Age of Muses is an innovative online journal with a premium print publication (New Lyre Magazine). If you think your work may be a good match, submit your poems, essays or translations.
We are an entity devoted to promotion of excellence, interest and involvement in the arts, especially poetry and its sister arts.
The New Lyre is our print organ featuring original poetry, translations, critical essays and short stories. New Lyre publishes two generous issues each year: Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer.
Full Access: New Lyre Magazine
Paid subscribers can download all issues of our New Lyre Magazine at the bottom of this page.
Age of Muses is our online platform which serves for more frequent publication, according to the availability and quality of submitted material. Age of Muses and New Lyre are complementary venues, the one often publishing material by authors who have appeared in the other. This symbiotic relationship is nurtured by inviting featured New Lyre authors to make recordings of their work to be presented on Age of Muses.
Submissions
Poetry
Submit between one to eight poems to AgeofMuses@gmail.com and cc mpshindler@gmail.com (our poetry editor). The next reading period will run from now until October 31st, 2026.
Essays
Discerning essays with a good dose of intellectual bite are encouraged. From historical sketches to philosophical polemics, literary criticism and cultural commentary, submit either a preliminary pitch or your finished work. We’re also interested in producing video essays, so if your work is a good fit, it may also be suitable for a more thorough audio-visual treatment.
Translation
Translations of classics from across the world, from Arabic, German, Italian, French to Classical Greek and Latin are all very welcome. While many of the translations made available by professional scholars and academic translators provide an invaluable service with their precise and technical translations, we are above all searching for translations by poetically inclined individuals who believe themselves capable of recreating the magic of the originals in original English translations.
Story, Dialogue and Drama
Send inquiries or completed work to ageofmuses@gmail.com.
Submission Guidelines:
Poems of all formats and genres are welcome. We are very catholic in our tastes and avoid partisan literary quarrels and disputes such as what constitutes poetry. Our focus is on quality, elegance, and humane interest and relevance.
Please include a short bio with your contact information in the submission document.
Formatting Guidelines
All submissions should be in .docx format (Microsoft Word).
Special guidelines for technopaegnia are presented below.
We prefer left justified lineation.
Ballad or hymn style indents are acceptable. Caps or lower case at line beginnings will be according to the author's preference.
We will not publish technopaegnia without a descriptive query. Authors should inquire with a detailed explanation of the work, its design requirements, and layout coordinates for the file submission. Please read the following with care:
Unpublished works only (simultaneous submissions are welcome) and you keep all the rights. Inquire further or send your work in a Word document, PDF, or pasted directly into the email.
Rights
After first publication all rights and ownership revert to the authors.
Contact/submissions/pitch
ageofmuses[@]gmail.com