Banshee: A Literary Journal
Literary Magazine
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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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: / 85 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.64%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays€50-€250 per piece
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
We can offer contributors a small fee as well as a copy of the journal.
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 1001
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: € 250 per piece
Fiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Sub Genres: Literary
Payment: € 75 per piece
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 1001
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: € 250 per piece
Nonfiction - 1000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 2
Payment: € 75 per piece
Poetry
Max lines: 40
Max pieces: 4
Payment: € 50 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
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
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Submissions should be in one .doc or .docx attachment. Prose submissions should be double-spaced.
Author's rights
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).
Tracker statistics
112
Total submissions tracked
85 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
148 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 453 days, 374 days
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About
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 Eim...
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2015
Country
IE
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Editor-in-Chief
Laura Cassidy
Editor & Publisher
Eimear Ryan
Editor & Designer
Jessica Traynor
Poetry Editor
John Patrick McHugh
Consulting Editor
Marie Gethins
Flash Fiction Editor