Unpublished means not published in print, online, or on a personal blog. Copyright remains with the author, but we reserve the right to publish accepted stories in any future Books Ireland anthology.

Word count has an upper limit of 500 words; there is no minimum word count.

All submissions are read and we aim to reply to each one in a timely fashion. Owing to the volume of emails, feedback or personal comment will not be provided on individual stories.

There is no entry fee.

Find out more on our website 

Deadline: 28th October 2022

Winners will be announced on or before Friday 18th November.