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Winter Papers

About

Winter Papers, Ireland’s annual anthology for the arts, is published by Curlew Editions. It offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, visual arts, along with craft interviews and in-conversation pieces on writing, film, theatre, photography and music.

Country of Publication

Ireland

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Published 1 x per year

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Winter Papers's overall average response time is slower than most anthologies.
More Challenging
Winter Papers's overall acceptance rate is lower than most anthologies.
More Responsive
Winter Papers's overall rate of non-response is lower than most anthologies.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Irish.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,500 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: EUR €500-600, depending on length.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Irish.

Lengths:

Essay: 1,500 - 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,500 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: EUR €500-600, depending on length.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Expand section Poetry Closed

Collapse section Visual Art Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Irish.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Professional payment. Details: EUR €500-600.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Image.

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Winter Papers Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 10 reports from 10 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
8 min | 149.8 mean avg | 162.0 median | 170 max days (53.0 std dev)
Responses
80.00 %
Acceptances:
0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet.
Rejections:
80.00 % (163.5 avg. days per rejection) | 12.5 % personal, 62.5 % form, 25.0 % unspecified | 10.0 % shortlisted
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
20.00 % (44.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
1 response is pending (217 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 28 days. (90.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 28 days.)
Submissions are acknowledged within 2 days on average.
Most recent response reported was received on 24 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 09 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 17:51 UTC (3 hours, 42 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 07 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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