In January 2010 Wordlegs, an online magazine, was founded by Elizabeth Reapy with the aim of garnering a new and wider audience for new writing in Ireland. Now two years later they are on the cusp of launching Issue 9 with a catalogue of quality poetry, stories and flash fiction behind them. You can check out back issues here.
As part of the 2nd birthday celebrations they have asked contributors to pick their favourites and you can check some of these out on their facebook page here.
I was delighted to have my story Pressed Service featured in Issue 7, Autumn 2011.
My highlights to date would be: Jaki McCarrick’s By the Black Field in Issue 3 – it has such an understated menace running through it and the writing is so subtly coloured, it reads like looking at a painting. Also Andrew Fox’s Nesting from Issue 8 – it painstakingly gives a glimpse into young lives starting out, showing the holes before they even appear.
Closing date for submissions to Issue 10, Summer is 31st March 2012 and you’ll find all you need to know here.
Happy birthday Wordlegs!
It seems like a really vibrant site and this whole process of choosing favourites is a great idea. Really liked your piece, Brian.
Thanks David. Yea, it’s a great outlet for new writing – some great stuff there!
Thanks Brian!! Hope all is well 🙂
Really enjoyed reading back over the old issues recently Kerrie. Wordlegs is a big success!
Thanks very much Brian. Well done on your story. Happy birthday and thanks Wordlegs.
Yes, thanks to Wordlegs for providing a platform for writers!