Writing & Literary Magazines

Ireland has a wealth of literary magazines, many of which are interested in spotting and developing new talent, so if you are an unpublished writer, they offer a superb platform and a publishing opportunity. Many are available by mail order so check their websites for details.

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The Moth Magazine:

The Moth is a quarterly arts and literature magazine featuring poetry, short fiction and pictures by established and up and coming writers and artists from at home and abroad. To find out more about The Moth visit www.themothmagazine.com

Cyphers Magazine:

Cyphers Magazinewas first published in 1975, making it one of Ireland's longest running literary Journals. Edited by Leland Bardwell, Pearse Hutchinson, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Macdara Woods,·Cyphers has published poetry, fiction, short fiction, graphic art and reviews by many distinguished writers and artists.·To find out more about Cyphers Magazine visit www.cyphers.ie

Irish pages:

Irish Pages: A Journal of Contemporary Irish Writingis a literary magazine published in Belfast and edited by Chris Agee and Cathail·Ó Searcaigh. It was launched in 2002 and comes out bi-annually. Irish Pages publishes·poetry, short fiction, essays, creative non-fiction, memoir, essay reviews, nature-writing, translated work, literary journalism, and other autobiographical, historical, religious and scientific writing of literary distinction.·o find out more about Irish Pages visit www.irishpages.org

Moloch:

Moloch, an Irish based e-journal of art and writing, was started in December 2006 by Ailbhe Darcy and Clodagh Moynan. Moloch publishes art, fiction and poetry.·To find out more about Moloch visit www.moloch.ie

THE SHOp Magazine:

THE SHOp Magazine is a Cork based magazine of poetry. Each issue of THE SHOp Magazine contains work by established poets, newcomers and unpublished poets , both Irish and foreign.·

Southword:

Southword is another Cork based publication. Published online Southword features poetry, fiction and reviews.·To find out more about Southword visit www.munsterlit.ie/Southword

The Stinging Fly:

The Stinging Fly was first published in 1998,·it was edited by founding editors Aoife Kavanagh and Declan Meade. Published three times yearly, the magazine provides a forum for the very best new Irish and international prose and poetry.·To find out more about The Stinging Fly visit www.stingingfly.org

Wordlegs:·

Wordlegsis an internet publication first published in January 2010.·The main objective of·wordlegs is to bring an audience of young Irish people back to literature by using the medium they are most comfortable with. Wordlegs publishes short stories, fiction and other literary forms.·To find out more about Wordlegs visit www.wordlegs.com

Icarus

Icarus has been publishing creative writing by students, staff and alumni of Trinity College since 1950. The magazine is published three times every academic term.·To find out more about Icarus visit www.icarusmag.com

Horizon Review:

Horizon Reviewis a Galway based literary journal. It publishes·poetry, essays, articles and reviews on contemporary literature.·To find out more about Horizon Review visit www.saltpublishing.com/horizon

The Dublin Review:

The Dublin Review is a quarterly magazine of·essays,·reportage,·autobiography,·travel writing,·criticism and·fiction. The magazine is presented in book form with minimal design, it was first published in 2002 by Brendan Barrington.·To find out more about The Dublin Review visit www.thedublinreview.com

Crannog:

Crannóg is a Galway based magazine published by Galway writers workshop three times a year, in February, June and October. Crannóg publish poetry and short stories.·To find out more about Crannóg visit www.crannogmagazine.com

Outburst:

Founded in late 2010 Outburstis a new monthly ezine that publish poetry, short stories from new writers.·To find out more about Outburst visit www.outburstmagazine.com

Modesty Press:

Modesty Press is a new Dublin based journal of short and long fiction as well as poetry.·To find out more about Modesty Press visit www.modestypress.com

Revival:

Revival is a Limerick poetry journal published quarterly by the not for profit organisation Revival Press.·To find out more about Revival visit··https://sites.google.com/site/revivalpress/

Boyne Berries:

Boyne Berries is a Meath based poetry and fiction journal published by The Boyne Writers group.·To find out more about Boyne Berries visit www.boynewriters.com

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Thefirstcut

thefirstcut aims to reproduce the better aspects of a Writers Group -  encouragement,  friendship, information, and constructive criticism through the medium of the Web. It will be published bi-monthly. Submissions of prose and poetry to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it