The latest writing opportunities for May 2024.
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gorse
Deadline: 3rd May
gorse is published twice a year. They are interested in the potential of literature, in literature where lines between fiction, memoir and history blur (Sebald, Cendrars, Bolaño, Joyce), in experimental writing, in fiction in translation, in the unconventional and the under recognised, in the personal essay (Sontag, Dyer). We are a literary journal equally interested in the arts (fine art, photography, architecture, film, music), in culture, in politics. We’re looking for smart writing, not academic.
Tolka
Deadline: 5th May
Submissions for Issue Eight of Tolka are open from 17 April until 5 May. They publish all forms of non-fiction: personal essay, memoir, reportage, travel writing, auto-fiction, and “the writing that falls in between.” They have published exciting new work from some of the best writers in Ireland and they also pay their contributors a flat fee of €500.
Associate Membership Support Scheme 2024
Deadline: 6th May
With support from Dublin City Council, we are delighted to offer 20 subsidised associate memberships for writers who are living in the Dublin City Council area. This opportunity is for writers from backgrounds that are typically underrepresented in the arts in Ireland.
Irish Writers Centre: Course Bursaries 2024
Deadline: 8th May
The Irish Writers Centre is pleased to announce a new round of course bursaries for writers living on the island of Ireland, made possible with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. These bursaries will enable writers to develop their skills through funded places at Irish Writers Centre creative writing courses, and create access by subsidising costs to individuals who may not otherwise be able to take a course.
Irish Writers Centre: Course Bursaries for LGBTQIA+ Writers 2024
Deadline: 8th May
The Irish Writers Centre is pleased to announce a new round of course bursaries for LGBTQIA+ writers living on the island of Ireland, made possible with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. This round of bursaries will be awarded to LGBTQIA+ writers as part of Pride month in June 2024. Bursary recipients will receive course credit worth €165 towards a course at the IWC.
Ache Magazine
Deadline: 15th May
Ache is excited to announce the opening of submissions for our new anthology Fit Notes: feminist writing on illness and work which will explore the intersections of illness, bodies and work, to be published in 2024. For this book-length anthology, we are seeking writing submissions to fill ten slots. We are accepting submissions of: Fiction (2,500 words max) Creative non-fiction (2,500 words max) Poetry (3 poems max).Contributors will be paid a flat fee of £60 for work published, inclusive of each piece of prose or set of poems.
Irish Writers Centre: Foundation Programme 2024
Deadline: 15th May
The Irish Writers Centre in association with Dublin Book Festival is delighted to invite applications to the Foundation Programme, a collaborative programme designed for six emerging writers who are resident in the Dublin City Council area and who are also from a background typically underrepresented in the arts in Ireland.
Irish Writers Centre International Lamplight Residency 2024 (Online)
Deadline: 15th May
Co-presented by the Irish Writers Centre and Varuna, The National Writers’ House, Australia, this online programme is a two-week residency opportunity for fiction writers to enjoy the combined warmth and support of both organisations.
The Bridport Prize
Deadline: 31st May
With categories in Poetry, Short Story, Flash Fiction and the Novel as well as a list of previous winners that includes Kit de Waal and Kate Atkinson, the Bridport Prize is one of the most exciting creative writing competitions you could submit to right now. This year Wendy Erskine will judge the short story category, Liz Berry will judge Poetry, Jasmine Sawers judges Flash Fiction and Ross Raisin will judge the Novel. Applications close on the 31st of May so make sure to check out their website for rules and instructions on how to apply.
Sonder
Deadline: 31st May
We are looking for short stories, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction all based on the theme of NEED.
We especially encourage work from previously unpublished writers who feel it is their time to be heard.
Sonder is all about bringing different perspectives together. Everyone is wildly and magically different, yet there is still a universality that draws us all together. We are about reflecting those differences and, ultimately, what it is that brings us together.
The Dublin Review
Deadline: Ongoing.
The Dublin Review welcomes submissions of fiction and non-fiction previously unpublished in the English language. We do not accept poetry submissions. We especially encourage submissions from members of groups traditionally underrepresented in literary magazines and other cultural forums.
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