Thursday, 4 July 2013

Boyne Berries magazine is open for submissions until 13 July.


Boyne Berries Magazine - Guest Editor

Boyne Berries magazine is open for submissions until 13 July. We are delighted to have Kate Dempsey as our guest editor for this issue. Kate's poetry and fiction is widely published in Ireland and the UK including in Poetry Ireland Review, The Moth, Orbis and Magma. She won the 2011 Plough Poetry prize for a short poem and her first book of poetry, Some Poems, was published by Moth Editions, also in 2011.


Picture: Kate with member Orla Fay at one of our Open Mics in 2010.

We look forward to working with her and expect that the magazine will profit from her expertise and experience. Kate blogs here.

We accept poetry and prose. Please check the submission guidelines carefully and follow them meticulously. The guidelines are here.

I am always astonished at how heedless some people can be. We can all make mistakes but if a magazine asks for three poems why send four? If the line limit is 60 lines why send a 70-line poem? And if you are asked to send a brief biography why send a page listing your every publication credit?

And please proof read your work very carefully before you send. The editor does not have time to check with you if the strange spelling in stanza three is a clever literary pun or a mistake.

We get many more submissions than will fit in our little magazine so if you get a rejection don't take it personal. Send it off again to another magazine and send us something else next time.

This will be Boyne Berries 14 and the provisional launch date is Thursday 26 September 2013 in Trim.

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Mary Duffy again-wonderful work.

View her work at  
                                              http://www.maryduffy.ie/Wild Blue -Giclee Print Limited edition of 25, on canvas

THE SOUTH CIRCULAR is currently seeking submissions


The South Circular Issue 6Submit

THE SOUTH CIRCULAR is currently seeking submissions for issue 7 which will be published in September 2013. 
Each issue of THE SOUTH CIRCULAR publishes up to four stories at a time.
You may submit your story to submissions@thesouthcircular.com between 27 June 2013 and 15 July 2013.

Short Story Competition Glimmer Train. Deadline: July 31.

Upcoming deadline:
Karl Behrmann, Chicago, May 25, 1958 (more)

  • Very Short Fiction. First place: $1,500 and publication in Glimmer Train. Deadline: July 31.
  • Maximum word count: 3,000.
  • Open to all writers. Any story that has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in a print publication is welcome.
  • Winners and finalists will be announced in the October 1 bulletin, and contacted directly one week earlier.
  • Writing Guidelines

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

LITERARY EVENINGS IN DINGLE

Kerry
FIVE LITERARY EVENINGS IN DINGLE

PRESENTED BY

STONECOAST IN IRELAND
& THE DINGLE BOOKSHOP

Sarah Rees Brennan & Ted Deppe—Friday 19 July 7:30 p.m.
Dubliner Sarah Rees Brennan is the bestselling author of The Devil’s Lexicon trilogy and a new romantic gothic mystery, Unspoken. Her works have frequently made the ALA Top Ten Best Book lists. Ted Deppe’s four books of poetry include Orpheus on the Red Line (Tupelo) & Cape Clear: New & Selected Poems (Salmon).

Kevin Barry—Saturday 20 July 7:30 p.m.
Kevin Barry is the strikingly original author of City of Bohane (currently short-listed for the IMPAC Dublin award) and two collections of short stories, There are Little Kingdoms (which won the Rooney Prize) and Dark Lies the Island. Born in Limerick, he currently makes his home in County Sligo.

Nancy Holder & Annie Deppe—Sunday 21 July 7:30 p.m.
Writer Nancy Holder is a New York Times bestselling author and five-times winner of the Bram Stoker award. She has published many novels, including tie-ins with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville, and Angel. Poet Annie Deppe is the author of Sitting in the Sky and Wren Cantata, both published by Summer Palace. She lives in Connemara.

Joan Newmann & Kate Newmann—Tuesday 23 July 7:30 p.m.
Winner of the Craobh Na hÉigse Award for a lifetime of poetry, Joan Newmann’s collections include Prone Kate’s books include The Blind Woman in the Blue House & I am a Horse. Belongings joins full-length collections of bothJoan and Kate. Together, they cofounded Summer Palace Press. They split their time between Donegal & Belfast.

The Grand Finale— Wednesday 24 July 7:30
Please join us for a lively evening of contemporary fiction and poetry, with readings by students in the Stonecoast MFA programme: Frank Ard, Michael Barry, Erin Lyn Bodin, Holly P. Evers, Patricia France, Amanda Johnston, Rebecca Kightlinger, Andrea Lani, Danielle Rose, & Enza Vescera.

All readings are free and open to the public and take place in Dingle Book Shop
For more information, phone 066-915-2433

UCD are looking for a Writer In Residence:

UCD are looking for a Writer In Residence:

Closing Date: Monday 15 July 2013

Applications are invited from Irish writers of established reputation for a Writer's Fellowship (with special emphasis on fiction) which is funded by the School of English, Drama and Film and by a grant-in-aid from the Arts Council. The Fellowship will be tenable for the period January-June 2014.

Candidates are invited...
to submit a covering letter outlining their interest together with a full CV containing details of their teaching experience and including the names and contact details of 3 referees to: Ms Hilary Gow, School of English, Drama and Film, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. Informal enquiries can be made to Mr James Ryan at james.ryan@ucd.ie or Professor Anne Fogarty at anne.fogarty@ucd.ie

Applications may be sent by post to the above address or by email to: hilary.gow@ucd.ie

The closing date for applications will be no later than 17.00 on Monday 15 July 2013.

Anais Nin

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