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Albedo One
2, Post Road, Lusk, Co. Dublin.
Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy, interviews with writers and book reviews, articles on SF literaturre or art. Stories should be between 2000 - 6000 words

Cyphers
3, Selskar Terrace, Dublin 6.
Short stories and poetry of all types, including translations. Submit stories and poems (maximum 6 poems) on an Apple Mac 3.5 inch floppy. Payment £10.00 per page.

d'Side
The Factory, 35A, Barrow Street, Dublin 4.
Youth-orientated articles (2000 words), fiction (3000 words), poetry (500 words) and photo-journalism. Letter or fax with MS.

element
2, Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2.
Essays on art, society and food. Short stories, experimental writing and translations. Poetry only in translation. No payment.

Flaming Arrows
County Sligo VEC, Riverside, Sligo.
Fiction (3000 words), poetry and essays (1,500 words). Black and White photograpghs and graphics. Letter inquiry or typescript. Payment arranged.

Graph
Apartment 20, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8.
Web-based cultural journal. Published at www.graphonline.com Articles should be submitted on an Apple Mac or IBM compatible disc., saved in either WordPerfect or Microsoft Word format. Please also include ASCI version. Payment: Email: info@graphonline.com £50.00 per article published.

Riverine
Laurel Cottage, Dowlin, Piltown,Co. Kerry.
Fiction (3000 words), Poetry (100 lines), reviews and critical esays. Black and White Photographs of contributers. Submit typescript. Payment in copies.

Honest Ulsterman
14, Shaw Street, Belfast BT4 1PT, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Fiction and Poetry.

Sham Mantra
A new magazine on sale in Waterstones, which publishes prose, short stories, articles, artwork, poetry, and "other stuff".
Ring Bill Byrne at: 01 288 2461

The Irish Ambassador
8, Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2.
A new magazine for Irish emigrants based in Europe is currently looking for short stories. Stories should be roughly between 800-1000 words. Anyone interested in submitting material, please send copies to Sandra O'Connell, Editor, The Irish Ambassador, at the above address.

X-Stream

X.Stream, a new Dublin-based production company, are looking for new screenplays or ideas, stories etc., which can be workshopped for screenplays.
Writers interested should contact producer and director Jason Forde at 086 2405464
or email: jforde@bhftech.com

Call for Submissions

Wildside Literary Magazine

Submissions of prose and poetry are invited for the next issue of Wildside Literary Magazine. Though no payment is offered, contributors will be given a free copy of the magazine. Deadline for entries is 30 April 2002. Submissions (typed, preferably on floppy disk) should be sent to:
Oliver Marshall, Editor, Wildside Literary Magazine, The Oscar Wilde Autumn School, Chamber of Commerce House, 10 Prince of Wales Tce, Quinnsboro Rd, Bray, Co Wicklow,
Tel. 01 286524

Poetry Ireland Review
Bermimgham Tower, Upper Yard, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2.
Poetry and features by arrangement. A letter of enquiry should be sent. All submissions in Apple Mac format. Pay: £10.00 per poem. Articles by arrangement.
Phone 01 671 4632 or e-mail: poetry@iol.ie.

Incognito
The Editor, Incognito, 23, St. James, Hollybrook Park, Dublin 3.
A new literary journal, published by Dublin Writers.
Poems: Poets have an opportunity to feature a representative body of work, up to six poems. Up to ten poems may be submitted, a single poem per page.
Short Stories: Short Story writers to feature stories up to and including 3000 words. Longer stories will be considereed if exceptionally good. Two MSS may be submitted at a time, and should be typed in double spacing.
Photographs or Illustrations: Up to seven photographs or illustrations, Black and White only.
Submission Guidelines
Typed written works.
On Floppy Discs: MS Word or Works. Please include hard copy.
Include comprehensive biographical details, including address, phone number and details of any previous publications where applicable.
Successful submissions will be notified by post.
Only submissions which include S.A.E. will be returned.
Allow at least 28 days for reply.
Each contributor will receive payment in the form of either (a)£10 or (b) a year's free subscription. Please state preference with submissions.

Krino
Po Box 65, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Fiction (3000 words), Poetry (6 poems), Black and White Photographs and artwork. Payment: Copy of magazine.

Irelands Own
The Editor, Irelands Own, North Main Street, Wexford.
Tel:053-22155 Fax: 053-23801
Short stories not longer than 2000 words. Non-fiction should be around 750-1000 words. Strong Irish background.
Payment: £30 - £40 each story, £25 for articles
(Comment: It is hard to see what the magazine is searching for in the realm of fiction. It's standard of writing is not very high and it can reject well-written stories with a good plot, and yet print some that are loosely written and have no plot at all. Unless you strike it lucky first time with them, they're not really worth bothering about for the fee they pay.)

Competitions

Only No Entry Fee Competitions are included here. To access a full list of competitions, click here to go to the Dublin Writers Workshop Competitions page.

P.J. O'Connor Drama Awards
Radio Centre, R.T.E., Dublin 4
Thirty minute radio drama. Varies
Closing date: Oct / Nov.
Prizes: £1,000 and broadcasts.
Six plays selected for Amateur Drama Radio Festival, each receive £250. Entry fee: None

George A. Bermingham Short Story Competition
Secretary, Short Story Competition, 6 Horbans Hill, Westport, Co. Mayo.
Short Stories: All citizens or residents of Ireland. Original, not published before, between 1500 and 3000 words, separate C.V. fiction or non-fiction. Closing date: End June.

Francis MacManus Short Story Competition
RTE, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
Short stories: Varies. Original, less than 1,850 words. Irish or English. Closing date: 29th September 2000.

Comórtas Filíochta Poetry Competition

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown, County Library Service, Co. Dublin
Poetry competition with various categories for adults and children in Irish, English, German, French, Italian, Welsh. Closing date: October

Carlingford Lough Writers Circle Young Writers Competition

John Haugh, 3 St Oliver's Park, Carlingford
Short Story: Entry to be submitted on an A4 sheet.
Poetry: Between 10 and 15 lines. Poetry in English or Irish
Closing date: May, varies every year.
Prizes: Books, tokens and a trophy
Entry fee: Free

Boyle Arts Festival Poetry Competition

Fergus Ahern, Poetry Competition, Boyle Arts Festival Office, Boyle, Co. Roscommon.
Poems should be typed, not having being been published previously. Copyright remains with the author. Poems won't be returned
Closing date: July (varies)

Bard of Armagh Humourous Poetry Competition
Mr. S. Boylan, 6 Dunlarg Road, Keady, Armagh BT60 3EN.
Poetry, adult and teenager categories at least 200 words in length , no entry form needed, name etc. on cover sheet. Irish or English. Closing date:early October usually .
Prizes:1st £500, 2nd £300, 3rd £200 also trophies, runners-up of £50 with certificates. Entry fee: free entry.

Molly Keane Memorial Creative Writing Award

Margaret Fleming - Arts Officer,
Waterford County Council, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Telephone: 058 41416
A national short story competition for stories which have been previously unpublished or have not received awards in other competitions.
All entries should be typed on A4 paper and the story should not be more than 2000 words in length. There is no entry fee and no age limit, but only one entry per person is allowed. The author's details are to be given on the official entry form, which should be attached to the entry. Details are not allowed on the work, itself.
The title of the piece is to appear on each page. Please do not bind, tape or staple your entry. Use paper clips only. Work cannot be returned, so make sure you keep a copy.
While copyright will remain with the competitor, the County Waterford Arts Office reserves the right to arrange the first publication and broadcast of the selected works. The right to use the stories to further publicise this award is also retained.
The winning story will be awarded £500. The closing date for entries is 28th January.

Royal Liver Assurance/Live at 3 Creative Writing Awards
P.O. Box 4022 Dublin 2
Tel: 6762728

Poem, short stories, special entries for schools. No age limits/not more than 4 pieces of work. Poems not longer than 40 lines. Short stories not more than 1500 words.
Closing date: November
Prize: 2000 pds for best short story, 2000 pds for best poem. Personal computer and software for the best school entry.
Entry fee: none

Patrick MacGill Summer School
Nora Breslin, Buncrubog, Glenties, Co Donegal
Short story or poetry for adults and primary schools.
Varies. Poetry-short story on any theme, primary school level, age and school grade required. Adult: Poetry on any theme. Irish or English.
Entry fee: none

Sunday Tribune New Irish Writer Award
Sunday Tribune
15 Lr Baggot St Dublin 2
Short stories and poetry Varies. No more than 6 poems - no word or line limit.
New Writing Page is once a month in the Tribune.
CLosing date: November

U Magazine Short Story Competition

Smurfitt Publications Ltd.
126 Lower Baggott St.
Dublin 2
One competition per year, see Autumn issues of mag. for details.
Usually gives a theme or first line of story.
Closing date:Nov. / Dec. usually Prizes: varies - computers,prizemoney for first and a range of beauty products etc

Young Playwright Programme Very Special Arts
Very Special Arts
City Arts Centre
23-25 Moss Street
Dublin 2

Play
Theme Disability. 4 copies of each MS. May be written collaboratively or individually. Max 4 actors. Everyone aged 12-18 yrs or still in full time second level education is eligible.
Closing date:June
Prize: A full production and tour of the play.

Magazines
Albedo One 2, Post Road, Lusk, Co. Dublin. Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy, interviews with writers and book reviews, articles on SF literaturre or art. Stories should be between 2000 - 6000 words	Cyphers 3, Selskar Terrace, Dublin 6. Short stories and poetry of all types, including translations. Submit stories and poems (maximum 6 poems) on an Apple Mac 3.5 inch floppy. Payment £10.00 per page.
d'Side The Factory, 35A, Barrow Street, Dublin 4. Youth-orientated articles (2000 words), fiction (3000 words), poetry (500 words) and photo-journalism. Letter or fax with MS.	element 2, Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2. Essays on art, society and food. Short stories, experimental writing and translations. Poetry only in translation. No payment.
Flaming Arrows County Sligo VEC, Riverside, Sligo. Fiction (3000 words), poetry and essays (1,500 words). Black and White photograpghs and graphics. Letter inquiry or typescript. Payment arranged.	Graph Apartment 20, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8. Web-based cultural journal. Published at www.graphonline.com Articles should be submitted on an Apple Mac or IBM compatible disc., saved in either WordPerfect or Microsoft Word format. Please also include ASCI version. Payment: Email: info@graphonline.com £50.00 per article published.
Riverine Laurel Cottage, Dowlin, Piltown,Co. Kerry. Fiction (3000 words), Poetry (100 lines), reviews and critical esays. Black and White Photographs of contributers. Submit typescript. Payment in copies.	Honest Ulsterman 14, Shaw Street, Belfast BT4 1PT, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. Fiction and Poetry.
Sham Mantra A new magazine on sale in Waterstones, which publishes prose, short stories, articles, artwork, poetry, and "other stuff". Ring Bill Byrne at: 01 288 2461	The Irish Ambassador 8, Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. A new magazine for Irish emigrants based in Europe is currently looking for short stories. Stories should be roughly between 800-1000 words. Anyone interested in submitting material, please send copies to Sandra O'Connell, Editor, The Irish Ambassador, at the above address.
X-Stream X.Stream, a new Dublin-based production company, are looking for new screenplays or ideas, stories etc., which can be workshopped for screenplays. Writers interested should contact producer and director Jason Forde at 086 2405464 or email: jforde@bhftech.com Call for Submissions	Wildside Literary Magazine Submissions of prose and poetry are invited for the next issue of Wildside Literary Magazine. Though no payment is offered, contributors will be given a free copy of the magazine. Deadline for entries is 30 April 2002. Submissions (typed, preferably on floppy disk) should be sent to: Oliver Marshall, Editor, Wildside Literary Magazine, The Oscar Wilde Autumn School, Chamber of Commerce House, 10 Prince of Wales Tce, Quinnsboro Rd, Bray, Co Wicklow, Tel. 01 286524
Poetry Ireland Review Bermimgham Tower, Upper Yard, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2. Poetry and features by arrangement. A letter of enquiry should be sent. All submissions in Apple Mac format. Pay: £10.00 per poem. Articles by arrangement. Phone 01 671 4632 or e-mail: poetry@iol.ie.	Incognito The Editor, Incognito, 23, St. James, Hollybrook Park, Dublin 3. A new literary journal, published by Dublin Writers. Poems: Poets have an opportunity to feature a representative body of work, up to six poems. Up to ten poems may be submitted, a single poem per page. Short Stories: Short Story writers to feature stories up to and including 3000 words. Longer stories will be considereed if exceptionally good. Two MSS may be submitted at a time, and should be typed in double spacing. Photographs or Illustrations: Up to seven photographs or illustrations, Black and White only. Submission Guidelines Typed written works. On Floppy Discs: MS Word or Works. Please include hard copy. Include comprehensive biographical details, including address, phone number and details of any previous publications where applicable. Successful submissions will be notified by post. Only submissions which include S.A.E. will be returned. Allow at least 28 days for reply. Each contributor will receive payment in the form of either (a)£10 or (b) a year's free subscription. Please state preference with submissions.
Krino Po Box 65, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Fiction (3000 words), Poetry (6 poems), Black and White Photographs and artwork. Payment: Copy of magazine.
Irelands Own The Editor, Irelands Own, North Main Street, Wexford. Tel:053-22155 Fax: 053-23801 Short stories not longer than 2000 words. Non-fiction should be around 750-1000 words. Strong Irish background. Payment: £30 - £40 each story, £25 for articles (Comment: It is hard to see what the magazine is searching for in the realm of fiction. It's standard of writing is not very high and it can reject well-written stories with a good plot, and yet print some that are loosely written and have no plot at all. Unless you strike it lucky first time with them, they're not really worth bothering about for the fee they pay.)
Competitions
Only No Entry Fee Competitions are included here. To access a full list of competitions, click here to go to the Dublin Writers Workshop Competitions page.
P.J. O'Connor Drama Awards Radio Centre, R.T.E., Dublin 4 Thirty minute radio drama. Varies Closing date: Oct / Nov. Prizes: £1,000 and broadcasts. Six plays selected for Amateur Drama Radio Festival, each receive £250. Entry fee: None	George A. Bermingham Short Story Competition Secretary, Short Story Competition, 6 Horbans Hill, Westport, Co. Mayo. Short Stories: All citizens or residents of Ireland. Original, not published before, between 1500 and 3000 words, separate C.V. fiction or non-fiction. Closing date: End June.
Francis MacManus Short Story Competition RTE, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Short stories: Varies. Original, less than 1,850 words. Irish or English. Closing date: 29th September 2000.	Comórtas Filíochta Poetry Competition Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown, County Library Service, Co. Dublin Poetry competition with various categories for adults and children in Irish, English, German, French, Italian, Welsh. Closing date: October
Carlingford Lough Writers Circle Young Writers Competition John Haugh, 3 St Oliver's Park, Carlingford Short Story: Entry to be submitted on an A4 sheet. Poetry: Between 10 and 15 lines. Poetry in English or Irish Closing date: May, varies every year. Prizes: Books, tokens and a trophy Entry fee: Free	Boyle Arts Festival Poetry Competition Fergus Ahern, Poetry Competition, Boyle Arts Festival Office, Boyle, Co. Roscommon. Poems should be typed, not having being been published previously. Copyright remains with the author. Poems won't be returned Closing date: July (varies)
Bard of Armagh Humourous Poetry Competition Mr. S. Boylan, 6 Dunlarg Road, Keady, Armagh BT60 3EN. Poetry, adult and teenager categories at least 200 words in length , no entry form needed, name etc. on cover sheet. Irish or English. Closing date:early October usually . Prizes:1st £500, 2nd £300, 3rd £200 also trophies, runners-up of £50 with certificates. Entry fee: free entry.	Molly Keane Memorial Creative Writing Award Margaret Fleming - Arts Officer, Waterford County Council, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Telephone: 058 41416 A national short story competition for stories which have been previously unpublished or have not received awards in other competitions. All entries should be typed on A4 paper and the story should not be more than 2000 words in length. There is no entry fee and no age limit, but only one entry per person is allowed. The author's details are to be given on the official entry form, which should be attached to the entry. Details are not allowed on the work, itself. The title of the piece is to appear on each page. Please do not bind, tape or staple your entry. Use paper clips only. Work cannot be returned, so make sure you keep a copy. While copyright will remain with the competitor, the County Waterford Arts Office reserves the right to arrange the first publication and broadcast of the selected works. The right to use the stories to further publicise this award is also retained. The winning story will be awarded £500. The closing date for entries is 28th January.
Royal Liver Assurance/Live at 3 Creative Writing Awards P.O. Box 4022 Dublin 2 Tel: 6762728 Poem, short stories, special entries for schools. No age limits/not more than 4 pieces of work. Poems not longer than 40 lines. Short stories not more than 1500 words. Closing date: November Prize: 2000 pds for best short story, 2000 pds for best poem. Personal computer and software for the best school entry. Entry fee: none	Patrick MacGill Summer School Nora Breslin, Buncrubog, Glenties, Co Donegal Short story or poetry for adults and primary schools. Varies. Poetry-short story on any theme, primary school level, age and school grade required. Adult: Poetry on any theme. Irish or English. Entry fee: none
Sunday Tribune New Irish Writer Award Sunday Tribune 15 Lr Baggot St Dublin 2 Short stories and poetry Varies. No more than 6 poems - no word or line limit. New Writing Page is once a month in the Tribune. CLosing date: November	U Magazine Short Story Competition Smurfitt Publications Ltd. 126 Lower Baggott St. Dublin 2 One competition per year, see Autumn issues of mag. for details. Usually gives a theme or first line of story. Closing date:Nov. / Dec. usually Prizes: varies - computers,prizemoney for first and a range of beauty products etc
Young Playwright Programme Very Special Arts Very Special Arts City Arts Centre 23-25 Moss Street Dublin 2 Play Theme Disability. 4 copies of each MS. May be written collaboratively or individually. Max 4 actors. Everyone aged 12-18 yrs or still in full time second level education is eligible. Closing date:June Prize: A full production and tour of the play.