Southword: New International Writing

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Website:

https://munsterlit.ie/southword/

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction

Subgenres:

Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry

Representative Authors:

Fiction writers we have published include Haruki Murakami, Danielle McLaughlin, James Lasdun and Colm Toibin. Poets we have published include Kim Addonizio, Tess Gallagher, Martín Espada, Medbh McGuckian, Billy Collins, Vona Groarke and Brian Turner.

Formats:

Reading Period:

Dec 1 to Mar 31

Response Time:

Less than 3 months

Charges Reading Fee:

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Number of Debut Authors per Issue:

4-5

Payment:

Cash

Issues per Year:

Issue Price:

€10

Subscription Price:

€20 per year (two issues)

Circulation:

Less than 1,000

Editorial Focus

Southword is an international literary journal featuring poetry, literary fiction, essays, and interviews. The Spring Issue consists of work drawn from our writing competitions and specially commissioned work. The Autumn Issue consists of work chosen from unsolicited submissions as well as commissioned pieces.

Tips From the Editor

In a submission period, we like to see no more than two stories / six poems. There is an upper limit of 5000 words for short stories and a suggested limit of 40 lines per poem. Once you have submitted your work, you can check the status of your submission by signing into your Submittable account.

Poetry: December 1st, 2021 ‒ February 28th, 2022
Fiction: January 1st ‒ March 31st, 2022

Contact Information

James O'Leary, Administrator

Southword

The Munster Literature Centre

84 Douglas Street

Cork

Ireland

info@munsterlit.ie

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2023