Southword: New International Writing

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Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction
Representative Authors: 
Fiction writers 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: 
Print
Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to Jan 31
Feb 1 to Feb 28
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
4-5
Payment: 
Cash
Issues per Year: 
2
Issue Price: 
€12
Subscription Price: 
€24 per year (2 issues)
Circulation: 
Less than 1,000

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.

Contact Information

James O’Leary, Publications Officer
Southword
The Munster Literature Centre
84 Douglas Street
Cork
T12 X802
Ireland
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Last updated: Nov 27, 2024

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