The Stinging Fly magazine was established in Dublin in late 1997 to seek out, publish and promote the very best new Irish and international writing. It has a particular interest in encouraging new writers, and in promoting the short story form. Two issues each year offer a lively mix of brilliant new fiction, nonfiction and poetry from both new and more established writers.

Winner of Best Original Fiction at the 2019 Stack Awards

In this issue:

• Harpies, Dizz Tate’s story that won Best Original Fiction at the Stack Awards 2019
• Border Voices: Darran Anderson, Emily S. Cooper, Susannah Dickey, Sean O’Reilly and James Conor Patterson
• Six poems from the issue’s featured poet Dean Browne
• ‘A Short Story But It’s Written Like An Internet Meme’ by Hayley Carr
• Doireann Ní Ghríofa – Dhá dhán (Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin a d’aistrigh)
• Essays from Martina Evans, Carol Ballantine, Tadhg Coakley and Ian Maleney
• Cover illustration and design by Emer Kiely