I was lucky enough to attend the Summer School for the fiction workshop led by Cathy Sweeney. An amazing and exhausting week. Fantastic workshops and afternoon talks. The back of my head features below :)

The Stinging Fly@stingingfly.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our Summer School just wrapped up🌞🎊 We hope all the writers who attended had a productive & enjoyable experience🌸🌟 If you are looking for an opportunity to dedicate more time to your fiction project, our 6-Month Fiction Workshops are open for applications for 1 week stingingfly.org/6-month-work...

Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal has new work published in the summer edition of @stingingfly.bsky.social stingingfly.org/product/summ... @supriyadhaliwal.bsky.social

Come say hi to us at We Love Markets this Sunday at The Digital Hub 🌞 The July edition of the market is part of the amazing Liberties Festival, one of the oldest community festivals in Ireland🎉 What to expect: books and magazines📚 hot food🍲 live DJ🎧 Container Coffee Dublin☕ See you there!

Our Summer School just wrapped up🌞🎊 We hope all the writers who attended had a productive & enjoyable experience🌸🌟 If you are looking for an opportunity to dedicate more time to your fiction project, our 6-Month Fiction Workshops are open for applications for 1 week stingingfly.org/6-month-work...

NEW on our website: A short story by Max Lury, ‘The Milgrams’ “We resented the fact that she thought we would be impressed by Doug. And we also resented that we were, maybe, impressed by Doug.” Read the full story stingingfly.org/2026/07/16/t...

We heartily congratulate Tara Bergin on being shortlisted for the 2026 Forward Prize for Poetry, in the category: Best Single Poem—Written 🏆 Tara's poem was one of two published in Issue 52, Summer 2025. order your copy of the Summer 2025 issue📚 stingingfly.org/product/summ...

Can be got physically in a few places ime books upstairs tho tend to dissappear fairly quickly!

The Stinging Fly@stingingfly.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our Summer 2026 issue is now available to order on our website 🌞 Thanks to all our contributors for trusting us with their words, and to our brilliant editorial team for putting together another magnificent magazine issue✨ Orders will be sent out May 18th onwards📮 stingingfly.org/product/summ...

Brilliant conversation with Tom Morris & Nicole Flattery on @stingingfly.bsky.social podcast about the small mortifications in a writing career, relentless rejection, the idea of career progression (or lack of), associated anxieties, process or practice, loneliness. stingingfly.org/podcast/tom-...

All three books shortlisted for the @irishinstitute.bsky.social John McGahern Prize at €8 each - while stocks last! Every One Still Here from Liadán Ní Chuinn @stingingfly.bsky.social Frogs For Watchdogs @newislandbooks.bsky.social and Water in the Night, Fire in the Desert @tramppress.bsky.social

Just over a week to apply for the 6-month fiction workshops 📬 Workshop Leaders 2026/27: Cathy Sweeney, Colin Barrett, Jan Carson, Mary Morrissy, Roisín O'Donnell & Danielle McLaughlin✨ 4 free places available thanks to Arts Council & our Friends/donors💚 stingingfly.org/6-month-work...

I very much enjoyed participating in an @stingingfly.bsky.social Summer School this week. Lots of great feedback and advice from #DanielleMcLaughlin - and lovely fellow participants- many thanks to all involved 😊

NEW PODCAST Thomas Morris joins host Nicole to read from & discuss his story ‘Notes on Contributors’, in Issue 54 The Stinging Fly magazine They talk about how writers discuss their writing routine and about the benefit of maintaining mystery and ambiguity in writing stingingfly.org/podcast/tom-...

We are thrilled to see that Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn on the shortlist for the John McGahern Annual Book Prize, awarded for the best debut novel or short story collection by an Irish writer or writer resident in Ireland published last year Buy the book stingingfly.org/product/ever...

Irish Studies@LivUni@irishinstitute.bsky.social · 4w ago

Delighted to announce the shortlist for our Annual John McGahern Book Prize Congratulations to ✒️ Gethan Dick ✒️ Seán Farrell ✒️ Liadan Ní Chuinn More on the shortlist in @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... @tramppress.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social @stingingfly.bsky.social

Delighted to announce the shortlist for our Annual John McGahern Book Prize Congratulations to ✒️ Gethan Dick ✒️ Seán Farrell ✒️ Liadan Ní Chuinn More on the shortlist in @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... @tramppress.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social @stingingfly.bsky.social

John McGahern Annual Book Prize shortlist celebrates best Irish debuts

Three books in running for £5,000 John McGahern Annual Book Prize judged by Colm Tóibín

irishtimes.com

TWO MORE WEEKS TO APPLY ✒️ We are offering four 6-month fiction workshops this year Deadline: Thursday July 23rd, 5pm (Irish Time) The 2026-27 workshops will be led by Cathy Sweeney, Colin Barrett, Jan Carson, Mary Morrissy, Danielle McLaughlin & Roisín O’Donnell stingingfly.org/6-month-work...

30% OFF FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS ONLY🌞📚🏖️ Kick off your summer reading with our new offer, for a limited time only. Get 30% off any book or magazine until Tuesday 30th June ⏰ Use the code Summer_Reading_2026 at checkout🛒 stingingfly.org/shop/

ONE WEEK LEFT TO ENJOY OUR SUMMER READING OFFER🌞🌞🌞⛱️⛱️⛱️🌅🌅🌅📚📚📚 Our books & magazines are the perfect companion for a day at the beach or lounging by the pool🏖️ Get 20% off any book or magazine until Tuesday 30th June. Use the code Summer_Reading_2026 at checkout stingingfly.org/shop/

We're delighted to see this news! 🎉 Liadan Ní Chuinn's short story ‘Amalur’ is the 2026 winner of the ALCS Tom Gallon Trust Award 🏆 ‘Amalur’ is from Liadan's debut story collection, Every One Still Here, published in 2025 by The Stinging Fly Press. Get your copy stingingfly.org/product/ever...

The Society of Authors@societyofauthors.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Told in charged, disquieting prose that underscores the vagaries of language and society, ‘Amalur’ is ruled by its own cosmologies: the sun and moon, presence and absence, humour and heartbreak." Judge Andre Bagoo. 🧵

There's less than a week to go until the unique collaborative event between The Stinging Fly x @bansheepress.bsky.social at @corkmidsummer.bsky.social on Saturday, 20th June🎊🌞 In the meantime, lets meet the four writers who will be sharing new writing in response to Seán Mac Erlaine's music 🎤🎵

The 2026 Irish Writers Centre New Writing Prize is now open @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social The aim of the award each year is to discover, promote and encourage the talents of new, undiscovered voices in Irish writing. Deadline: Tuesday 30 June, 5pm. Apply Here: stingingfly.org/news/the-iri...

Need some great holiday reads? Our summer reading offer continues for the rest of June so you can stock up on our books & magazines for your summer holiday 🌞 Get 20% off any book or magazine until Tuesday 30th June ✨ Use the code Summer_Reading_2026 at checkout📚 stingingfly.org/shop/

An excellent read for the weekend✨ Dane Holt's new short story 'Nor in Deep' ‘He brings his bottom lip over his top lip and makes it touch his small nose. It makes him look older somehow and like he’s disappointed in me.’ Read the full story: stingingfly.org/2026/06/04/n...

Gustav Parker Hibbett reviews Salvage: Readings from the Wreck by Dionne Brand @fsgbooks.bsky.social “Salvage is no exception. It arrives—meticulously, tenderly, wryly—to address a dishonesty, a bad-faith elision in Euro-America’s relationship to its own literature.” stingingfly.org/review/salva...

We're excited to collab with @stingingfly.bsky.social at @corkmidsummer.bsky.social! Join us on Saturday 20 June at the Granary Theatre @ucc.ie for The Music of What Happens feat. Seán Mac Erlaine, Mary Dunne, Chetna Maroo, Thomas Morris and Billy Ramsell: www.corkmidsummer.com/whats-on/the...

NEW | Gustav Parker Hibbett reviews Salvage: Readings from the Wreck by Dionne Brand. "Part of the joy Salvage gives me is in Brand’s centring of the perspective of a ‘reader like [her]’, which returns me to the making of my own reading self." Read the full review: stingingfly.org/review/salva...

ONE WEEK TO GO until submissions open for the New Writing Prize⏰ stingingfly.org/news/the-iri...

Irish Writers Centre@irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Opening Tuesday June 16th... We're thrilled to announce the second year of our New Writing Prize in association with our friends at @stingingfly.bsky.social! For all the info you need, check out our site: irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...

It's the perfect time to start stocking up for your summer reading needs 🌞✨ Use the coupon code on our website: Summer_Reading_2026 Offer ends on Tuesday 30th June stingingfly.org/shop/

The Stinging Fly & @bansheepress.bsky.social are going to @corkmidsummer.bsky.social 🎉 Join us for ‘The Music of What Happens’: a unique call-and-response exploration of the imaginative boundaries between writing and music, and the act of creativity itself www.corkmidsummer.com/whats-on/the...

There are just five days left to register for the next event in our Second Tuesday Series🦋 The series is intended to offer writers a space to gather, share their experiences, and learn from one another 🌸 Register for free: stingingfly.org/news/second-...

NEW FICTION | 'Nor in Deep' by Dane Holt is now available on our website ‘Once, when Jenny called me from the hospital I stood there listening to the sounds of the A&E department behind her—the different frequencies of beep—and felt the most relaxed I’d ever felt.' stingingfly.org/2026/06/04/n...