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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Submissions are now closed! Thanks everyone who submitted. We’re busy reading & responses will be sent end of Oct. The upcoming issue is due out 7th December. Stay cool lads 🍀😎🍀

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Every submissions period must come to an end. You have until 1st Sept, midnight your time, to send us your work. Still looking for: -Art 🖼 -Nonfiction 📓 -Photography 📸 Guidelines on our website 🍀

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Byddi Lee 📚 Author |🎭Playwright |🎬 Screenwriter @byddi.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

New! Multiverse Mindworks, a collaboration of spec-fic authors Mark Mullan (Sci-Fi Ireland), @hannaswork.bsky.social @thebelfastreview.bsky.social, R.B. Kelly ("Edge of Heaven"), and Byddi Lee! Promoting Spec-Fic events in N. Ireland & beyond. More information: multiversemindwork.wixsite.com/home

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Marketa @marketadowling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

My hard copy of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social arrived this morning and it's BEAUTIFUL, full to the brim of gorgeousness. I love how The Visiting Scholar looks on the pages and @hannaswork.bsky.social art 'Cinderella (before and after)'. A thing of beauty. #booksky #amwriting

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Glenn Quigley @glennquigley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I was so thrilled when Belfast Review printed my self-portrait. I highly recommend submitting your art or writing to them.

A hand holding a magazine open to a painting of a man's head. ART Self portrait with leftover paint | Glenn Quigley

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Less than a week left to submit your work for consideration. Guidelines on our website. Deadline is 1st September at midnight wherever you are.

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Tony Wright @tonywright.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I am spinning in the direction of delight after having received my copy of The Belfast Review. I contributed a non-fiction story abt the night myself & my oldest friend met Van Morrison when we were kids. For sale via @thebelfastreview.bsky.social *Sunglasses,tiny Batman & banana not included.

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

And to top off our launch weekend - our new issue is now on Amazon. The glossy magazine & digital version are available direct from our website. More prose, poetry, essays, art and more - a visual delight of a magazine offering bold new voices from Northern Ireland and beyond.

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S.C. Flynn @scyflynn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The latest issue of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social is here! I am pleased to be included #poetry

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S.C. Flynn @scyflynn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Published in @thebelfastreview.bsky.social: 1/3 FACT-CHECK The outside world was once so far away, but now my screens are full of wounded life, as if towns on maps cry out and bleed while brightly painted robots dance to the pounding beat of history.... #poetry thebelfastreview.wixsite.com/home

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It’s time to shout about it - Issue 6 is here! Print & digital issues on our website. More prose, more poetry, essays and more - from writers in Northern Ireland and beyond 🍀💚🍀

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Marketa @marketadowling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My short story The Visiting Scholar is published today. I wrote it last November on our holidays in Tenerife and can't wait to see it in hard copy. So grateful it found such a great home in @thebelfastreview.bsky.social 🙏

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It’s close enough to midnight - our new issue is available! Grab your copy (print or digital) from our website. The glossy A4 magazine version is available. We’re still waiting on approval for the Amazon version & will announce when it’s up. Free preview unavailable this time due to data limits.

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 09/07/2026

We rarely post on social media calls for submissions because (1) we never close for submissions (2) we get plenty of submissions. But, we thought, why not, let's remind people we are (1) free to submit to and (2) pay $75/short story. #litmag #fiction buff.ly/K79OL9S

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Tony Wright @tonywright.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Over the moon of Kepler-1625b to have contributed a story for the next issue of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social along with these fantastic writers.

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We’re busy assembling the new issue but wanted to shout about our contributors. Check out these amazing names. Can’t wait to share their brilliant work, as well! New issue drops 31 July - available in print & digital on our website. #followus for more updates #writingcommunity

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We’ve sent out all responses last week - and Issue 6 is being assembled. Due out 31 July. If you didn’t make it this time, no worries, we reopen for submissions 1 August to 1 September. 🍀💚🍀

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

To wrap up our Spring Blog we have an exclusive interview with Belfast’s newest magazine Sci Fi Ireland - check out their origin story, behind the scenes and debut launch dates in May… (link below)

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We’ve got the latest scoop about the Belfast Book Festival 2026. Read all about it on our blog. From pre-launch events in May to the main festival in June - check out the who’s who, what’s what, and find out where to get tickets.

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Sci-FI-Ireland @sci-fi-ireland.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Continuing our art/artist teaser-introductions we've got @hannaswork.bsky.social of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social We can't wait for you to see the - "The Salmon of Improbability" - when we launch issue 1 @norncon.bsky.social Information for NORNCON at norncon.org #artist #coverart #localartist

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Submissions are now closed. Definitely closed, lads. You can stop submitting…we didn’t know we were so popular 🍀😎🍀

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

There’s a new book in town about this town - and Mark Mullan of Sci Fi Ireland has his finger on the pulse of this timeline-bending odyssey through Belfast’s Golden Mile, featuring a love triangle & a cast of characters navigating the heady excess & uneasy peace of the post-Troubles Celtic Tiger era

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

We’ve got news from The Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast… new bursaries for NI artists and pre-launch events in the run up to June’s Belfast Book Festival. Read all about it! Link to blog thebelfastreview.wixsite.com/home/post/ne...

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News from The Crescent Arts Centre

15 March 2026THE BELFAST REVIEW STAFFSpring is already buzzing at The Crescent Arts Centre, with new bursaries announced and pre-launch events for Belfast Book Festival coming in the run up to its Jun...

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

New blog post - our editor reviews a new literary humour anthology, ponders the nature of comedy as it crosses borders, boundaries, and generations. The Bare Bones Book of Humour, edited by Ankit Raj Ojha of The Hooghly Review thebelfastreview.wixsite.com/home/post/re...

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Review - The Bare Bones Book of Humour

8 Mar 2026HANNA NIELSON Recently I was asked to review this anthology by its editor Ankit Raj Ojha because, as he put it, I’m one of the few editors on the scene with an appreciation for literary come...

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

We’re open for submissions! New guidelines on our website, plus a free preview of our current issue. Issue 6 (Summer/Autumn 2026)? 📚Prose, max 6k 📓Poetry, max 3 pgs/poems 🖼 Art/Photography, max 5 images 🎭Scripts, max 20 pgs Submit to our email only (see website) Deadline 1st April @ midnight 🕛

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

We’re hiring a few volunteers for our upcoming issue. Prefer those based in Belfast & familiar with our magazine. (Free issue can be viewed on our website). Nonfiction editor, Social Media Intern, PR & Events Intern Email us to request an application. Deadline 15 March.

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Submissions will be opening soon, 1 March. Free to submit (paid options for expedited response, feedback, extra submission). Free preview of current issue on our website. Submissions guidelines apply. Prose, max 6k words Poetry/Songs, max 3 pieces/pages Art/Photos, max 5 Scripts, max 20 pages

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

We have 2 blog posts - on 22/2 - that makes it lucky, right? First, a poem by Fiona Murphy about the state of the world in Ireland & beyond. Plus, we interview her about the importance of Irish women writers, the refugee crisis & her family history of displacement. Absolute must-reads! Links⬇️

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Jennifer Lynn @terpsichoredubh.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I have a personal essay on the Belfast Review blog page this month. This one was very special to me and I'm so happy it found a good home. @thebelfastreview.bsky.social

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Our Spring Blog is live! Featuring a personal essay by Ireland-based writer Jennifer Lynn, who explores her neurodiverse identity through a lifelong relationship with Dostoyevsky’s novel The Idiot. thebelfastreview.wixsite.com/home/post/tr...

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Travels with Prince Myshkin

A personal essayby Jennifer Lynn15 Feb 2026 FINALTravels with Prince Myshkin One afternoon towards the end of 11th grade, our English teacher brought in a quiz he’d cut out of the newspaper, one desig...

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

We’re springing back to life (sorry) with our new Spring Blog, starting 15 Feb. Amazing line up of new poetry, personal essays, author interviews, book reviews and more. That should keep you going until we reopen for submissions on 1st March.

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We’re back from break, polishing up some features for our Spring Blog (starting next month), and getting ready for submissions to reopen 1st of March. Our Winter/Spring 2026 issue is available now, and it’s our most popular yet - thanks to everyone involved 😎

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Thanks & Happy Holidays to our staff, supporters & contributors. You’ve helped make this an amazing year & we look forward to 2026. (We’re on social media hiatus til early Jan. Still accepting feedback & editorial requests, & masterclass applications.) Merry xmas everyone! 🍀☃️

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Ellen Harrold @ellenharrold.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Just opened my copy of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social issue 5, featuring my poem 'Goths'. 🖤 #poem #poetry #litmag

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Nikola Yurtsaba (Nicole Yurcaba) @nyurtsaba.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I have two poems in the most recent issue of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social: thebelfastreview.wixsite.com/home/copy-of.... Please read & share. One is for my father. Ozzy Osbourne fans--you will appreciate it.

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Issues | THE BELFAST REVIEW

Issues - The Belfast Review Magazine

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James McPherson @suplexicon.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

new story from me: bsky.app/profile/theb...

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Tadhg Carey @tadhgcarey.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Honoured to have poems in this beautiful publication.

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

We are launched!! Print & digital issues now available on our website or Amz. Free preview also on our website (takes a minute to load, don’t panic). Excited to share so much new work from Belfast & beyond!! 😎🍀 #WritingCommunity

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Are you ready? Our new Issue 5 launches tomorrow! Follow us on socials for our all-day social media launch. Issues in print & digital on our website. Let’s share the love for new writing, drama, and photography from Belfast and beyond🍀🥳 #WritingCommunity

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Cover reveal for our latest issue - launching 7th December Consider us ‘splashy’ as always 😎

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We’re ambling towards the finish line for our latest issue - Issue 5 (Winter/Spring 2026) - due out 7th December. Stay tuned because we plan to reveal the new cover this Sunday😎 (Ps, this isn’t it. That’s just some man walking down Royal Ave)

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James McPherson @suplexicon.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

new from me in December- bsky.app/profile/theb...

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Nikola Yurtsaba (Nicole Yurcaba) @nyurtsaba.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

So proud to see two of my poems forthcoming in the upcoming issue of @thebelfastreview.bsky.social!

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Ellen Harrold @ellenharrold.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I'm delighted to be included in this issue 😄🌼✌️, can't wait to read the full lineup. 🌌

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Tadhg Carey @tadhgcarey.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Excited to see this in print soon!

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PS Conway @psconway.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

- So proud to have my #poetry included in the upcoming issue. 🙏🏻🥂 -

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

New fiction, essays, poetry, photography, and plays - keep an eye out for Issue 5 (Winter/Spring 2026) launching 7th December. Plus original custom artwork as a special bonus. Can’t wait to share this with our readers, contributors and fans!

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The Belfast Review @thebelfastreview.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

We’ve got a list of contributors - and a launch date for upcoming Issue 5 (Winter/Spring 2026), 7 December. Excited to share all the amazing work!!

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