submissions are closed

The submission window for Issue 4 has now closed — a huge thank you to everyone who shared their work with us.

We intend to respond to all submitters by mid June.

Submissions will re-open in early 2026. You can read our past submission guidelines below.

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Profiles welcomes character-driven fiction and non-fiction — both original works and works in translation — between 1,000 and 5,000 words.

We’re interested in publishing character studies. We love short stories and works of non-fiction that treat their subjects with empathy, without bordering on apologia, and show human nature as it is, not necessarily as it should be. To get a sense of what we’re after, we recommend reading past issues of Profiles.

We feature work from writers living in Ireland and abroad. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive and our limited resources, we regret that we cannot accept submissions of original writing from residents of the US or Canada (with the exception of Irish citizens). However, translators living in these countries are welcome to submit.

We especially welcome submissions from writers who are underrepresented in the arts due to their ethnicity, socio-economic background, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or age.

We also publish visual art and are happy to accept submissions of artwork and writing from the same individual over the course of one submission period. However, please submit them using separate forms, unless they are part of the same project (in which case please use the writing submission form and combine your artwork and written piece in a single document).

Ensure you read our guidelines in full before submitting your work — they are also available in OpenDyslexic font.