The Martello Journal is a Dublin-based literary magazine.

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ANNOUNCING EDITION EIGHT Lots of exciting news coming your way soon! We are delighted to announce the theme of our eighth edition, CAMPFIRE STORIES. In honour of 5 years publishing the Martello, we are so excited to celebrate our anniversary editi
Back cover reveal! A sneak peak of edition 7, EQUIVOCATION. We’re delighted for share the names of our incredible contributors, and can’t wait to share their work next week. Le grá, Úna Agus Jack 📸 @izzie_graphs
Dublin literature award! Jack and I were delighted to attend the Dublin literature awards this morning, always such a lovely event #ilfd #internationalliteraturefestivaldublin
ONE WEEK UNTIL LAUNCH! Just one week until the launch event for issue 7, equivocation. We are so excited to share this very special edition with you. See you there ! Le grá, úna Agus Jack 📸 @izzie_graphs
LAUNCH NIGHT Edition VII, EQUIVOCATION, will launch on Thursday 28th in O’Connell House. Tickets are available on the door, and copies of the edition will be sold at the event. We look forward to sharing an evening of poetry, prose and art w
Submissions are OPEN for edition 7, EQUIVOCATION. Guidelines are available on our website. @izzie_graphs has designed a Pinterest board for inspiring your lovely poetry, prose, photography and artwork. Thank you for all the submissions we have re
NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSONS FOR EDITION VII Half lie half truth. What lies in the inbetween ? Submissions close March 16th. Please check website for submission guidelines. Le grá, Úna Agus Jack
WRITER’S SPOTLIGHT WINNERS Announcing our WINNERS! Compiling pieces for our issue’s is always a very rewarding experience. Writer’s Spotlight is a new initiative for 2026 and we are incredibly excited to work with the successful
WRITER’S SPOTLIGHT SHORTLIST Announcing our shortlist! Compiling pieces for our issue’s is always a very rewarding experience. Writer’s Spotlight is a new initiative for 2025 and we are incredibly excited to work with the succes
WRITER’S SPOTLIGHT 2025 Something new! We are beginning a new series at the Martello- Spotlight Writers. We will be choosing three writer’s who’s work to spotlight on our website. These writer’s will also have the chanc