It contains contemporary reviews, fiction, non-fiction, poetry and photography. We seek to publish work that is beautiful and different. We at The Galway Review are delighted to announce that there will be a print anthology coming out soon. This printed and bound work will be the first print venture for The Galway Review. The anthology is going to be influential and you have a chance to be in it
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08/01/2026
Máire Holmes Honors Margaretta D’Arcy at Nollaig na mBan
Máire Holmes Honors Margaretta D'Arcy at Nollaig na mBan Poet Máire Holmes captivated attendees with a reading from Margaretta D'Arcy's memoir Loose Theatre during a heartfelt Nollaig na mBan event at the Calway Rowing Club in Galway on January 6, 2026. The gathering honored the late activist and playwright, who passed away in November 2025 at age 91 after a lifetime of peace advocacy and theatrical innovation....
Máire Holmes Honors Margaretta D’Arcy at Nollaig na mBan Poet Máire Holmes captivated attendees with a reading from Margaretta D’Arcy’s memoir Loose Theatre during a heartfelt Nol…
07/01/2026
Geraldine Glodek – Hisser Doyle
Geraldine Glodek, who lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, grew up in Pennsylvania, where her father, uncles, and grandfathers were anthracite miners. Her Irish ancestors—Munley and Coyle—were from County Mayo. Her short works have appeared or will be published in Hoi Polloi, The Northwest Indiana Literary Journal, The Pennsylvania Literary Journal, and elsewhere. Nine Bells at the Breaker: An Immigrant’s Story…...
Geraldine Glodek, who lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, grew up in Pennsylvania, where her father, uncles, and grandfathers were anthracite miners. Her Irish ancestors—Munley and Coyle—were from County…
07/01/2026
Christopher McCarthy – Salaryman
Christopher McCarthy is a member of Midleton Writers Group and has published two volumes of short stories, ‘Dark Omens and Halos’ and ‘Capacocha’. He has been published in the Midleton News and has performed at numerous arts events. His photography has appeared on four book covers, including a recently published poetry collection. ‘Midleton Golden Miscellany’, produced by the Midleton Writers Group was shortlisted for a CAP Award in 2025. ...
Christopher McCarthy is a member of Midleton Writers Group and has published two volumes of short stories, ‘Dark Omens and Halos’ and ‘Capacocha’. He has been published in the Midleton News and ha…
07/01/2026
Susan Isla Tepper – Meditations on dear Petrov
Susan Isla Tepper presented her darkly comic play CLANDESTINE in an Equity Premiere Staged-reading, hosted by SHOPTALK, on June 10 at EAG Guild Hall Theatre, NYC. Her latest Novel “Hair of a Fallen Angel” was published by Spuyten Duyvil Books. A twenty-year writer, she’s written 12 published books of fiction and poetry and 7 stage plays. Honors include 21 Pushcart Prize Nominations....
Susan Isla Tepper presented her darkly comic play CLANDESTINE in an Equity Premiere Staged-reading, hosted by SHOPTALK, on June 10 at EAG Guild Hall Theatre, NYC. Her latest Novel “Hair of a Falle…
07/01/2026
Leslaw Nowara – Six Poems
Leslaw Nowara was born in Gliwice (Poland) in 1963. He is a lawyer by education, a graduate of the Silesian University in Katowice. He is a poet, aphorist, columnist and literary reviewer who made his debut in the literary press in 1983. He has published ten volumes of poetry: Green Love, House of Green Windows, The Third Eye…...
Leslaw Nowara was born in Gliwice (Poland) in 1963. He is a lawyer by education, a graduate of the Silesian University in Katowice. He is a poet, aphorist, columnist and literary reviewer who made …
06/01/2026
In Ireland, women celebrate their own 'Christmas' in January.
Nollaig na mBan is an old tradition from the country's south that modern women have turned into a day to celebrate their labor during the holidays.
Nollaig na mBan is an old tradition from the country's south that modern women have turned into a day to celebrate their labor during the holidays.
03/01/2026
Rickie O’Neill – Midnight Fever Talk
Rickie O’Neill is a writer, actor, director and musician originally from Claremorris, Mayo, currently residing in Galway. For the past 13 years, Rickie has been a session musician and full-time drummer for the Irish band The Saw Doctors. In 2015 he changed his course slightly and began writing, starting off with short film scripts and poetry (which he still enjoys writing very much to this day)....
Rickie O’Neill is a writer, actor, director and musician originally from Claremorris, Mayo, currently residing in Galway. For the past 13 years, Rickie has been a session musician and full-time dru…
01/01/2026
Susan Isla Tepper & Glenn Bowie – REMEMBER
Susan Isla Tepper presented her darkly comic play CLANDESTINE in an Equity Premiere Staged-reading, hosted by SHOPTALK, on June 10 at EAG Guild Hall Theatre, NYC. Her latest Novel “Hair of a Fallen Angel” was published by Spuyten Duyvil Books. A twenty-year writer, she’s written 12 published books of fiction and poetry and 7 stage plays. Honors include 21 Pushcart Prize Nominations....
Susan Isla Tepper presented her darkly comic play CLANDESTINE in an Equity Premiere Staged-reading, hosted by SHOPTALK, on June 10 at EAG Guild Hall Theatre, NYC. Her latest Novel “Hair of a Falle…
01/01/2026
Mike Cullinane – The LLM Needs More Salt
Mike Cullinane is a rare New Jersey native who has been writing for most of his life.. He is the author of a poetry chapbook titled “Rescue Dog Hejira”. In addition he has contributed to The Galway Review, Failed Haiku, Sad Girl Diaries and anthologies published by Moonstone Art Center. Mike is fortunate to capture memorable images from time to time....
Mike Cullinane is a rare New Jersey native who has been writing for most of his life.. He is the author of a poetry chapbook titled “Rescue Dog Hejira”. In addition he has contributed to The Galway…
01/01/2026
Happy New Year 2026!
Happy New Year 2026! As we welcome a bright new year, all of us at ‘The Galway Review’ extend our heartfelt gratitude to our writers, readers, and editorial team for their continued dedication and creative spirit. The past year has been an exceptionally busy and inspiring one. We received hundreds of outstanding submissions from talented writers near and far, and our editorial team worked tirelessly editing, proofreading, and publishing each carefully crafted piece. ...
Happy New Year 2026! As we welcome a bright new year, all of us at ‘The Galway Review’ extend our heartfelt gratitude to our writers, readers, and editorial team for their continued dedication and…
31/12/2025
John Coburn – Five Poems
John Coburn is an Anglo-Irish poet living in London. In collaboration with Peter Fallon (Gallery Press) and Trevor Scott (Dun Laoghaire School of Art) in the 70s, he founded the short-lived Rainbow Manuscripts, publishing Brendan Kennelly and Jim Burns with design by Niall O’Neill and Catherine Ryan. Early work appeared in Grapevine Magazine, Sunday Independent, Poetry Almanac’s Autumn Anthology and has been broadcast on RTE....
John Coburn is an Anglo-Irish poet living in London. In collaboration with Peter Fallon (Gallery Press) and Trevor Scott (Dun Laoghaire School of Art) in the 70s, he founded the short-lived Rainbo…
30/12/2025
Brian O’Dowd
Our Brand Ambassador Bio Brian O’Dowd was born in Dublin. He lives in Toronto. O’Dowd is a Professor at the University of Toronto. His novel ‘A Wicklow Girl’, was published in 2017. Available on Amazon etc. Publisher: Tellwell, Canada. In 2019 he won the prestigious Prix Galien 2019 Canadian Science Award, as reported in the Irish Times. IN THE GALWAY REVIEW HIS PUBLISHED BOOKS
Our Brand Ambassador Bio Brian O’Dowd was born in Dublin. He lives in Toronto. O’Dowd is a Professor at the University of Toronto. His novel ‘A Wicklow Girl’, was published in 2017. Available on Am…
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