Submissions are officially closed! Thanks to all who submitted, and thanks for your patience as we begin out reading period. Issue 5 is due in December 🍀

The final countdown till submissions close - at midnight. We read all submissions no matter how last minute. Procrastinators - it’s your time!!!! Link below

Just 4 more days until submissions close. Deadline: 1st September, midnight wherever you are. Procrastinators - activate!

New blog post - our blog correspondent Tony Black interviews Belfast musician Eamonn McNamee about an upcoming concert event this Saturday. Spoiler: the ghost of Elvis is involved. Link below

Submissions open all week - the last week to submit! Procrastinators, now is the time to do your people proud. Link below to submit #WritingCommunity

There’s just 2 weeks and 2 days to submit to us! We’d love to see more: -Nonfiction ✍️ -Art 🖼 -Photography 📸 Link in bio for guidelines #WritingCommunity

New blog post - about our new online masterclass in Journal Publishing for those curious about the behind the scenes and the steps to getting started. This isn’t another writer’s workshop, it’s just for editors & would-be publishers looking to get a head start. Link below

You can nominate us, but we’re more about uplifting the community than anything else. Vote at the link in the article and may the best ‘best lit mag’ win😎

There's a new Abridged Submission Call! For Irish poets and poets of any nationality based on the island of Ireland. @poetryireland.bsky.social @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

Our new issue is now available on Amazon, with free shipping to select locations. (This is the paperback version. Glossy magazine version is on our website.) Enjoy! 💚 Link below

New blog post - shining a light on our masterclasses & sharing the secret: why they’re different, how they help writers achieve their goals, gain confidence & know-how in their skills, & go on to tackle the literary world Link below

There are usually fewer submission opportunities in August but here's one you might like to check out: thebelfastreview.wixsite.com/home/submiss...

You can have a free read of my story Outer Limit Horses in the preview of the latest issue of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social (starting on page 68) or you can support them by buying a soft or hard copy through their website. thebelfastreview.wixsite.com/home/copy-of...

We’re open for submissions all month! Very interested in seeing more scripts, art, and photography. Submissions guidelines apply, link in bio

It’s a delight to feature your wonderful poem, Elizabeth 🍀 @esloudon.bsky.social

Some Sunday reading…

New blog post - we share the secrets of our Feedback Options & how it’s helped so many writers achieve their goals, the reason editing skills are so important for writers, and the realities of editing a literary journal. Link below

What’s today? It’s submissions day for our winter issue! -Free to submit Link below

Soon as it’s midnight wherever you are, we’re officially OPEN for submissions Send us something brilliant 🍀 Link below

Delighted to have a poem in the latest edition of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social . Huge thank you to Hanna and the team for including me along with so many fab writers and artists. Click on the link below to see issue 4 in all its glory thebelfastreview.wixsite.com/home/copy-of... #poetry #belfast

Very pleased to include your lovely poems in our new issue 🍀@pattiemccarthy.bsky.social

Launched!! Issue 4 is now available in print and digital from our website (coming soon to Amazon). Free preview also available on our website (it takes a minute to load due to file size). Link below

Delight to have a new short story featured here

Cover reveal. Issue 4 launches TOMORROW! Print and digital issues available on our website - and coming soon to Amazon.

Next week: Issue 4 drops, and we reopen for submissions the next day. Busy enough!

I'm delighted to have a new piece of fiction featured in the upcoming edition of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social #speirgorm

We’ve been keeping it on the down low, but we re-open for submissions 1 August to 1 September. And we’ll be announcing a new online masterclass…hint, it’s for editors……

Is @thebelfastreview.bsky.social thanked in the acknowledgments page as the first publisher of "Remnants"? Why yes, yes indeed! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH1GW1F6/

Buzzing to be included among such estimated company Can't wait to see this ❤️

Full list of contributors for upcoming Issue 4 - minus the typo. (It’s the typos that keep us humble btw) New issue 31 July, in print and digital on our website.

Our official contributors list for Issue 4 - many talented folks here. New issue launches 31 July, available in print and digital on our website.

Thank you SO MUCH

New blog post - we review The Benefactors, a fascinating debut novel by Belfast author Wendy Erskine. Give it a read!🍀 Link below

We’ve scheduled a blog post for this Sunday with our review of Wendy Erskine’s debut novel, The Benefactors 🍀

New blog post - we review the new play Famine Fortune, now touring Ireland and UK. Directed by Luke Mosely and written by Jamie Phillips. Link below

All of our responses have been sent for Issue 4 - check your spam folders. Thanks to everyone who submitted for letting us read your glorious work. We got around 400 submissions, and can only accept 10%. The new issue is due 31 July. Cheers🍀

We’re still in the middle of sending out responses - everyone should get a reply by end of this week. Thanks for your patience!

New blog post - about the importance of the Belfast literary scene, accessibility for writers, and the upcoming Belfast Book Festival (5-12 June) via the Crescent Arts Centre

New blog post - our editor shares her thoughts on human rights awards, Dublin history, and who is paying attention in the information age Link below

We’ve got a new blog post - re the Dublin award ceremony for Front Line Defenders of human rights. Plus about the organisation & important human rights work around the globe. Link below

The Belfast Book Festival 2025 has officially launched - and we’ll be there attending as many events as we can. It’s a great way to celebrate & participate in Belfast’s thriving literary scene. Read all about it on our blog (link below)

That’s a wrap! Submissions are now closed. Thanks to everyone who submitted, you’re the best. We will respond to everyone by the first week of June.

Procrastinators, you’re all superstars. We see you. You’re flooding our inbox, well done! For those who live for the last minute, you have until 1st April at midnight (wherever you are). Link in bio or below

The heat is on, part 2 This is your last weekend to submit to us!!! We still need: -Art 🖼 -Photography 📸 -Scripts 🎭 Link in bio or below

The heat is on, procrastinators… Less than a week before we close submissions (1 April) See bio for details, or link below

Just two weeks left to submit! Deadline 1st April We’d love to see more: -Nonfiction ✍️ -Plays 🎭 -Art 🖼 -Photography 📸 Link in bio

New blog post: Find out the latest about the upcoming Belfast Book Festival hosted by The Crescent Arts Centre. Link below🍀

Finally taken delivery of Issue Three of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social including this extract from my novel, Liberties. This, on top of being invited today to speak at another author event later in the year and my next writing project being underway, helps to keep the ember glowing. Onwards.✊🏻

Submissions for Shō No. 7 are open until the end of March. • Payment is one contributor copy • We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize • We award $150 each for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet • Average response time is 2 weeks