CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS | #LilliputAt40
Lilliput is turning 40 in 2024! To celebrate, a special anthology of short stories and essays is in the making – and your writing could be the highlight of the book.
We’ve commissioned new work from some of the writers we’ve published before and are now looking for a contribution from one undiscovered voice. We’re welcoming submissions of short stories and essays between 3000-6000 words until 29 February 2024 under the loose theme ‘Christmas Parties’.
The winner will be published alongside a line-up of some of the best Irish writers at work today (including: Donal Ryan, Kevin Power, Elske Rahill, Alice Lyons, Martina Devlin, Mike McCormack, Rob Doyle and many more…) and be paid €500.
Submit your work to editorial@lilliputpress.ie with the subject line:
Lilliput at 40 Submission: [Your name]
We can’t wait to read your best Christmas Party stories and essays! Please read the terms and conditions below carefully before sending us your work.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
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Our regular submissions window for full manuscripts will is open from 1–31 March 2024. We are accepting submissions for book-length works.
Guidelines
- The books published by The Lilliput Press are all broadly focused on Irish themes. Please bear this in mind when considering us for submission. The Lilliput Press is currently not accepting genre literature, such as children’s literature, crime fiction or science fiction.
- When the submissions window opens, we ask for a one-page cover letter including some details about your writing background, a synopsis of your book and why you believe The Lilliput Press is the best fit for your work. We also ask for three chapters (or an extract of up to 5000 words) from your manuscript.
- Submissions should be uploaded via our Google form. If you have any difficulties viewing this form, please email editorial@lilliputpress.ie.
- Please save your cover letter and manuscript sample with the title of your book and your name before uploading.
- You will receive confirmation of your submission via the Google form. The Lilliput Press receives hundreds of submissions every year. We endeavour to give time and attention to all of them, but please allow up to 6 months for a response.
You can also refer to this Irish Times article for further advice.
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