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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 1h

Join our meet and greet session on Thursday October 30th to share your experiences as a writer with a disability, as we devise a range of targeted supports for disabled writers.

Please contact Declan Meade by Wednesday October 22nd

We’d love to hear from you.

stingingfly.org/news/a-call-...

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 4h

We get a lot of questions about commissioning, editing, line-editing etc. If you're able to get to Naas LIbrary & Cultural Centre this Friday 10 OCt, we will be on a panel with @stingingfly.bsky.social 's Lisa McInerney to talk about all this and more!

www.tickettailor.com/events/kilda...

Book Tickets – Editors' Panel with Tramp Press and The Stinging Fly – Naas Library & Cultural Centre

Editors' Panel with Tramp Press and The Stinging Fly – Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Fri 10 Oct 2025 - A unique opportunity for Kildare readers and writers alike to gain a greater understanding of ...

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 6h

NEW FICTION: On our website, Eamon McGuinness's story ‘Los Sotos’

stingingfly.org/2025/10/08/l...

“Swallows are everywhere. Golondrinas, I say to myself and remember the day on the balcony when Pilar taught me that word. She used to praise them for eating the mosquitos in summer.”

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: Philip Ó Ceallaigh reviews Goat Song, a novel from 1928 by the Russian writer Konstantin Vaginov, published this year in English for the first time by New York Review Books

– translated by Ainsley Morse.

read here: stingingfly.org/review/goat-...

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 7d

STORY PACK📚Limited time offer ⏰

Order 3 of these 6 great books for 20 euro including postage within Ireland, 30 euro to GB and Europe.

Offer is only available until Monday.

🔗 stingingfly.org/product/stor...

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 12d

BIG NEWS: Dublin, Written In Our Hearts
@dublincityoflit.bsky.social
is now available as an audiobook! You can access the audiobook via
@dublincitylibs.bsky.social
BorrowBox online library service 🎧

🔗 dublin.borrowbox.com/product/SFA_...

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: on this month's episode, host Nicole Flattery is joined by Rosa Mäkelä to read from and discuss her story ‘Breathwork’, published in the Summer 2025 issue of The Stinging Fly Issue 52 Volume Two.

Listen 🔗https://stingingfly.org/podcast/rosa-makela/

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 14d

A limited number of tickets have been made available for this Thursday's TSF annual lecture.

The lecture will be delivered by Sarah Moss and is entitled Losing the Plot: Reading, writing, realism and reality.

Tickets are free but booking is essential.
t.co/6Ynew0ot35

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 20d

We are delighted to announce that Ellen Flanagan is the inaugural recipient of the Irish Writers Centre New Writing Prize for ‘A Typical Barbie’, which is her first published piece of fiction.

Full announcement: stingingfly.org/news/announc...

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 20d

We are delighted to announce that Ellen Flanagan is the inaugural recipient of the Irish Writers Centre New Writing Prize for ‘A Typical Barbie’, which is her first published piece of fiction.

Full announcement: stingingfly.org/news/announc...

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Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 20d

We are delighted to announce that Ellen Flanagan is the inaugural recipient of the Irish Writers Centre New Writing Prize for ‘A Typical Barbie’, which is her first published piece of fiction.

Full announcement: irishwriterscentre.ie/announcing-t...

Announcing the Inaugural Winner of the New Writing Prize - Irish Writers Centre

We are delighted to announce Ellen Flanagan as the winner of the 2025 Irish Writers Centre New Writing Prize in partnership with The Stinging Fly. Ellen has won the prize for her short story, ‘A Typic...

irishwriterscentre.ie

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · 21d

NEW on our website | Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social's essay 'The fear of stepping into focus' the latest instalment in our This So Called Writing Life series (edited by Olivia Fitzsimons @oneflawediris.bsky.social)

stingingfly.org/2025/09/09/t...

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Liz Quirke @lizquirke.bsky.social · 26d

Essay wherein I talk about poetry, queer motherhood and my body and consider the writing of my third collection. Thanks for @stingingfly.bsky.social stingingfly.org/2025/09/09/t...

The fear of stepping into focus – The Stinging Fly

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Georgina Nugent @georginanugent.bsky.social · 29d

Feel extremely lucky to work with the class act, poetic genius, and all round legend that is @lizquirke.bsky.social. Read her new essay in @stingingfly.bsky.social, it's amazing!!

stingingfly.org/2025/09/09/t...

The fear of stepping into focus – The Stinging Fly

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · Sep 3

New short story, Real love by Thomas Morris as part of our online fiction series.

”Whistling expletives, the gull set off. Where should she go? Gliding through the sky she didn’t fully trust her body.”

Read more 🔗 stingingfly.org/2025/09/03/r...

📸 Author headshot by Dave O'Carroll

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Conor Crummey @conorcrummey.bsky.social · Aug 28

I had a great time reading and reviewing this book. Thanks to @stingingfly.bsky.social for running it on their website.

The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · Aug 27

NEW on our website | Conor Crummey reviews ‘The Bureau’ by Eoin McNamee, published by @hachetteuk.bsky.social

“ McNamee’s narrators tend to place you at the scene of a violent event, then show you the myth being made in real time.”

stingingfly.org/review/the-b...

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · Aug 27

NEW on our website | Conor Crummey reviews ‘The Bureau’ by Eoin McNamee, published by @hachetteuk.bsky.social

“ McNamee’s narrators tend to place you at the scene of a violent event, then show you the myth being made in real time.”

stingingfly.org/review/the-b...

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Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · Jul 9

Are you the aspiring novelist we are looking for?

The Irish Writers Centre International Debut Novel Competition is opening next month.

Find full details on our latest blog

irishwriterscentre.ie/internationa...

International Debut Novel Competition 2025 - Irish Writers Centre

Are you the next big voice in fiction? On Friday 1 August, the Irish Writers Centre will open its doors to the International Debut Novel Competition (IDNC), a revamped version of Novel Fair, until Sun...

irishwriterscentre.ie

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · Aug 21

hope you're enjoying it!

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Rick O'Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social · Aug 18

I have nothing but the highest admiration for them and the decision they have made, and even greater admiration for @stingingfly.bsky.social for backing them.....

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · Aug 18

A new Irish writer is getting rave reviews – but nobody knows who they are. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A new Irish writer is getting rave reviews – but nobody knows who they are. That gives me hope | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Pen names have a long history. Now Liadan Ní Chuinn is shunning publicity in an industry that demands ever more exposure, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Shauna Gilligan @shaunagilligan.bsky.social · Aug 19

Gorgeous #bookpost from @stingingfly.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading Liadan Ní Chuinn's "Every One Still Here"

Photograph of book with a blue cover on green grass - Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · Aug 21

NEW: on this month's episode, host Nicole Flattery is joined by Aoife Bhreatnach to read from and discuss her essay ‘Re-cataloging’, published in the Summer 2025 issue of The Stinging Fly, ⁠Issue 52 Volume Two.

Listen 🔗 stingingfly.org/podcast/aoif...

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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · Aug 14

New short story, The Gregor Montgomery by Rory Gleeson @rorygleeson.bsky.social as part of our online fiction series.

”Gregor Montgomery, she said, sweeping her palm to behold the clouds. He was the one who set that night sky alight.”

stingingfly.org/2025/08/14/t...

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Michaële Cutaya @michaelecutaya.bsky.social · Aug 13

More insights into how the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme has impacted artists and writers. And good to see @praxisunion.bsky.social mentioned too. well done @stingingfly.bsky.social!
stingingfly.org/2025/08/07/b...

Basic Income for the Arts: What happens next? – The Stinging Fly

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Paul Sweeney @paulsweeneypoet.bsky.social · Aug 7

Got it. Now have to read it!

The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social · Aug 7

More praise for Every One Still Here

Sophie Dickinson for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
“Ní Chuinn records – the deaths of dozens of real people killed by British state forces...This is heart-stopping writing, and I hope for more to come from the mysterious Ní Chuinn.”

observer.co.uk/culture/book...

After the Troubles: Liadan Ní Chuinn’s phenomenal debut

The heart-stopping short stories in Everyone Still Here grapple with a legacy of violence and division

observer.co.uk

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