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"A small independent Irish publisher established in 2014. We publish a print literary journal, Banshee, as well as a select list of books. We love exciting, accessible, contemporary writing in all forms."

"A small independent Irish publisher established in 2014. We publish a print literary journal, Banshee, as well as a select list of books. We love exciting, accessible, contemporary writing in all forms."

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Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time

86 days

Acceptance Rate

2.13%

  • Payment

    Yes: €50-€250 per piece

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    Yes: We can offer contributors a small fee as well as a copy of the journal.

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

5 genres

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Poetry

Max lines: 40

Max pieces: 4

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Fiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Flash Fiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Nonfiction

Max words: 5000

Max pieces: 1

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Flash Nonfiction

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 2

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Poetry

Max lines: 40

Max pieces: 4

one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period.

Statistics

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Track submission

68

Total submissions tracked

86 days

Average response time

2.13%

Average acceptance rate

36 days

Fastest response time

125 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 2 days, 26 days, 148 days, 148 days

How to submit

Process

Email to subs (dot) bansheelit (at) gmail dot com, indicating the category of your submission in the subject line (e.g. Flash/Story/Essay/Poetry).

Cover letters

Please include a third-person bio (max 50 words) in the body of your email. If you are sending a prose submission, please note the word count of the piece in the body of the email.

Eligibility

All marginalized creators

Formatting

Submissions should be in one .doc or .docx attachment. Prose submissions should be double-spaced.

Rights for published work

This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

Additional info

We believe in paying writers. We can offer contributors a small fee as well as a copy of the journal. Email to subs dot bansheelit at gmail dot com, indicating the category of your submission in the subject line (e.g. Flash/Story/Essay/Poetry).

About the Magazine

Founded in 2015 | Ireland

Banshee Press is a small independent Irish publisher that produces a twice-yearly literary journal, Banshee, as well as a select list of books. We love exciting, accessible, contemporary writing in all forms. Banshee Press was founded in 2014 by three writers: Laura Cassidy, Claire Hennessy and Eimear Ryan. In 2021, the Banshee Press founders were included in The Bookseller’s Rising Stars list.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Laura Cassidy

Editor & Publisher

Eimear Ryan

Editor & Designer

Jessica Traynor

Poetry Editor

John Patrick McHugh

Consulting Editor

Examples

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