There is just one week until we open submissions for our Haunt issue! You can read our guidelines on our website!

The Samhain 3 theme will be Haunt!

The vote for Samhain 3's theme is now live on Instagram!

You can vote for our next theme tomorrow on Instagram!

Samhain 3 News! You will have the choice of the theme for Samhain 3! The 3 options are Fear, Haunt and Magic. Voting will take place on Friday via our Instagram poll and the theme will be announced on the 13th of July.

You can now read Queen Of The Underworld by Caoimhe O'Leary on our website. You can also own your own copy of our journal either print or digital. Go over to our store and grab a copy! Photo by Phạm Trần Hoàn Thịnh on Unsplash.

You can now read 'Home Of The Year' a brilliant short story by Emily Flaherty over on our website. Grab your copy of Bealtaine 3 from our online store! Photo by Greg Wilson on Unsplash

Looking for something to read? Why don't you grab your copy of our latest issue featuring emerging and new Irish writers and a whole lot of captivating stories and riveting poetry? Buy your copy now: www.sparksliteraryjournal.com/store

You can now read Obsidian, a stunning poem from Ellen Whelan on our website. You can still get your copy of Bealtaine 3 on our website!

Our new issue is out! Featuring some amazingly talented writers, Bealtaine 3 is packed full with poetry and prose that will leave you feeling inspired. Grab your copy via the link in our bio now!

Our fifth issue is now available to buy in digital or print versions on our website! You can get your copy from just €8! I want to thank everyone who has supported the journal up to this point because without you, we would not survive.

We are hosting a launch event for our latest issue this Sunday May 10th at 5pm, with readings and discussion. You can register here to join us: www.eventbrite.ie/e/bealtaine-...

We are hosting a launch event for our latest issue this Sunday May 10th at 5pm, with readings and discussion. You can register here to join us: www.eventbrite.ie/e/bealtaine-...

We will be hosting the launch of Bealtaine 3 on Sunday May 10th online at 5pm. There will be discussions on the night and readings from our contributors! Print and digital copies of the journal will go on sale on Saturday the 9th of May! You can find out more and register on our website!

IS THAT A PRINT VERSION? Yep! I'm delighted to announce that Bealtaine 3 will get a print run. Print editions of the new issue will cost €16 and will be available to order on our website soon, with the usual digital version costing €8. Publication and launch dates will be announced soon!

Our cover art and contributors for Bealtaine 3! Special thanks to Paul Mac Cormaic for his amazing art piece 'Sunbathers' which we have selected as our fifth ever cover and to our lovely, talented contributors to this issue. Publication date news to follow!

Check your inboxes! We have replied to all of you wonderful submitters with news for Bealtaine 3! More news of our contributors will be forthcoming in April! Thank you all so much for submitting!

Submissions for our cover art are now closed! Thank you to everyone who submitted!

In case you missed it, our cover art submission window is open! Details on the website!

COVER ART SUBMISSIONS OPEN! Send Sparks your art and you could have your work as the cover of our 5th issue! You can submit online via the Google Form in our 'Cover Art Submissions Open' page! Best of luck!

Our Cover Art submission window opens tomorrow! I am looking forward to seeing your amazing artwork!

We open on Monday!

Our cover art submission window will open next week! I am looking forward to seeing your amazing artwork. Guidelines can be found on our website.

Our Cover Art Submission Window for Bealtaine 3 will open on the 9th of March and close at 5pm on the 16th of March. www.sparksliterary.com/2026/02/23/b...

SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED! Thank you to everybody who has submitted!

You've got just over one day left to submit! If you haven't done so already, what's stopping you? We are seeking flash fiction, short stories and poetry until Monday at 5pm!

We are still open for submissions until next Monday at 5pm for our next issue. If you haven't done so yet, what are you waiting for? Submit now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

There is under a week left in our submission window. If you haven't submitted yet, why not? Get your poetry, short story or flash fiction published in our journal by submitting before 5pm on the 9th of February!

Submissions are now open for our upcoming issue. You can submut via the link below. We are looking for flash fiction, short stories and poetry. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Submissions are now open! You can submit via the link on our website!

Submissions for our fifth issue open tomorrow. I can't wait to read your work!

Three Days to Go!

HOWL opens for subs for New Irish Writing once every two years, and that window is quickly approaching! From Feb 13th - Feb 23rd you can submit your poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to HOWL 26 at howlwriting.ie We hope we are lucky enough to receive your work!

Our submission window opens next week! You can read our guidelines on our website!

Our next submission window will open on Monday the 26th of January and close on Monday the 9th of February at 5pm Submissions will only be accepted via the Google Form on our website. Subscribers will receive the link in our newsletter. Submission Guidelines are available on our website.

Happy New Year! 2026 brings a new change for Sparks Literary Journal We now have a newsletter! You can subscribe to stay up to date with our submission windows, latest news and featured writing by subscribing on our website! You can also scan the QR Code below!

I'd like to wish everyone a happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year from Sparks Literary Journal! I hope you get some time to write in between slices of turkey and servings of Christmas Pudding!

You can now read an amazing short story from Samhain 2 called 'The Watcher' by Pippa Sammut. You can read more amazing work by purchasing your own copy of Samhain 2. Our submission window for Bealtaine 3, our fifth issue, will be announced in January.

Our editor has some publishing news. 👀

Our journal features some of the best Irish literary talent in the country. To explore their wonderful poetry and prose, buy yourself a copy here: www.sparksliteraryjournal.com/store

You can now read 'Yellow Fever' one of the two pieces contributed by Yani S. Kelly to our Samhain 2 issue! You can buy your own copy from our store! Yani S Kelly is an Indonesian poet and fiction writer, currently exploring creative non-fiction.

One of the amazing prose pieces featured in our latest issue can now be read via our website! 'The Meaning Her Hands Made' by Katie Canning is a fantastic piece of flash fiction by a great talent.

Our new issue, Samhain 2, featuring fantastic writing is available to buy via our Store (Link in Bio) where you can read some of the best Irish writing! Go on and treat yourself to a copy!

Thank you so much to everybody who attended our launch this evening! Our fourth issue is now available to purchase via the link below and happy reading! www.sparksliteraryjournal.com/store

Our fourth issue is now available to buy via our store page on our website! For just €9, you can read poetry and prose to your heart's content. Themes explored in this issue include hope, trauma and love with blending of contemporary, fantasy and historical fiction. Happy reading!

This Saturday! Get registered below!

Happy Halloween! 🎃 We will be launching our 4th issue in just over a week's time! You can register to attend via Eventbrite or the link on our website! Oiche Shamhna Abú!

News! We will be hosting the Launch Event for Samhain 2 on Saturday the 8th of November at 4pm online! There will be discussion and readings from some of our contributors! Join us on Saturday by registering on Eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/sparks-lit...

Sparks is delighted to announce the cover art and contributors for Samhain 2! Thanks to Jane McCloskey for her wonderful artwork - Silent Embrace - and to our wonderful contributors of prose and poetry! Publication and Launch Event info will be announced in due course!

Our Cover Art Submission Window has closed! Thank you so much to everybody who submitted artwork!