Boyne Writers Group

The Boyne Writers Group publish 'Boyne Berries', a journal of poetry and prose, twice a year in March and September. The first issue of the magazine was published March 07.

Issue No 7 will be published in March 2010. Full details of launch date later.

To purchase a copy please use the Buy Now button below.

The first issue of the magazine is sold out. If you wish to purchase a copy or copies of other issues of the magazine please email us editor@boynewriters.com.

Submissions now Closed for Issues 6 & 7:

Submissions are now closed for Boyne Berries 6 (September 2009) and Boyne Berries 7 (March 2010).

Submission will be open again in summer 2010 for the following two issues.

These are the guidelines:

Poetry: Send no more than three poems. Each poem should be 70 lines or under.
Prose: Stories etc should be under 1000 words.
Poems and prose should be original, previously unpublished and not currently
submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. Send copies, not originals as submissions will not be returned.

Ensure each poem begins on a new page. If a poem takes more than one page then please number each page.

You must include a brief biography (two or three lines) as you would like it to appear in the magazine. This should be in the third person e.g. John Smith is a native of XXX and has published poetry in XXX, XXX and AAA. You must also include a postal address for contributors copy.

Contributors will not receive any payment for their work but will receive a copy of the issue in which their work appears. Contributors may be invited to read their work at the launch of the magazine.

Some of the items published in the magazine may be included on the magazine website.

How to submit your work: By email to: editor@boynewriters.com This is our preferred method. However we will accept submissions by post to: Boyne Writers , 33 Avondale Drive, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland

When sending by email include text both in body of email and as a single Word attachment (this is to ensure correct layout. We may, however, change your layout to suit our publication)

When sending by post: Submissions should be typed, with the author's name on each sheet. No hand written texts. Ensure your text is proof read and laid out as intended. (We may, however, change your layout to suit our publication.) Include an email address where possible.

The copyright of each work remains with the author.