Getting Published
Getting your work published is probably the biggest challenge facing a beginner writer. Here are some suggestions for making the process more straightforward, and ultimately we hope, more rewarding.
Getting Published
Publishers
The first thing to remember is that there are
only a small number of publishers in Ireland and lots of writers trying to get published.
A journal might, for example, only publish 2 or 3 per cent of material received. A book publisher might produce less. Don’t let the odds put you off. If your work is good enough you have a shot at getting published. Make your writing so good that the publisher can’t turn it down.
You might, however, help yourself by coming to the attention of publishers or agents in advance of sending them a manuscript – winning a competition helps, but the most tried and trusted is to build up a track record of publication in poetry magazines or journals. The magazines and journals that are the hardest to get into are generally the ones with the highest standards and thus the ones with the most impact.
Getting Published
How to Make a Submission to a Publisher or Journal
The following is a list of guidelines for submitting original writing for publication:
- Find out what kind of kind or genre of book each publisher produces, e.g. fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, sci-fi, historical fiction, short stories. Get a copy of the magazine or book produced by that publisher and read it. It is much easier to put together a submission when you have some idea of the editor’s taste, what the general standard of material published is like etc.
- Read the submission guidelines for each publisher carefully. For example, some publishers will only want to see the first three chapters (but they will want you to have finished the book at the time of sending those chapters), or six poems, or a few stories.
- Most publishers will have specific requirements regarding typeface size, layout, etc. In general, editors prefer not to receive fancy typefaces, handwritten work or work with illustrations.
- Send copies of your work, not the originals, and always keep copies of whatever you send.
- Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope or an International Reply Coupon for a response. Most magazines and journals cannot afford to return manuscripts, which don’t have an SAE/IRC.
- Give the editor time to reply. As previously mentioned, editors receive a lot of material: you can reasonably expect to hear in 6 months at the latest.
- With established magazines it is usual to receive a copy of the magazine in which your work appears (you should not normally have to pay for this). Some magazines also offer payment for material, but the sums are usually small. It is not standard practice to pay to have your work published.
Getting Published
List of Publishers in Ireland
An Gúm
63-66 Amiens St.,
Mountjoy, Dublin 1, D01 H275
Appletree Press Ltd
The Old Potato Station,
14 Howard Street South,
Belfast BT7 1AP
Blackhall Publishing
Lonsdale House,
Avoca Avenue,
Blackrock, Co Dublin
Blackstaff Press
4c Heron Wharf,
Sydenham Business Park,
Belfast BT3 9LE
Carysfort Press Ltd
Carysfort Press Ltd.,
Eamonn Jordan,
14 Giltspur Wood, Bray,
Co.Wicklow A98 W954
Celtic Press
Cló Iar-Chonnachta,
Páirc na Meán,
An Cheardlann, An Spidéal,
Connemara, Co. Galway
Cló-Iar-Chonnachta
Cló Iar-Chonnachta,
Páirc na Meán,
An Cheardlann, An Spidéal,
Connemara, Co. Galway
Cois Life Teoranta
62 Páirc na Rós,
Ascaill na Cille,
Dún Laoghaire,
Co Bhaile Átha Cliath
The Columba Press
The Columba Bookservice,
55A Spruce Avenue,
Stillorgan Industrial Park,
Blackrock, Co Dublin
Cork University Press/Attic Press
Youngline Industrial Estate,
Pouladuff Road,
Togher, Cork
Currach Press
Unit 3B, Block 3,
Bracken Business Park,
Bracken Road, Sandyford,
Dublin 18 D18 K277
De Búrca
De Búrca Rare Books,
‘Cloonagashel’,
27 Priory Drive,
Blackrock,
Co. Dublin, A94 V406
Dedalus Press
13 Moyclare Road,
Baldoyle,
Dublin D13 K1C2
Dominican Publications
Dominican Publications,
42 Parnell Square,
West Dublin 1 D01 P5R7
Drumlin Publications
Nure,
Manorhamilton,
Co Leitrim
The Educational Company of Ireland
12 Ballymount Rd Lower,
Walkinstown,
Dublin
Flyleaf Press
4 Spencer Villas,
Glenageary,
Dublin, A96 P2E9
Four Courts Press
7 Malpas Street,
Dublin D08 YD81
Gallery Press
Gallery Press,
Loughcrew, Oldcastle,
Co Meath, A82 N225
Guildhall Press
Guildhall Press,
Ráth Mór Centre,
Bligh’s Lane,
Derry Ireland BT48 OLZ
Lagan Press
Lagan Press Limited,
Verbal Arts Centre,
Stable Lane & Mall Wall,
Bishop Street,
Derry, BT48 6PU
Lapwing Publications
Lapwing Publications,
1 Ballysillan Drive,
Belfast, BT14 8HQ
Liberties Press
GEC Taylors Lane 8,
D08 XV25
The Lilliput Press
The Lilliput Press,
62-63 Sitric Road,
Arbour Hill,
Stoneybatter,
Dublin 7
New Island
Richview Office Park, 10,
Clonskeagh,
Co. Dublin, D14 V8C4,
Ireland
O’Brien Press
12 Terenure Road East,
Rathgar, D6, D06 HD27
Penguin Ireland
Morrison Chambers,
Nassau St, 47-51,
Dublin 2, Ireland
Poolbeg
123 Grange Hill,
Baldoyle Industrial Estate,
Baldoyle, D13
Salmon Poetry
9 Parliament Street,
Ennistymon,
Co. Clare, Ireland
Shamrock Haiku Journal
shamrockhaiku.comWordsonthestreet
Six San Antonio Park,
Salthill, Galway
Getting Published
Self-Publishing
The following is a list of guidelines for self-publishing:
Choice Publishing
Barlow House,
Narrow West Street,
Drogheda, Co Louth,
A92 CPF9
Coppermine Press
Coppermine Press specialises in helping writers of all skills to become published authors by making their work available through online megastores such as Amazon.
copperminepress.comPerpetuity Publications
Perpetuity Publications provide self publishing services to authors in Ireland and abroad.
ISBN Purchasing
To purchase ISBNs in the Republic of Ireland / UK, visit the link below.
www.isbn.nielsenbook.co.ukGetting Published
Journals
Poetry Ireland Review
Poetry Ireland,
11 Parnell Square East,
Dublin 1
No submissions by e-mail
Crannóg Magazine
Galway Language Centre,
Bridge Mills, Galway
Irish Pages
129 Ormeau Road,
Belfast BT7 1SH
Editor: Chris Agee
The Moth
Ardan Grange Milltown Belturbet Co. Cavan
Editor: Rebecca O’Connor and Will Govan
The Stinging Fly
P.O. Box 6016, Dublin 1
Editor: Declan Meade
Bloomers
Summerhill North,
Cork
Editors: Enid Conway & Emily O’Brien
Bath Magg
Editors: Mariah Whelan, Joe Carrick-Varty and Gboyega Odubanjo
www.bathmagg.com bathmagg@gmail.comChannel Magazine
Editors: Cassia Gaden Gilmartin and Elizabeth Murtough
channelmag.org info@channelmag.orgBanshee
Editors: Laura Cassidy, Eimear Ryan, Jessica Traynor and John Patrick McHugh
www.bansheelit.com https://www.bansheelit.com/contactTolka
Editors: Liam Harrison, Catherine Hearn and Seán Hayes
www.tolkajournal.org https://www.tolkajournal.org/contactPaper Lanterns
Editors: Grace Kelley, Amy O’Sullivan and Maggie Masterson
paperlanternslit.com paperlanternsjournal@gmail.comThe Four Faced Liar
Based in Cork.
Editors: Patrick Holloway, Lucy Holme, Rose Morris and Stephen Brophy
Howl: New Irish Writing
Editors: Róisín Leggett Bohan and Lauren O’Donovan
www.howlwriting.ie howlwriting@gmail.comThe Pigs Back
Editors: Dean Fee and Emily Cooper
Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Donegal
Southword
Munster Literature Centre
Frank O’Connor House
84 Douglas Street
Cork, Ireland
The Tangerine
Editors: Tara McEvoy, Matthew Morete, Michael Nolan, Dane Holt, Sacha White
thetangerinemagazine.com Features: features@thetangerinemagazine.com // Fiction: fiction@thetangerinemagazine.com // Poetry: poetry@thetangerinemagazine.comAneas
munsterlit.ieGetting Published
Literary Agents
Marianne Gunn O’Connor Literary, Film & TV Agency
Morrison Chambers,
Suites 52-54,
32 Nassau Street,
Dublin 2, D02 RX59,
Ireland
The Lisa Richards Agency
108 Upper Leeson Street,
Dublin 4, Ireland
The Feldstein Agency
54 Abbey Street,
Bangor BT20 4JB,
Northern Ireland
Contact: Paul Feldstein
