JoLT is currently accepting submissions

Please see below for submission guidelines for Vol. 15, Term Issue I on the theme of MYSTICISM.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions must be made via email to trinityjolt@gmail.com before midnight on Sunday, October 25th, 2026. Late submissions will not be entertained.

Submissions must have some relation to the prescribed editorial theme, either explicitly or implicitly. This issue’s theme is MYSTICISM. Submissions that are judged to be not even loosely related to the theme will not be accepted.

We accept electronic submissions in Google Doc format ONLY. Submissions in PDF or other formats will NOT be accepted.
Contributors must submit the source text in its source language along with their own translation. As per the journal’s name, your chosen source must be literary, however we are open to exceptions as long as literary elements are still present.
Prose submissions must be under 1000 words in length. We are open to exceptions but please be aware that the journal’s layout allows very little space for longer extracts to be published. Please note that this word count refers to the translation itself, not the source text and the translation together.
Poetry submissions must be under 100 lines long. We are open to exceptions but please be aware that the journal’s layout allows very little space for longer extracts to be published. This word count refers to the translation itself, not the source text and the translation together.
We accept extracts from longer works.
We accept translations from/into any language however, either the source text or the translation must be in English or Irish. You are free to translate a text originally written in English into Irish if you wish.
Your translation must be original, your own personal work of translation. Plagiarism or translations done through Google Translate, AI and other tools will not be tolerated and each translation will be individually checked for these purposes. Following from this, we cannot accept translations that have already been published or featured anywhere else.
We also accept short pieces of literary criticism related to translation at the behest of the editor.
You are welcome to send more than one submission if you so wish.
The Trinity Journal of Literary Translation is first and foremost a publication of Trinity College Dublin, and therefore priority is generally given to submissions from Trinity students, staff and alumni. However, we do encourage submissions from external contributors which will also be considered for publication. The final decision on what pieces are included in the published issues is an editorial one.
As is always the case, it is not possible to include everyone’s work, regardless of its standard. This is particularly true as we work within the confines of layout and spacing as allowed by our student budget. We are also not in a position to provide in-depth feedback on those submissions not selected for publication. The final decision on what pieces are included in the published issue is an editorial one.

What do we mean by MYSTICISM?

Mysticism comes from the Ancient Greek μύω, meaning ‘I HIDE’ as well as ‘I make aware of’. Its multi-faceted translation is, in itself, an explanation of the word: the meaning of it is CONCEALED. We don’t know what is happening; but we know that it exists. It is from μύω that the English word ‘MYSTERY’ derives.

In Ancient Greece, the Dionysian Mysteries were rituals to Dionysus, the god of wine and insanity. Those attending these meetings had to be initiated, and had to keep SECRET their practices.

In the Christian world, this concept of INEFFABILITY of the DIVINE is realised in the idea of Mysterium Fidei.

We encourage submissions that embrace, more or less explicitly, the idea of mysticism as that veil between the human world and the divine, how mortals have always tried to reach to their divinities. How humans have always tried to see past the obvious, or how we have at times accepted that what is on the other side may just remain a mystery.In your submission, please include:

your own name, and the name of the author of the source text.

the titles of the source text and translated text.
a copy of the source text.
a short (less than 50-word) introduction to the piece translated, outlining the relation of your translation to the prescribed editorial theme (REBELLION).
a short (less than 50-word) translator bio, written in the third person.
*if possible, please provide the bibliographic details of the source from which you have taken your original text (name of author, title of the work, edition, place of publication, publishing house, year of publication). If the original text has been taken from an online source, please provide the website details and/or a URL link.*

All submissions must be made via email to trinityjolt@gmail.com before 12 midnight on Monday, August 17th, 2026. Late submissions will not be entertained.

All submissions must comply with the guidelines outlined above.

In case of further doubts, questions or clarifications, please direct your queries to our email or send us a message via our contact form.

AS Gaeilge

Tá Journal of Literary Translation Choláiste na Tríonóide ag glacadh le hábhar anois d’Imleabhar 15, eagrán I den téarma. Is é AN MISTÉIREACHAS téama an fhoilseacháin seo. Glactar le haistriúcháin próis agus filíochta a bhaineann leis an téama. Glactar le haistriúcháin ó theanga ar bith go Béarla/Gaeilge (agus a mhalairt). Le bhur dtoil, léigí na treoirlínte roimh aistriúcháin a chur isteach. Seolaigí bhur n-aistriúcháin chuig trinityjolt@gmail.com roimh 12am ar an Dé Domhnaigh, an 25 Deireadh Fómhair 2026. Má tá ceisteanna agaibh, seolaigí DM nó ríomhphost chugainn.