Welcome to the Munster Literature Centre submissions manager
Southword
Southword is a print literary journal published twice a year by the Munster Literature Centre. Southword has published the likes of Medbh McGuckian, Helen Ivory, Haruki Murakami, James Lasdun, Kim Addonizio, Tess Gallagher, Colm Tóibín and Vona Groarke.
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.
Unsolicited submissions of poetry and short fiction (for our winter issues) are open annually as follows:
POETRY: 1st ‒ 31st January
FICTION: 1st ‒ 28th February
Our Submittable account limit means that we can only receive 1000 submissions per month, so if we reach this limit before the end of January (for poetry) or February (for fiction), the submission link will automatically close and we won't be able to accept any further submissions.
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. If your work has been published in Southword before, we ask that you please don’t submit again for at least one year after publication.
Subscribe or buy individual issues here.
Aneas
Iris bhliantúil atá tiomnaithe go hiomlán don gcuid is fearr de litríocht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge í Aneas, iris a léiríonn go bhfuil neart, ealaín, pléasúr agus tathag fós ag baint le litríocht na teanga sinseartha sa tír seo. Laistigh dá clúdach geobhair filíocht, gearrscéalta agus léirmheasanna doimhne ó na scríbhneoirí is fearr atá ag saothrú na Gaeilge inniu, idir óg is aosta. Is é an mana eagarthóireachta a leagadh amach don iris, thar aon rud eile, ná caighdeán ard scríbhneoireachta.
Cuirfidh an iris bhliantúil litríochta Gaeilge Aneas fáilte roimh ábhar don ó scríbhneoirí na Gaeilge idir 1 Aibreán agus 1 Bealtaine. Dánta agus gearrscéalta amháin atáthar ag glacadh leo faoi láthair. Ní mór don ábhar a bheith neamhfhoilsithe. Cuirfear fáilte roimh ábhar ó scríbhneoirí bunaithe agus guthanna nua araon. Díolfar €40 ar gach dán agus €200 ar gach gearrscéal a fhoilseofar. Seol gearrscéal nó suas le trí dhán.
Annual Competitions
Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition (open for entries 1st May to 31st July).
Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition (open for entries 1st June to 31st August).
Southword Editor’s Poetry Award (Open for entries 1 July – 30 September).
Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition (open for entries 1st September to 30th November).
2025 Competition
Southword Creative Non-Fiction Award (open for entries 1 March – 30 June).
Other opportunities for publications, mentorships, readings and more will appear here periodically throughout the year.
Questions/troubleshooting on using Submittable system
E-mail support@submittable.com or visit their help centre.
Shanyang Fang, the inaugural Cork International Poetry Fellow will be available during the months of June and July for mentoring sessions. Mr Fang will mentor three individuals, meeting each for three different sessions lasting two hours to discuss their poems. Eligible applicants for this mentorship must live in Munster and must not be receiving other mentoring through the Munster Literature Centre during 2026. Applicants must bear in mind they need to be available during the months of June and July to meet Mr. Fang and must have enough writing material ready for the three sessions. Sunday May 31st is deadline for applying. Send a sample of six poems, a bio note, contact details through the MLC submittable portal. Mr Fang will choose himself the mentees he will work with. Mentorships are provided by the Munster Literature Centre on a pro bono basis, but successful applicants must pay a deposit of €100. The deposit is refundable after the mentee has completed the mentorship and submitted a short report on their experience.
Info on Shangyang Fang here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/authors/shangyang-fang/