Rural Rainbows Literary Journal

06/08/2020

Pride isn’t over yet! Check out Galway Pride, August 10-16

Every year Galway has a summer of non-stop action, festivities, and cultural and artistic show cases. At the end of typical that summer in Galway comes Galway Pride. This is no typical Galway summer but Galway Pride will still be delivering a week full of events like the 30 years that have come befo...

19/07/2020

Come see us live!

04/07/2020

04/07/2020

Pride month is over, but that doesn’t mean we stop feeling pride for who we are.
What is one way you stay proud or show your pride throughout the year?

23/06/2020

Happy Tuesday!

Do you have a time of day you normally write? If so, what about that time inspires you?

20/06/2020

Who was the first author you read who included an LGBTQ+ character? Was that author LGBTQ+ themself?

18/06/2020

Some of you may know that recently the United States passed a ruling that is a grave violation of LGBTQ+ rights. The ruling removed anti discrimination rights in healthcare, removing the protections of LBGTQ+ folks when dealing with doctors and insurance companies and allowing the aforementioned to refuse service on the basis of religion and personal bigotry.

This horrific civil rights violation was passed during a tumultuous time in the US, and has gone widely unknown among many.

However, it is an extremely important time to spread this around, and to educate people on what has happened.

**There are 54 days until this ruling goes into effect. It can be reversed in this time**

National LGBTQ+ Helpline (US): 1890 929 539
LGBTQ+ Ireland Supports: https://lgbt.ie,
https://www.teni.ie

Places to Help
Lambda Legal (collecting signatures and fighting in court): lambdalegal.org
Follow the hashtag on twitter

Related Articles:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/12/868073068/transgender-health-protections-reversed-by-trump-administration?t=1592492892700

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/health/trump-health-care-transgender-rights.amp.html

14/06/2020

Hello everyone!

My name is Liam (he/him), I'm an editor with Rural Rainbows! I'm happy to announce that I will be the main one managing the page from here on.

I'm a writer myself, and I love being able to see works coming in. I prefer poetry myself, and we've got editors on who love short stories, scripts, fiction, nonfiction, and some with more specific interests.

I hope we can make this page and this group of writers feel comfortable and safe for everyone coming by. I (or any of us, really) are always happy to answer any questions you might have, so don't hesitate to send us a message.

Happy Pride!
-Liam

06/05/2020

Wonderful to see LGBT+ writing workshops!

https://irishwriterscentre.ie/collections/all-courses/products/lgbt-voices-with-gavin-mccrea?utm_source=Main+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=278c9c8edf-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_11_05_03_09_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_615d15ae04-278c9c8edf-294698293&mc_cid=278c9c8edf&mc_eid=ff2979ac97

Make a start in creative writing by finding your own unique voice with this remote LGBT+ Voices course with Gavin McCrea

03/04/2020

Great to see Kerry artists doing their part

31/03/2020

For Trans Day of Visibility, Rural Rainbows will be hosting a watch party of POSE on Netflix, the story of LGBTQ+ people living in New York in the 80s. Message us for the link. Starts at 8PM. 🌈🌈

23/03/2020

Looking for something to do at home? Now is the perfect time to get creative 📚✏️ We are accepting submissions to the Rural Rainbows Literary Journal! Read the submission guidelines below and take a look at our Google docs form for more details ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSef9Elq5vx0TGPER8FZHz7iQgAxpdSe9T5BNxw9gU5s_4b4GQ/viewform

25/02/2020

Great to see the flags flying high in NUI Galway

20/02/2020

Mid morning meetings done right!

19/02/2020

Sligo Pride Festival is a not-for-profit LGBT+ festival in Sligo town. We are a community-… Sligo Pride needs your support for Sligo Pride Festival Fundraiser

14/02/2020

13/02/2020

Submissions call!

Submit your script of up to 1500 words to our email or on our website, www.ruralrainbowslit.com. The deadline is February 29th for our first issue!

13/02/2020

Submissions call!

Submit your poetry of up to 40 lines to our email or on our website, www.ruralrainbowslit.com. The deadline is February 29th for our first issue!

13/02/2020

Submissions call!

Submit your short story of up to 1500 words to our email or on our website, www.ruralrainbowslit.com. The deadline is February 29th for our first issue!

02/02/2020

Don't tell me, a gay man, just to accept that some people want me dead.

27/01/2020

'inniu, inné, amárach' by Mo Chlann is now available in select bookshops! It is written in aid of Let's Get Talking, which provides affordable counselling services.

Let's Get Talking

23/01/2020

Rural Rainbows Lit has published the LGBT Inter-Faith romance novella I See Heaven Inside You by E. T. Quinn! You can get it on Amazon in paperback or kindle format through the link below.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1661489869

18/01/2020

Friendly reminder for all our religious LGBT or ally followers!

17/01/2020

Finally picked up a copy of Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell and it's fantastic. Love being back in the q***r fantasy world of Simon Snow and Basilton Pitch. There aren't enough LGBT people in fantasy. We're happy to try to change that! If you have a fantasy story with Rural LGBT characters, send it to us before Friday 29th to submit to our first issue.

14/01/2020

Some fantastic news in Northern Ireland! Reminder that rural LGBT Northerners are also welcome to submit!

Couples can register to marry and those married outside of NI will have marriages legally recognised.

13/01/2020

You'll always see the fault in your own work, so don't be scared to write or send things out. Our submissions are currently open and you can see guidelines on our website.

11/01/2020

Launch day!

We're delighted to announce the launch of the Rural Rainbows, a new literary journal written in conjunction with Kerry Pride for stories about the LGBT experience in rural parts of Ireland!

You can find our submissions guidelines and information on our recent post.

11/01/2020

We are currently accepting submissions for our June 2020 issue. Submissions will close on the 29th of February, 2020.

June 2020 Theme: LGBT in Rural Ireland

1. We are accepting short stories, poetry, and short scripts. Short stories and scripts should be a maximum of 1,500 words, and poems should be no more than 40 lines.

2. Email your submissions to [email protected] (That's Rural Rainbows Literary Magazine, but one word).
Short stories should be sent with the subject line 'Submission: Short Story', scripts with the subject line 'Submission: Scripts', and poetry with the subject line 'Submission: Poetry'.

3. You can submit to more than one category, but they must be sent separately.

4. In your email, include your name, the title and word count of your piece, a cover letter, and a short biography (no more than 150 words).

5. Your piece should be an attached word document.

6. We accept multiple submissions, but please alert us if your piece is published elsewhere, as we cannot accept previously published work.

7. Do not include your name in the piece itself.

8. Your piece should be in Times New Roman, size 12, with 1.5 spacing.

9. Be mindful of grammar and spelling, but one or two mistakes will not make a difference to our decisions.

10. Submissions close on the 29th of February, 2020 with no exceptions. Any submissions after this period will be discarded.

We look forward to reading all of your amazing work!