Welcome to the new look Outburst, we hope you will join us on the journey to the edge of the known world of literary exploration.  We will continue to privilege the core values of Outburst, namely to encourage new writers and innovation.  But we are of the strong opinion that it is time for a revolution in the publishing of Irish poetry.  Frankly, it appears to us, that too many of the established, and so-called reputable poetry journals are enslaved to outworn traditions, to the death and potatoes mentality.  We will not encourage this approach; you will not be reading gut-wrenching narratives on famine or emigration here.

We will continue our short story section.  But it too needs major rehabilitation.  We don't need corny narratives; the narrative is dead.  We are looking for at least the deconstructed narrative, but ideally the Beckettian.

The visual arts section may pose problems, but if we get worthwhile submissions we will consider them.  We will open a poetry review section on our Facebook page.

We want you to join us on this trip, but be patient.  Mistakes will be made, as in all revolutions, but the intentions are awesome! Keep in touch with us on our Facebook page.