Irene's Cabinet
“The photograph is in a recess behind a sliding panel just above the right bell pull.” (SCAN)
ABOUT
Irene’s Cabinet is the Tin Box's annual literary anthology, established in 2003 by the late Beth Austin, ASH. Except for a year's hiatus (during which Jaime Mahoney took the reins), Beth served as the Cabinet's editor through 2019. She was assisted by the typesetting skills of Brent Morris. Each issue of Irene's Cabinet includes essays, stories, drawings, and other works by members and friends of Watson's Tin Box, as well as the winning entry from the current year’s Sherlock Holmes Essay Contest. Copies of Irene's Cabinet have been sold at The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and are now available for download on this site. To download the past issues from 2003 to 2015, visit the Publications page by using the drop down arrow under Irene's Cabinet, or clicking on this link: Irene's Cabinet Publications.
CONTRIBUTIONS SOUGHT
After six years in hiatus, Irene’s Cabinet will be hitting the presses once again in 2026 — and we’re looking for submissions from Sherlockians!
You don't need to be a member of Watson's Tin Box to publish in Irene's Cabinet! Whether you’re a seasoned Baker Street Irregular, a fresh initiate to the Canon, or a passionate admirer of the Great Detective and his world, we invite you to contribute your work.
We welcome original submissions of all kinds, including but not limited to:
Scholarly articles and critical essays
Creative fiction (pastiches, parodies, or original stories set in the Sherlockian universe)
Artwork and illustration
Poetry
Personal reflections, memoirs of Sherlockian adventures, and society histories
Humour and puzzles of a Sherlockian nature
Deadline for submissions: December 15, 2025
Projected publication: Spring 2026
Submission format: Word documents preferred for text; high-resolution files (PNG, TIFF, JPG) for artwork.
Email submissions and queries to: [email protected] , with the subject line of the submissions to read "Submission for Irene's Cabinet 2026".
Please include a brief author bio and let us know if the piece has been published elsewhere or presented to a scion society.
ABOUT
Irene’s Cabinet is the Tin Box's annual literary anthology, established in 2003 by the late Beth Austin, ASH. Except for a year's hiatus (during which Jaime Mahoney took the reins), Beth served as the Cabinet's editor through 2019. She was assisted by the typesetting skills of Brent Morris. Each issue of Irene's Cabinet includes essays, stories, drawings, and other works by members and friends of Watson's Tin Box, as well as the winning entry from the current year’s Sherlock Holmes Essay Contest. Copies of Irene's Cabinet have been sold at The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and are now available for download on this site. To download the past issues from 2003 to 2015, visit the Publications page by using the drop down arrow under Irene's Cabinet, or clicking on this link: Irene's Cabinet Publications.
CONTRIBUTIONS SOUGHT
After six years in hiatus, Irene’s Cabinet will be hitting the presses once again in 2026 — and we’re looking for submissions from Sherlockians!
You don't need to be a member of Watson's Tin Box to publish in Irene's Cabinet! Whether you’re a seasoned Baker Street Irregular, a fresh initiate to the Canon, or a passionate admirer of the Great Detective and his world, we invite you to contribute your work.
We welcome original submissions of all kinds, including but not limited to:
Scholarly articles and critical essays
Creative fiction (pastiches, parodies, or original stories set in the Sherlockian universe)
Artwork and illustration
Poetry
Personal reflections, memoirs of Sherlockian adventures, and society histories
Humour and puzzles of a Sherlockian nature
Deadline for submissions: December 15, 2025
Projected publication: Spring 2026
Submission format: Word documents preferred for text; high-resolution files (PNG, TIFF, JPG) for artwork.
Email submissions and queries to: [email protected] , with the subject line of the submissions to read "Submission for Irene's Cabinet 2026".
Please include a brief author bio and let us know if the piece has been published elsewhere or presented to a scion society.
