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Aoife Esmonde was selected in first place for her short story "The First Electrical Measurement of Starlight" by judge Roisín O’Donnell. Read more below, and be sure to check out her work in our upcoming issue!
Christine Maguire's short story "Puce" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Roisín O’Donnell. Read more below, click the link to find The News Edit Substack and follow her on Instagram: chrismmaguire and X: @cmaguirenews
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Hannah Fitzpatrick's photo "Lahinch" will be featured in the upcoming issue of The Four Faced Liar. Read more below, and click the links to follow Hannah's work and check out the Gaelic Woodland Project.
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Maika Nguyen's "My Brother, The Poet" was selected as Highly Commended in the creative non-fiction category by judge Tim MacGabhann. Read more below, and follow Maika on Bluesky: @maikanguyen.bsky.social
Jeff Mann's "One of Those Days" will be featured in the upcoming issue of The Four Faced Liar. His photos have also appeared in Geist, Zoetic Press (Non-Binary Review), Chestnut Review, Seven Story Hotel, On Spec, Sunspot, and The Woolf.
Holly Loveday's poem 'January' was selected as Highly Commended by judge Micheál McCann. Read more about Holly and her work below, follow her on Instagram: himmel_hund and check out the links for more!
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Holly Loveday's poem 'January' was selected as Highly Commended by judge Micheál McCann. Read more about Holly and her work below, follow her on Instagram: himmel_hund and check out the links for more!
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Olga Musial's piece "I Can Only Be Sure of the Things I Can Count" was first place in the flash fiction category judged by Cathy Sweeney. Read more of her work olgaswriting on Instagram or at olgamusialwrites.wordpress.com.
Only one more week to go! We're very excited for our contributors to present their work at the launch of our competition issue, and we hope you are too. All are welcome to the official launch at Waterstones in Cork City on 17th February at 6:30pm
Lorna Mulvany's short story "The Shandon Clock Tower Strikes A New Hour" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Roisín O’Donnell. Read more below about Lorna's upcoming work, follow her on Instagram: lornamulvany, and check out the substack at the link!
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Sophia Tone's flash fiction piece "Photo #17" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Cathy Sweeney. Read more below, and check out Memo and HAD at the links. Follow Sophia on Instagram: lilso3, and on X: lilso3x
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Jim Xi Johnson's "Of Two Minds, July 2023" will be featured in the upcoming issue of The Four Faced Liar. Read more below about Jim's recent work, and follow him on Instagram: jx.pegs
Sneha Subramanian Kanta's poem "Un-Elegy, Or Triptych with Broken Sonnets" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Micheál McCann. Read more below about her work, and follow her on Instagram: SnehaSKanta, and on X:
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Monica de Bhailís's poem "Remission" was selected as Highly Commended by poetry judge Micheál McCann. Read more below about her recent work, and follow Moinca on Instagram: monicadebhailis and Blusky: @monicadebhailis.bsky.social
We delighted to share the Issue 4 has arrived! Available from our shop
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Esther Lay's "Apples at the End of the World" was selected as Highly Commended by poetry judge Micheál McCann. Read more below, and check out more of Esther's work at estherlay.com
Follow Esther on X: estherdaponte and on Instagram: hmsoxon
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Thanks to Roisin and everyone at the magazine!
Ben Tufnell's short story "The Middle Floor" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Roisín O’Donnell. Read more below about Ben's upcoming work, and check out "PARADISE" at the link! Follow Ben on Instagram: ben_tufnell & Blusky: @bentufnell.bsky.social
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Issue 4 is launching! The competition issue will be presented by the journal's four editors, Stephen Brophy, Sinéad Griffin, Patrick Holloway and Jennifer Matthews in Waterstones, Cork, on Tuesday 17th February 2026 at 6.30PM, and will include readings from contributors
Maeve Keane's creative non-fiction piece "A Real Death Sentence" was selected as the Runner Up by judge Tim MacGabhann. Read more below, and check out "A Real Death Sentence" in our upcoming issue!
Issue 4 is coming soon! Presales are open now at the link below. Stay tuned for details about the official launch.
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Cover art by: Jenny Lawlor, jennylawlorart on Instagram
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Niamh Twomey's poem "Moon's Phases" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Mícheál McCann. Read more about Niamh below, and follow her on Instagram: niamhmariatwomey and on Facebook: niamh.twomey.94
Carolyn Schlam's "Girl, Seated" will be featured in our upcoming issue. Read more about her latest work, and see more at the link below.
www.carolynschlam.com
Carolyn Schlam's "Girl, Seated" will be featured in our upcoming issue. Read more about her latest work, and see more at the link below.
www.carolynschlam.com
Eamon Doggett's "First Confessions" was selected as Highly Commended in the Flash Fiction category by judge Cathy Sweeney. Read more below on Eamon's current and upcoming work, and check out "First Confessions" in our upcoming issue!
Kathryn Aldridge-Morris's "The Ewe and The Lamb" was selected as Highly Commended by judge Tim MacGabhann. Follow Kathryn on Insta: kazbarwrites and Bluesky: @kazbarwrites.bsky.social Check out more of her work at the link!
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