The Stinging Fly
@stingingfly.bsky.social
Magazine established in 1997 to publish & promote the very best new Irish and international writing. Stinging Fly Press was launched in 2005. Winter 2024-25 Issue #51 available now https://stingingfly.org/product/winter-2024-25/
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@stingingfly.bsky.social
· Nov 19
THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week!
Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉
This event is free but space is limited and booking essential - book your ticket here: stingingfly.org/product/wint...
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week!
Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉
This event is free but space is limited and booking essential - book your ticket here: stingingfly.org/product/wint...
ICYMI✨
Only 3 weeks left to apply ✒️
Motivated writers working on a specific fiction project (short-story collection/novel), can apply for a chance to have their work closely read by our workshop leaders & like-minded participants @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
Only 3 weeks left to apply ✒️
Motivated writers working on a specific fiction project (short-story collection/novel), can apply for a chance to have their work closely read by our workshop leaders & like-minded participants @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
December 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
ICYMI✨
Only 3 weeks left to apply ✒️
Motivated writers working on a specific fiction project (short-story collection/novel), can apply for a chance to have their work closely read by our workshop leaders & like-minded participants @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
Only 3 weeks left to apply ✒️
Motivated writers working on a specific fiction project (short-story collection/novel), can apply for a chance to have their work closely read by our workshop leaders & like-minded participants @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
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We are delighted to announce the return of The Ten by Ten Workshop
An in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, presented by @stingingfly.bsky.social & @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. The workshop will be led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
An in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, presented by @stingingfly.bsky.social & @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. The workshop will be led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
December 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are delighted to announce the return of The Ten by Ten Workshop
An in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, presented by @stingingfly.bsky.social & @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. The workshop will be led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
An in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, presented by @stingingfly.bsky.social & @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. The workshop will be led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
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2026 Ten by Ten Workshop Leaders ✨
Roisín O'Donnell's first novel Nesting won @irishbookawards.bsky.social Novel of the Year 2025
Nicole Flattery was recently appointed as @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2026 Writer in Residence @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Apply here: stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
Roisín O'Donnell's first novel Nesting won @irishbookawards.bsky.social Novel of the Year 2025
Nicole Flattery was recently appointed as @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2026 Writer in Residence @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Apply here: stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
2026 Ten by Ten Workshop Leaders ✨
Roisín O'Donnell's first novel Nesting won @irishbookawards.bsky.social Novel of the Year 2025
Nicole Flattery was recently appointed as @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2026 Writer in Residence @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Apply here: stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
Roisín O'Donnell's first novel Nesting won @irishbookawards.bsky.social Novel of the Year 2025
Nicole Flattery was recently appointed as @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2026 Writer in Residence @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Apply here: stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
2026 Ten by Ten Workshop Leaders ✨
Roisín O'Donnell's first novel Nesting won @irishbookawards.bsky.social Novel of the Year 2025
Nicole Flattery was recently appointed as @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2026 Writer in Residence @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Apply here: stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
Roisín O'Donnell's first novel Nesting won @irishbookawards.bsky.social Novel of the Year 2025
Nicole Flattery was recently appointed as @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2026 Writer in Residence @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Apply here: stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
2026 Ten by Ten Workshop Leaders ✨
Roisín O'Donnell's first novel Nesting won @irishbookawards.bsky.social Novel of the Year 2025
Nicole Flattery was recently appointed as @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2026 Writer in Residence @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Apply here: stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
Roisín O'Donnell's first novel Nesting won @irishbookawards.bsky.social Novel of the Year 2025
Nicole Flattery was recently appointed as @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2026 Writer in Residence @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Apply here: stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
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The Irish Writers Centre and @stingingfly.bsky.social are delighted to announce the return of Ten by Ten: an in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery.
irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...
irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Irish Writers Centre and @stingingfly.bsky.social are delighted to announce the return of Ten by Ten: an in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery.
irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...
irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...
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Hello #booksky 📚💙
@ccrrll.bsky.social has had a piece of eco-criticism featured in The Climate Issue of @stingingfly.bsky.social!
A Thousand, Thousand Slimy Things is about a real-life sea voyage taken by Claire, @gary-grace.bsky.social and her grandpa this summer.
Congratulations, Claire!
@ccrrll.bsky.social has had a piece of eco-criticism featured in The Climate Issue of @stingingfly.bsky.social!
A Thousand, Thousand Slimy Things is about a real-life sea voyage taken by Claire, @gary-grace.bsky.social and her grandpa this summer.
Congratulations, Claire!
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Hello #booksky 📚💙
@ccrrll.bsky.social has had a piece of eco-criticism featured in The Climate Issue of @stingingfly.bsky.social!
A Thousand, Thousand Slimy Things is about a real-life sea voyage taken by Claire, @gary-grace.bsky.social and her grandpa this summer.
Congratulations, Claire!
@ccrrll.bsky.social has had a piece of eco-criticism featured in The Climate Issue of @stingingfly.bsky.social!
A Thousand, Thousand Slimy Things is about a real-life sea voyage taken by Claire, @gary-grace.bsky.social and her grandpa this summer.
Congratulations, Claire!
We are delighted to announce the return of The Ten by Ten Workshop
An in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, presented by @stingingfly.bsky.social & @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. The workshop will be led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
An in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, presented by @stingingfly.bsky.social & @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. The workshop will be led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
December 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are delighted to announce the return of The Ten by Ten Workshop
An in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, presented by @stingingfly.bsky.social & @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. The workshop will be led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
An in-person, intermediate-level workshop for fiction writers, presented by @stingingfly.bsky.social & @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. The workshop will be led by Roisín O'Donnell and Nicole Flattery
stingingfly.org/the-ten-by-t...
Final call for applications - deadline is today at 5pm!
Our 2026 Poetry Workshop runs from January until May and will provided a group of likeminded poets the opportunity to seriously pursue and develop their craft.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 2nd December, 5pm Irish time.
Apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 2nd December, 5pm Irish time.
Apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Final call for applications - deadline is today at 5pm!
The deadline for applications to our 2026 Poetry Workshop is tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish Time.
Be sure to read the submission guidelines and get your application in on time.
More info: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
Be sure to read the submission guidelines and get your application in on time.
More info: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
Poetry Workshops – The Stinging Fly
stingingfly.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The deadline for applications to our 2026 Poetry Workshop is tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish Time.
Be sure to read the submission guidelines and get your application in on time.
More info: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
Be sure to read the submission guidelines and get your application in on time.
More info: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
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@stingingfly.bsky.social Launch of ISSUE 53 The Climate Issue @ Digital Depot, introduced by Declan Meade & Editor Lisa McInerny, w/readings from @junec.bsky.social, Simon Costello & many others 💫
@eoieoin.bsky.social in the raffle hat w/writers Lianne O'Hara, Ella Gaynor & Kasandra Ferguson✨
@eoieoin.bsky.social in the raffle hat w/writers Lianne O'Hara, Ella Gaynor & Kasandra Ferguson✨
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@stingingfly.bsky.social Launch of ISSUE 53 The Climate Issue @ Digital Depot, introduced by Declan Meade & Editor Lisa McInerny, w/readings from @junec.bsky.social, Simon Costello & many others 💫
@eoieoin.bsky.social in the raffle hat w/writers Lianne O'Hara, Ella Gaynor & Kasandra Ferguson✨
@eoieoin.bsky.social in the raffle hat w/writers Lianne O'Hara, Ella Gaynor & Kasandra Ferguson✨
Our 2026 Poetry Workshop runs from January until May and will provided a group of likeminded poets the opportunity to seriously pursue and develop their craft.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 2nd December, 5pm Irish time.
Apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 2nd December, 5pm Irish time.
Apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Our 2026 Poetry Workshop runs from January until May and will provided a group of likeminded poets the opportunity to seriously pursue and develop their craft.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 2nd December, 5pm Irish time.
Apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 2nd December, 5pm Irish time.
Apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
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Applications for the 2026 TSF Poetry Workshop are open and close on Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish time.
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Applications for the 2026 TSF Poetry Workshop are open and close on Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish time.
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
Applications for the 2026 TSF Poetry Workshop are open and close on Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish time.
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Applications for the 2026 TSF Poetry Workshop are open and close on Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish time.
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
More information on how to apply here: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week!
Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉
This event is free but space is limited and booking essential - book your ticket here: stingingfly.org/product/wint...
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week!
Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉
This event is free but space is limited and booking essential - book your ticket here: stingingfly.org/product/wint...
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week!
Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉
This event is free but space is limited and booking essential - book your ticket here: stingingfly.org/product/wint...
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week!
Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉
This event is free but space is limited and booking essential - book your ticket here: stingingfly.org/product/wint...
NEW: on the latest episode of The Stinging Fly Podcast host Nicole Flattery is joined by Odrán Waldron to read from and discuss his story ‘Temporary’, published in the Summer 2025 issue of The Stinging Fly.
Listen Here: stingingfly.org/podcast/odra...
Listen Here: stingingfly.org/podcast/odra...
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NEW: on the latest episode of The Stinging Fly Podcast host Nicole Flattery is joined by Odrán Waldron to read from and discuss his story ‘Temporary’, published in the Summer 2025 issue of The Stinging Fly.
Listen Here: stingingfly.org/podcast/odra...
Listen Here: stingingfly.org/podcast/odra...
Reposted by The Stinging Fly
THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
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We're launching next Thursday 27th November in the Digital Depot - come one, come all!!
THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We're launching next Thursday 27th November in the Digital Depot - come one, come all!!
NEW: on the latest episode of The Stinging Fly Podcast host Nicole Flattery is joined by Odrán Waldron to read from and discuss his story ‘Temporary’, published in the Summer 2025 issue of The Stinging Fly.
Listen Here: stingingfly.org/podcast/odra...
Listen Here: stingingfly.org/podcast/odra...
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
NEW: on the latest episode of The Stinging Fly Podcast host Nicole Flattery is joined by Odrán Waldron to read from and discuss his story ‘Temporary’, published in the Summer 2025 issue of The Stinging Fly.
Listen Here: stingingfly.org/podcast/odra...
Listen Here: stingingfly.org/podcast/odra...
NEW FICTION
Miriam Needham's story ‘Sometimes Women Find It Strange’
“How can this man be so sure of himself, Róisín thinks, when he is so strange, so different to the people around him? It’s almost offensive, the level of comfort he has with himself.”
full story🔗
stingingfly.org/2025/11/12/s...
Miriam Needham's story ‘Sometimes Women Find It Strange’
“How can this man be so sure of himself, Róisín thinks, when he is so strange, so different to the people around him? It’s almost offensive, the level of comfort he has with himself.”
full story🔗
stingingfly.org/2025/11/12/s...
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
NEW FICTION
Miriam Needham's story ‘Sometimes Women Find It Strange’
“How can this man be so sure of himself, Róisín thinks, when he is so strange, so different to the people around him? It’s almost offensive, the level of comfort he has with himself.”
full story🔗
stingingfly.org/2025/11/12/s...
Miriam Needham's story ‘Sometimes Women Find It Strange’
“How can this man be so sure of himself, Róisín thinks, when he is so strange, so different to the people around him? It’s almost offensive, the level of comfort he has with himself.”
full story🔗
stingingfly.org/2025/11/12/s...
THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week launching on Thursday 27th November in The Digital Depot, Dublin
🎨The Conversation by Limerick-based artist Robert Ryan, selected from the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition / Cover design Eimear Gavin.
More info stingingfly.org/newsletter/
NEWS: Emma Dabiri joins as our new non-fiction editor.
Emma Dabiri FRSL is an award-winning broadcaster & bestselling author of Don’t Touch My Hair, What White People Can Do Next and Disobedient Bodies.
Emma will be reading for the current open submission round.
stingingfly.org/news/announc...
Emma Dabiri FRSL is an award-winning broadcaster & bestselling author of Don’t Touch My Hair, What White People Can Do Next and Disobedient Bodies.
Emma will be reading for the current open submission round.
stingingfly.org/news/announc...
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
NEWS: Emma Dabiri joins as our new non-fiction editor.
Emma Dabiri FRSL is an award-winning broadcaster & bestselling author of Don’t Touch My Hair, What White People Can Do Next and Disobedient Bodies.
Emma will be reading for the current open submission round.
stingingfly.org/news/announc...
Emma Dabiri FRSL is an award-winning broadcaster & bestselling author of Don’t Touch My Hair, What White People Can Do Next and Disobedient Bodies.
Emma will be reading for the current open submission round.
stingingfly.org/news/announc...
NEW: Valerie Flynn reviews After the Train edited by Evelyn Conlon and Rebecca Pelan and published by
@ucdpress.bsky.social
“[A]n eye-opening and evocative mosaic of first-person reflections on the 1975-1977 feminist collective”
stingingfly.org/review/after...
@ucdpress.bsky.social
“[A]n eye-opening and evocative mosaic of first-person reflections on the 1975-1977 feminist collective”
stingingfly.org/review/after...
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
NEW: Valerie Flynn reviews After the Train edited by Evelyn Conlon and Rebecca Pelan and published by
@ucdpress.bsky.social
“[A]n eye-opening and evocative mosaic of first-person reflections on the 1975-1977 feminist collective”
stingingfly.org/review/after...
@ucdpress.bsky.social
“[A]n eye-opening and evocative mosaic of first-person reflections on the 1975-1977 feminist collective”
stingingfly.org/review/after...
Great to see two of our titles listed in the '10 of the best Irish short story collections' this week @rte.ie by journalist @laurenmurphyjourno.bsky.social
t.co/GFEduC6U8r
1. Kevin Barry - There Are Little Kingdoms (2007) t.co/rzORCbHNAb
6. Colin Barrett - Young Skins (2013) t.co/50JJvsOQZg
t.co/GFEduC6U8r
1. Kevin Barry - There Are Little Kingdoms (2007) t.co/rzORCbHNAb
6. Colin Barrett - Young Skins (2013) t.co/50JJvsOQZg
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Great to see two of our titles listed in the '10 of the best Irish short story collections' this week @rte.ie by journalist @laurenmurphyjourno.bsky.social
t.co/GFEduC6U8r
1. Kevin Barry - There Are Little Kingdoms (2007) t.co/rzORCbHNAb
6. Colin Barrett - Young Skins (2013) t.co/50JJvsOQZg
t.co/GFEduC6U8r
1. Kevin Barry - There Are Little Kingdoms (2007) t.co/rzORCbHNAb
6. Colin Barrett - Young Skins (2013) t.co/50JJvsOQZg