Press
The Stinging Fly Press was established in 2005, and the first title, Watermark by Derry-born author Sean O'Reilly, was published in May that year. In July 2006, the imprint brought out a special fiction issue of the magazine in book form: These Are Our Lives featuring 22 short stories by Irish and international writers.
In March 2007, The Stinging Fly published There Are Little Kingdoms, the debut story collection from Kevin Barry, and the book won the 2007 Rooney Prize. In May 2012, The Stinging Fly published The China Factory, a short story collection by Mary Costello. The book received positive reviews, notably in The Guardian, and went on to be longlisted for The Guardian First Book Award.
The press aims to concentrate on a small number of titles.
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