thefirstcut is an online literary journal which publishes poetry, short stories and flash fiction. We publish bi-monthly.
Submissions for thefirstcut #4 close on October 31st. Our guidelines are at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/about_us/3
Check out our latest edition at:
http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/thefirstcut__3/1
email your submissions to: renagown@gmail.com
The submission period for thefirstcut #4 ends on October 31st. Check out our guidelines at: #http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/about_us#. Send your submissions to renagown@gmail.com .
In the meantime,check out thefirstcut #3 at http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/thefirstcut__3?
Mike Gallagher, Editor.
thefirstcut #3 is now online with a cast of multinational writers. Check us out at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/thefirstcut__3?
Submissions fot thefirstcut #4 will close on October 31st. Send your poems or prose to renagown@gmail.com
We are delighted to announce that Paddy Bushe will be the featured poet in thefirstcut #3.Paddy is much published in both Irish and English. Submissions for thefirstcut #3 close on September 1st. Submissions to renagown@gmail.com
Check out thefirstcut #2 at: http://issuu.efcom/thefirstcut/docs/thirstcut___2
thefirstcut #2 is now online at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut
Check out our international cast of writers.
Submissions for thefirstcut #3 can be found at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/about_us
e-mail submissions to: renagown@gmail.com
thefirstcut #3 will remain open for submissions until September 1st. Find our guidelines at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/about_us
Check out thefirstcut #2 at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut .
It features many Irish writers as well as writers from around the world. We publish poetry, prose and flash fiction.
e-mail submissions to: renagown@gmail.com
thefirstcut #2 is now online at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/thefirstcut___2 .
It has a global feel, featuring writers from America, Jamaica, India, Canada, Europe and, of course, a profusion of Irish writers. Featured poet in this edition is Dublin poet, Pauline Fayne who has just published her fourth collection. Haiku are extensively treated by experts John W Sexton and Anatoly Kudryavitsky and our own Vanessa O'Loughlin eases the pain of coping with rejection.
Don't forget that thefirstcut #3 is open for submissions until September 1st. Guidelines can be found at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/about_us . Submissions should be e-mailed to:
renagown@gmail.com
Submissions for thefirstcut #2 have closed. Look out for the next edition which will be published online on August 1st. We thank everyone who submitted material - it came from all over the world. The submission period for thefirstcut #3 begins on August 1st and ends on September 1st,
The featured poet in thefirstcut #2 will be Pauline Fayne who has just launched her fourth collection of poetry 'Mowing in the dark' to critical acclaim. The deadline for submissions is July 1st. Send your best poetry or prose to: renagown@gmail.com . Check out our guidelines at http://issuu.com/thefirstcut . Join us, be seen, be read.
Thanks, Mari, for your encouraging comments. We have had over 300 hits in our first week and are very excited about thefirstcut. Pass the word around!
Mike G
thefirstcut Looking for Submissions
Hello everyone,
My name is Mike Gallagher and I am the editor of thefirstcut
thefirstcut is new e-journal which seeks to emulate the ethos of a typical Writer's Group. The 1st edition has just been published. We hope thefirstcut will develop into a source of information, advice and good writing.
Check out the link at: http://issuu.com/thefirstcut/docs/number1/1#
Submissions for the next edition should be sent to: renagown@gmail.com . The deadline is July 1st and guidelines can be found in the Journal.
Mike Gallagher
Editor


