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Galway 2020 launch - now comes the literary vade mecum, courtesy of The Stinging Fly

Reviewed: The Stinging Fly - The Galway 2020 Edition

To mark its reigning year as European Capital of Culture The Stinging Fly invited writers established and new to submit work inspired by the City of the Tribes. The result is this Galway-themed edition.

Books • 13 Jan 21

Lisa McInerney: the novelist examines the highly-lucrative K-Pop phenomenon in her revealing essay

Reviewed: The Stinging Fly: Summer 2020

The latest volume of The Stinging Fly is prefaced by a very thoughtful and considered editorial by Danny Denton that reflects on the strange circumstances under which this edition was created.

Books • 23 Sep 20

Reviewed: Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Naosie Dolan is shaping up to be one of our future literary greats, writes Aoife O'Regan of Naoise Dolan's debut novel.

Books • 04 May 20

Francis MacManus 2019 - hear the winning story

From Monday 16 to Friday 27 September, you can hear one story every weeknight at 11.20pm on RTÉ Radio 1 from this year's shortlist from the RTÉ Radio 1 short story competition. We start with the top prizewinning story, Honey Days by Stephen O'Reilly

Francis MacManus Short Story Competition • 24 Aug 20

Declan Meade: founder and co-editor of The Stinging Fly

Reviewed: Stinging Fly Stories

40 stories straight from the airy and edgy spaces of contemporary Irish life - that's the matter in hand in this 380-page anthology, which gathers stories from 1998 to the present, edited by Sarah Gilmartin and Declan Meade.

Books • 24 May 18

Stinging Fly @20: Andy Warhol by Keith Ridgway

We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Irish literary journal and publishing house The Stinging Fly with a selection of extracts from classic stories, introduced by the editors of the new anthology, Stinging Fly Stories.

Books • 09 May 18

Stinging Fly @20: Finishing Touch by Claire-Louise Bennett

We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Irish literary journal and publishing house The Stinging Fly with a selection of extracts from classic stories, introduced by the editors of the new anthology, Stinging Fly Stories.

Books • 09 May 18

Stinging Fly @20: The Day I Brought Water by Sinéad Morrissey

We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Irish literary journal and publishing house The Stinging Fly with a selection of extracts from classic stories, introduced by the editors of the new anthology, Stinging Fly Stories.

Books • 08 May 18

Stinging Fly @20: Adventure Stories for Boys by Kevin Curran

We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Irish literary journal and publishing house The Stinging Fly with a selection of extracts from classic stories, introduced by the editors of the new anthology, Stinging Fly Stories.

Books • 03 May 18

Stinging Fly @20: Night of the Silver Fox by Danielle McLaughlin

We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Irish literary journal and publishing house The Stinging Fly with a selection of extracts from classic Stinging Fly stories, introduced by the editors.

New Irish Writing • 02 May 18

New Sally Rooney novel to be published in September

Following the success of her debut novel Conversations With Friends, Faber & Faber will publish the second novel by Dublin-based Sally Rooney in September.

Books • 23 Feb 18

The Stinging Fly

Reviewed: The Stinging Fly - The Galway 2020 Edition

Reviewed: The Stinging Fly: Summer 2020

Reviewed: Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Francis MacManus 2019 - hear the winning story

Reviewed: Stinging Fly Stories

Stinging Fly @20: Andy Warhol by Keith Ridgway

Stinging Fly @20: Finishing Touch by Claire-Louise Bennett

Stinging Fly @20: The Day I Brought Water by Sinéad Morrissey

Stinging Fly @20: Adventure Stories for Boys by Kevin Curran

Stinging Fly @20: Night of the Silver Fox by Danielle McLaughlin

New Sally Rooney novel to be published in September

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