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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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Response Time
Acceptance Rate
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.
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68
Total submissions tracked
86 days
Average response time
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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