Good Day Cork is open for submissions for brand new journal
by Editor, Good Day Cork

- 18th July 2025
We’re delighted that you’re considering to submit your work to our brand new journal ‘One Good Day’ Good Day Cork.
Deadline:
- The deadline is 1st Sept.
- Submit only through Google Form https://forms.gle/8dV7dfCAdNwmhB4Y7
Theme:
One Good Day
An arts journal that will be, essentially, a longer version of one of our zines, with similar great content, different submission guidelines, and a team who can’t wait to read all of your work. The theme of your submissions should be related to “one good day”, whether this is a work of prose, a poem, or visual art/photography, but please feel free to interpret the theme however you like.💗🌸
All queries via info.gooddaynews@gmail.com
What are we look for?
📚Prose (fiction, non-fiction, personal essay, flash fiction)
📖
Up to 3000 words
🌍In English
✒️Poetry (max x3)
📝
Max 50 lines
🌏In English / another language with English translation
Visual art/photography (max x3)
📸
⚫Black and White⚪
Guidelines:
- You must reside in Republic of Ireland and are age 18+.
- No AI generated content.
- Must have readable font.
- Work should not include any identifying information – the selection process will be anonymous 🕵🏻♀️
Who are we looking for?
- As part of Good Day Cork’s ethos, we encourage submissions from creators whose voices typically go unheard in our society.
- To elaborate, people of the global majority ( i.e members of ethnic or cultural minority groups, BIPOC and so on), people living with visible or invisible disabilities, the lgbtq+ community, and anyone who experiences systemic inequality or discrimination.
- Creatives do not have to be based in Cork, but as an emerging Irish publication, we do especially encourage submissions from local creatives. 🫵🏻🫂🧑🏽🎨
Payment
- It is free to submit, but this opportunity is unpaid at present.
- We can honour your work by offering you two copies of the zine.