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!

Submissions for our Cover Art for Samhain 2 close tomorrow at 5pm so you haven't got long! You can submit via the link on our website!

You've only got 3 days left to submit to our Cover Art submission window! Submit now via the link on our website!

Submissions for our Cover Art for Samhain 2 are now open! You can submit via the Google Form in bio!

Submissions for our Cover Art for Samhain 2 are now open! You can submit via the Google Form in bio!

Submissions for our Cover Art for Samhain 2 will open on Monday the 22nd! You haven't got long to wait!

Our Cover Art submission window for Samhain 2 has just been announced! We will be opening for submissions of cover art from the 22nd until the 29th of September at 5pm! Submissions will be via a Google Form that will be on our socials and website page!

Submissions are now closed for Samhain 2! I'd like to thank everybody who has made a submission for our next issue! We received over 100 submissions and I aim to get back to everyone by mid October at the latest! (Also: Sorry for the late posting - submissions closed at 5pm!)

Our submission window closes tomorrow for Samhain 2! Get your submission in fast!

There are only 2 Days until submissions close for our next issue! You can submit via our website or the link in bio! We are accepting submissions of short stories, flash fiction and poetry.

There's just three days left to submit for our Samhain 2 issue! Submissions close at 5pm on Saturday so you haven't got long to get your pieces in! Submissions are via the Google Form on our website!

Submissions close on Saturday so you haven't got long left to get your submission in!

You've only got one more week to submit to our fourth issue! We are taking submissions of prose and poetry until the 23rd of August at 5pm! You can submit via the link in our bio!

Submissions are currently open for Samhain 2, our fourth issue! You can submit via the Google Form on our submissions page on our website!

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN! You can submit short stories between 1,000 and 6,000 words, Flash fiction under 1,000 words and Poetry of 60 lines or less for our fourth issue!  Submissions are via the Google Form linked on our website and in bio! Happy Submitting!

Submissions for our next issue open tomorrow! We'll be open from the 9th until the 23rd of August at 5pm! Get ready!

There are just two days now until we open submissions for our fourth issue, Samhain 2! You can read up on all our guidelines via the link in our bio!

There's just one week to go until our next submission window opens! You can find our guidelines on our website!

There are just two weeks now until submissions open for Samhain 2! There is no set theme for this issue! Send us in your poetry, short stories and flash fiction from the 9th of August until the 23rd of August at 5pm! Guidelines are on our website!

We are opening for submissions in August! You can find our guidelines here and see more information www.sparksliteraryjournal.com/submissions

News! Our next submission window will open on Saturday the 9th of August and close at 5pm on the 23rd of August for our second Samhain issue! There is no set theme for this issue. You can read more about our upcoming submission opportunity on our website!

You can now read Encore, a wonderful flash fiction piece by Mikala Smee from our Bealtaine 2 issue over on our website! You can also get your copy of Bealtaine 2 via our Store page!

You can now read 'Dormant Truths' by Aisling Lee over on our website! And we'd like to wish everybody a happy #Pride month! Photo by Kilian Seiler on Unsplash

You can now read the gorgeous poem, Drowning Dancers, from Bealtaine 2 Music, for free on our website! You cam also get your own copy of Bealtaine 2 Music via our online store.

Thank you to The Sunday Times and Lauren Murphy for including us in this fantastic article in today's paper! Bealtaine 2 is on sale via our Store.