An ambitious new journal publishing prose and poetry from Ireland and the world.

The Wild Umbrella, a journal of writing from Ireland and the world, was created to publish and promote great work. We'll add to an already abundant scene of Irish journals and magazines, by seeking out fresh and interesting works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.

 

All writers welcome, with a non-exclusionary emphasis on celebrating Irish writing.  

Online publications putting forward exceptional short stories for Best of the Net.

Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

A targeted resource for short story placements with potential for Pushcart recognition.

Fiction Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Identifies publications that put forward outstanding online work for this respected digital anthology established in 2006.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

A comprehensive guide to journals that regularly nominate work for the Pushcart Prize.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Digital publications nominating outstanding essays and creative nonfiction for Best of the Net.

Nonfiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Highlights publications that regularly put forward essays, memoirs, and other creative nonfiction for Pushcart consideration.

Nonfiction Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Online journals that specifically champion poetry for Best of the Net consideration.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Focuses specifically on poetry journals with established histories of Pushcart nominations.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

The Wild Umbrella

For non-fiction submissions: You can submit one essay per submission window. Essays should be fewer than 4,000 words in total.

Nonfiction Call

For poetry submissions: You can send us up to 5 poems. Your poems should be submitted together in a single file, with each poem beginning on a new page.

Poetry Call

For fiction submissions: You can submit one story per submission window. Stories should be fewer than 4,000 words in total.

Fiction Call

We at The Wild Umbrella are literary, but not elitist. We avoid clichés like "calling all writers," "submit your best work," or "read our amazing stories." If we like it, we will put it online. If we really, really like it, you’ll be included in our end-of-year anthology. So just submit. You may as well. 
Genre notes:
Cover art submissions: Submit up to two files per submission window. Please make it configurable to A5 size please – we do not want to do your lousy editing work for you. 
Fiction submissions: Submit only ONE story per submission window (note the all-caps, bold, underlined word). The word limit for stories is 4,000 words. Consider us generous. 
Non-fiction submissions: Submit only ONE essay per submission window. The word limit for essays is 4,000 words. Go cry to the fiction writers if you feel hard done by.
Poetry submissions: Send us up to 5 poems. Submit your poems together in a single file, with each poem beginning on a new page. See how we didn’t use bold, underlined caps there? We’re maybe beginning to trust you a little. 

Simultaneous submissions & document notes:
Submitted work must be previously unpublished. And no – your own self-publishing, personal social media or blog do not count. Readers of our editors’ showcase will know that we at The Wild Umbrella love a bit of narcissistic self-promotion. 
Do not under any circumstances submit something created – or assisted by – AI. 
On that note, our editors are human too – so please preface any sensitive content with a brief content warning. 
If you are popular enough to be accepted elsewhere, that is fine – let us know by emailing thewildumbrella@gmail.com so we can withdraw those pieces for consideration. In this case, we will allow you to submit another piece of your apparently acceptable writing for consideration. 
Submissions should be sent in a legible font – Times New Roman, for example – and no smaller than 12pt. If we get melodramatic autofiction in Bauhaus 95 you can consider yourself blacklisted. 
Acceptable formats: .doc, .docx, and legible PDFs. Unacceptable formats: the naïve, caffeine-induced delusion that you should break the rules of literary devices before a basic understanding of them.

In keeping with out generosity, we do not ask for a fee to submit to The Wild Umbrella. However, we will greedily accept any tips, and donations of €20 or more for poetry/prose will receive an expedited response within 10 business days. Despite what you think, we do not use your money to buy loose-leaf tobacco – all donations and tips go directly to compensating our contributors and maintaining the journal. So just pay the €0 fee, hit submit, and immediately experience the crushing, retroactive certainty that you used a semicolon incorrectly.

Categories: Fiction/Nonfiction/Poetry
Translations: Permitted.
File types: .doc, .docx
Number of Pieces: 
1 piece per fiction submission.
1 piece per nonfiction submission.
1 piece per poetry submission.
Single File: Required. All pieces must be submitted in a single file.
Anonymous submissions are not required.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Reprints are not allowed.
Multiple entries are not allowed.
AI-assisted works are not allowed.

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