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Episode 14 of the Southword Poetry Podcast out now
Episode 14 with Martín Espada is now available anywhere you get podcasts. Martín Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. His latest book of poems is called Floaters, winner of the 2021 National Book Award and the Massachusetts Book Award, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He has…
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4 mentorships available with Camilla Grudova
Canadian author Camilla Grudova is the 2024 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Fellow. The fellowship is very kindly funded by Cork City Council and is an initiative of the Munster Literature Centre. There is the opportunity for four Munster fiction writers to be mentored by Camilla, tuition fees covered, between September and November of this…
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Apply for mentorships in poetry & fiction
Our four mentors this year will each mentor one individual in this round of mentorships. Candidates may apply to a maximum of two mentors, but no successful candidate can receive more than one mentorship. Mentorships will consist of four face-to-face, two-hour sessions. Complete guidelines and submission details are available at southword.submittable.com. The opportunity to apply…
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Southword 46 out now
€12.00, Southword Editions, 2024, 156 pages Southword is a literary journal featuring new writing from around the globe. This issue includes the winning short stories of the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition (judged by Alexander MacLeod), the winning poems of the Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition (judged by Mary O’Donnell), as well as…
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Southword Editor’s Poetry Award Open
The Southword Editor’s Poetry Award Competition is now open for entries. €1000 FOR THE BEST ENTRY OF THREE POEMS Each entrant for their €24 entry fee will receive a complementary postage-free, one-year subscription to Southword. Poems will be read and judged anonymously. The winning poet will have their three poems published in Southword. If you are already…
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Episode 13 of the Southword Poetry Podcast out now
Episode 13 with Thomas McCarthy is now available anywhere you get podcasts. Thomas McCarthy was born in Co. Waterford and educated at UCC. His many collections of poetry include Pandemonium (2016) and Prophecy (2019). A former Editor of Poetry Ireland Review, he is a member of Aosdána. His diaries, Poetry, Memory and the Party, were published in 2022 by The Gallery…
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Southword Subscribers’ Competition Results 2024
Every year we hold a free-to-enter flash fiction competition and poetry competition exclusively for subscribers to Southword. For each category, all current subscribers are emailed a link and may submit up to three poems and/or three pieces of flash fiction; winners are published in our summer issue and receive the following: 1st Prize €150, 2nd…
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Fool for Poetry Chapbook Competition Open
The Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition is now open for entries. Page limit: 16 – 24Closing date: 31st August (midnight)Entry fee: €25 per manuscript The competition is open to new, emerging and established poets from any country. At least one of these winners will be the highest scoring manuscript entered by a poet with no solo…
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Farmgate Café National Poetry Award Winner
With sponsorship from one of Cork’s most loved restaurants, the Farmgate Café, this award is €2000 for the best full-length poetry collection in English published in 2023 by a poet residing in Ireland. Judges this year were Afric McGlinchey, Patrick Deeley and Molly Twomey. Limited places are available for a cosy reception at the Farmgate…
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Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition Open
The Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition, which includes a first prize of €2,000, is now open for entries. Word limit: 3,000Closing date: 31st July (midnight)Entry fee: €19 per storyJudge: Camilla Grudova The competition is open to original, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3,000 words or fewer. More details at our competition page.