Ragaire Literary Magazine

18/09/2025

We’re delighted that two contributors to Ragaire Literary Magazine will part of the 25+ Galway writers reading in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop this Culture Night, Friday 19th September.
Culture Night is about celebrating creativity and community, and we’re proud that Ragaire writers are bringing their work to life in one of Galway’s most beloved bookshops.

Fiona and Caitríona’s writing can be found Ragaire Issue 3, alongside poetry, fiction, and non-fiction from some of the most exciting emerging voices writing today. Copies of Ragaire Issue 3 will be available on the night in Charlie Byrne’s.

If you’re in Galway, come join us—it promises to be a special evening.

12/07/2025

12/07/2025

Ragaire Literary Magazine's open call for poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction and cover art for Issue 4 will close on July 15th. Ragaire is a Galway-based magazine edited by Cormac Culkeen, Aileen McCarthy and Lucy Bleeker that champions emerging West of Ireland writers, as well as other Irish and international writers who offer fresh perspectives and different approaches to telling a story....

Ragaire Literary Magazine’s open call for poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction and cover art for Issue 4 will close on July 15th. Ragaire is a Galway-based magazine edited by Cormac Cul…

07/07/2025

Ragaire Literary Magazine is seeking poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction and cover art for Issue 4. Ragaire is a Galway-based magazine edited by Cormac Culkeen, Aileen McCarthy and Lucy Bleeker that champions emerging West of Ireland writers, as well as other Irish and international writers who offer fresh perspectives and different approaches to telling a story.

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25/06/2025

Following the very successful launch of Issue 3 on Friday, May 30th, in the PorterShed Galway, Ragaire is now seeking poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction and cover art for Issue 4. Ragaire is a Galway-based magazine edited by Cormac Culkeen, Aileen McCarthy and Lucy Bleeker that champions emerging West of Ireland writers, as well as other Irish and international writers who offer fresh perspectives and different approaches to telling a story....

Following the very successful launch of Issue 3 on Friday, May 30th, in the PorterShed Galway, Ragaire is now seeking poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction and cover art for Issue 4. Ragaire i…

16/06/2025

Our next issue, Issue 20, is a bit of a milestone for us. So, we are delighted to share the launch details with everyone. The launch will take place in our usual venue, Galway City Library, at 6PM on Thursday 26th June with Susan Millar DuMars joining us again as our MC. Award-winning poet, Lauren O'Donovan, will treat the audience to a performance of her own work and will then launch the issue for us. This will be followed by contributor readings. We are really looking forward to hearing all these great poems read live and celebrating with everyone afterwards. See you there!

Our thanks to the Arts Council, Galway City Council, and Galway County Council for their funding support for this issue. Make sure to buy your copy online or at the launch: skylight47poetry.wordpress.com/buy-skylight-47

15/06/2025

Contributor Spotlight! 🔦🔦🔦
We are thrilled to publish many wonderful writers in Ragaire Literary Magazine Issue 3. Let us introduce Dave Edward Keenan whose wonderful short story, ‘A Wardrobe’s Embrace’ is on page 7.

02/06/2025

Submissions Now Open for Ragaire Issue 4!

We’re now accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and cover art proposals for Issue 4 of Ragaire Literary Magazine. We are open until 15 July 2025, or until we hit our submissions cap.
Ragaire is a Galway based literary magazine that welcomes bold, original writing from across Ireland and around the world. If you’ve got something fresh to say and a unique way to say it, we want to hear from you.

Please send us:
Poetry (Max 3 poems of max 40 lines each.)
Short stories (1,000–3,000 words)
Creative nonfiction (1,000–3,000 words)
Cover art proposals

Full submission guidelines: www.ragmag.ie
We can’t wait to read your work!

30/05/2025

Tonight 6.30pm!

Ragaire Literary Magazine are launching Issue 3.

Full of brilliant stories, both moving and unsettling, thought provoking essays and poems that describe in vivid detail the daily gifted moments in each corner of the world, it’s the best edition yet.

Ragaire is a Galway-based literary magazine edited by Cormac Culkeen, Aileen McCarthy and Lucy Bleeker that champions emerging west of Ireland writers, as well as other Irish and international writers who offer fresh perspectives and different approaches to telling a story.

The Spring/Summer 2025 issue will launch on Friday, May 30th at 6:30 pm in The PorterShed (the former Connacht Tribune building) on Market Street in Galway. Issue 3 of Ragaire will be launched by acclaimed Galway poet and filmmaker Luke Morgan. Luke’s third full-length collection, ‘Blood Atlas’, was recently published by Arlen House. Luke was recently awarded this year’s Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry from the Center for Irish Studies, University of St. Thomas, St Paul, Minnesota. He joins Eavan Boland, Paula Meehan and Thomas McCarthy in receiving the award that is granted each year to a poet resident in Ireland.

The Ragaire Issue 3 launch event will be free but ticketed. Previous launches have sold out quickly, so it is advisable to book early at www.ragmag.com.

29/05/2025

Thanks to the The Galway Advertiser!

Galway-based literary magazine Ragaire will launch its third edition tomorrow, Friday, May 30, in The Porter Shed, on Market Street, at 6.30pm.