The Four Faced Liar
@the4facedliar.bsky.social
The Four Faced Liar is an Irish literary journal that publishes fiction, poetry, creative non fiction, art, photography and work in translation from all over the world.
Issue 4 is launching! The competition issue will be presented by the journal's four editors, Stephen Brophy, Sinéad Griffin, Patrick Holloway and Jennifer Matthews in Waterstones, Cork, on Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 6.30PM, and will include readings from contributors
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Issue 4 is launching! The competition issue will be presented by the journal's four editors, Stephen Brophy, Sinéad Griffin, Patrick Holloway and Jennifer Matthews in Waterstones, Cork, on Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 6.30PM, and will include readings from contributors
Maeve Keane's creative non-fiction piece "A Real Death Sentence" was selected as the Runner Up by judge Tim MacGabhann. Read more below, and check out "A Real Death Sentence" in our upcoming issue!
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Maeve Keane's creative non-fiction piece "A Real Death Sentence" was selected as the Runner Up by judge Tim MacGabhann. Read more below, and check out "A Real Death Sentence" in our upcoming issue!
Issue 4 is coming soon! Presales are open now at the link below. Stay tuned for details about the official launch.
www.the4facedliar.com/product-page...
Cover art by: Jenny Lawlor, jennylawlorart on Instagram
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
www.the4facedliar.com/product-page...
Cover art by: Jenny Lawlor, jennylawlorart on Instagram
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Issue 4 is coming soon! Presales are open now at the link below. Stay tuned for details about the official launch.
www.the4facedliar.com/product-page...
Cover art by: Jenny Lawlor, jennylawlorart on Instagram
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
www.the4facedliar.com/product-page...
Cover art by: Jenny Lawlor, jennylawlorart on Instagram
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
Niamh Twomey's poem "Moon's Phases" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Mícheál McCann. Read more about Niamh below, and follow her on Instagram: niamhmariatwomey and on Facebook: niamh.twomey.94
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Niamh Twomey's poem "Moon's Phases" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Mícheál McCann. Read more about Niamh below, and follow her on Instagram: niamhmariatwomey and on Facebook: niamh.twomey.94
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Carolyn Schlam's "Girl, Seated" will be featured in our upcoming issue. Read more about her latest work, and see more at the link below.
www.carolynschlam.com
www.carolynschlam.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Carolyn Schlam's "Girl, Seated" will be featured in our upcoming issue. Read more about her latest work, and see more at the link below.
www.carolynschlam.com
www.carolynschlam.com
Carolyn Schlam's "Girl, Seated" will be featured in our upcoming issue. Read more about her latest work, and see more at the link below.
www.carolynschlam.com
www.carolynschlam.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Carolyn Schlam's "Girl, Seated" will be featured in our upcoming issue. Read more about her latest work, and see more at the link below.
www.carolynschlam.com
www.carolynschlam.com
Eamon Doggett's "First Confessions" was selected as Highly Commended in the Flash Fiction category by judge Cathy Sweeney. Read more below on Eamon's current and upcoming work, and check out "First Confessions" in our upcoming issue!
January 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Eamon Doggett's "First Confessions" was selected as Highly Commended in the Flash Fiction category by judge Cathy Sweeney. Read more below on Eamon's current and upcoming work, and check out "First Confessions" in our upcoming issue!
Kathryn Aldridge-Morris's "The Ewe and The Lamb" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Tim MacGabhann. Follow Kathryn on Insta: kazbarwrites and Bluesky: @kazbarwrites.bsky.social Check out more of her work at the link!
www.kamwords.com
www.kamwords.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Kathryn Aldridge-Morris's "The Ewe and The Lamb" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Tim MacGabhann. Follow Kathryn on Insta: kazbarwrites and Bluesky: @kazbarwrites.bsky.social Check out more of her work at the link!
www.kamwords.com
www.kamwords.com
Finola Cahill's poem "Nothing Girl Makes Friends" was selected as Highly Commended by poetry judge Mícheál McCann. Recently, Finola Cahill was the runner-up for the Patrick Kavanagh Award, and was highly commended in the Fool for Poetry pamphlet competition.
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Finola Cahill's poem "Nothing Girl Makes Friends" was selected as Highly Commended by poetry judge Mícheál McCann. Recently, Finola Cahill was the runner-up for the Patrick Kavanagh Award, and was highly commended in the Fool for Poetry pamphlet competition.
Emer O'Hara's "Court" was selected as Highly Commended in the short story category. Read more below, and check out "Court" in the next issue of The Four Faced Liar.
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Emer O'Hara's "Court" was selected as Highly Commended in the short story category. Read more below, and check out "Court" in the next issue of The Four Faced Liar.
Alicia Byrne Keane's poem "Spar" will be featured as a Highly Commended selection judged by Mícheál McCann. Read more below, and follow Dr. Keane on instagram at captain_beepo, and click the link to check out her website: aliciabyrnekeane.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Alicia Byrne Keane's poem "Spar" will be featured as a Highly Commended selection judged by Mícheál McCann. Read more below, and follow Dr. Keane on instagram at captain_beepo, and click the link to check out her website: aliciabyrnekeane.com
Jillian Murphy's "Cradle" will be featured as a selected artwork in our upcoming issue. Read more about Murphy below, and follow her on Instagram jillian_c_murphy_art for more of her work!
January 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Jillian Murphy's "Cradle" will be featured as a selected artwork in our upcoming issue. Read more about Murphy below, and follow her on Instagram jillian_c_murphy_art for more of her work!
Mícheál McCann, who judged our poetry category for our upcoming issue, has started a Substack! Check it out at the link below.
michealmccann.substack.com
michealmccann.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Mícheál McCann, who judged our poetry category for our upcoming issue, has started a Substack! Check it out at the link below.
michealmccann.substack.com
michealmccann.substack.com
Cristín Leach's "This Time Baby" was selected by judge Roisín O'Donnell as the Runner Up in the short story category. Read more below about Cristín, and check out @cristinleach on Instagram and @cristinleach.bsky.social for more of her work
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Cristín Leach's "This Time Baby" was selected by judge Roisín O'Donnell as the Runner Up in the short story category. Read more below about Cristín, and check out @cristinleach on Instagram and @cristinleach.bsky.social for more of her work
Sylvia Caldwell's "The Making of a Good Girl" was one of the Highly Commended works in Flash Fiction, judged by Cathy Sweeney. Caldwell has been long listed at Write by the Sea, and shortlisted for the Irish Independent New Irish Writing Best Short Story at the Irish Book Awards
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Sylvia Caldwell's "The Making of a Good Girl" was one of the Highly Commended works in Flash Fiction, judged by Cathy Sweeney. Caldwell has been long listed at Write by the Sea, and shortlisted for the Irish Independent New Irish Writing Best Short Story at the Irish Book Awards
Tim MacGabhann, our creative non-fiction judge for the 4th issue of The Four Faced Liar, has a new poetry collection published by Banshee Press! Keep an eye out for "Found in a Context of Destruction," releasing 5.2.26
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Tim MacGabhann, our creative non-fiction judge for the 4th issue of The Four Faced Liar, has a new poetry collection published by Banshee Press! Keep an eye out for "Found in a Context of Destruction," releasing 5.2.26
Congratulations Patrick! His debut novel, The Language of Remembering, was listed on The Top Best Irish Books of 2025 by RTE. "A stunningly emotional novel."
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Congratulations Patrick! His debut novel, The Language of Remembering, was listed on The Top Best Irish Books of 2025 by RTE. "A stunningly emotional novel."
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Absolutely stoked to have my Highly Commended CNF 'The Ewe and the Lamb' included in this stellar Arts Council funded journal!
We're excited to announce the cover for Issue 4 of The Four Faced Liar, our competition issue, with artwork by the wonderful Jenny Lawlor!
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Absolutely stoked to have my Highly Commended CNF 'The Ewe and the Lamb' included in this stellar Arts Council funded journal!
We're thrilled to announce that @the4facedliar.bsky.social has been awarded a Project Award for 2026 by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social which will secure the publication of Issue 5, we are very grateful for their support.
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We're thrilled to announce that @the4facedliar.bsky.social has been awarded a Project Award for 2026 by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social which will secure the publication of Issue 5, we are very grateful for their support.
We're excited to announce the cover for Issue 4 of The Four Faced Liar, our competition issue, with artwork by the wonderful Jenny Lawlor!
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
December 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We're excited to announce the cover for Issue 4 of The Four Faced Liar, our competition issue, with artwork by the wonderful Jenny Lawlor!
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
@irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
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Thanks so much to competition judge & brilliant Irish author Roisín O’Donnell (read her debut novel Nesting if you have not yet), for these gorgeous words about my short story, This Time Baby. Very proud of this one. Can’t wait to see it in print in @the4facedliar.bsky.social soon. Congrats to all🥈💚
October 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thanks so much to competition judge & brilliant Irish author Roisín O’Donnell (read her debut novel Nesting if you have not yet), for these gorgeous words about my short story, This Time Baby. Very proud of this one. Can’t wait to see it in print in @the4facedliar.bsky.social soon. Congrats to all🥈💚
Thanks to Roisín O’Donnell for judging our short story competition. Here are her comments on the winning & highly commended entries to be published in Issue 4 @irishpen.bsky.social @writing.ie @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thanks to Roisín O’Donnell for judging our short story competition. Here are her comments on the winning & highly commended entries to be published in Issue 4 @irishpen.bsky.social @writing.ie @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social
Sharing insights from judge Cathy Sweeney on the winning & highly commended flash fiction pieces that will be published in Issue 4 @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Sharing insights from judge Cathy Sweeney on the winning & highly commended flash fiction pieces that will be published in Issue 4 @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
Creative Non-fiction, here’s what judge Tim MacGabhann had to say about the winning pieces due to be published in Issue 4 @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
October 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Creative Non-fiction, here’s what judge Tim MacGabhann had to say about the winning pieces due to be published in Issue 4 @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @writing.ie
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Delighted with this feedback from judge Tim MacGabhann @the4facedliar.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Delighted with this feedback from judge Tim MacGabhann @the4facedliar.bsky.social