES is a literary journal produced annually by the members of the MA in Literature and Publishing class at NUI Galway, you can find out more Here.