Editorial Focus
Our summer issue is composed of prizewinning entries from our Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition, Southword Editor's Poetry Award, Seán O’Faoláin International Short Story Competition, and Subscriber Poetry & Flash Fiction Competitions, as well as specially commissioned work. The winter issue is composed of unsolicited submissions.
Tips From the Editor
Southword pays contributors €50 per poem and €300 per short story. We welcome submissions of up to four poems or one short story (of up to 5000 words) per submission period.