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Psaltery & Lyre
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Online literary journal publishing poetry, flash, creative nonfiction, fiction, hybrid work, and book reviews. Publishing the intersection of belief and doubt, sacred and profane. Visit us: psalteryandlyre.org
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Announcing our Best Spiritual Literature Nominees for 2025! We are so grateful for the amazing work Orison Books does with this anthology and so excited for our nominees! 👏 AND you can read all of these poems all on our website!
Best Spiritual Literature Nominees. “Out Lady of the Cascades” by Jennifer Bullis “Afterlife” by Sarah B Calahan “Spectrum” by Robbie Gamble “Her Religion” by Tammy Greenwood “Catherine of Siena considers her marriage” by KT Herr “An Untended Field” by Lisa Rhoades.
October 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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We are so excited to share our BEST OF THE NET @sundresspub.bsky.social Nominees!
Best of the Net Nominees. Poetry: “A Tool Imposes Itself Upon Us To Use It” by Jacob Scheper “I apologize for the inconvenience” by Jane Zwart “Curve” by Rachel Trousdale “Milkweed” by Rose DeMaris “Votive” by Lisa Bickmore “Ruskin and the Puddle of Water” by Jack B. Bedell Nonfiction: “Time Keeping” by Susan Marie Swanson “Sea Glass, Yellow Basket” by Abigail Myers
September 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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SUBS CLOSE TOMORROW! July 15! All genres, always free. Read all about it: psalteryandlyre.org/submissions
SUBS CLOSE TOMORROW. July 15. All genres, always free. psalteryandlyre.org/submissions
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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July 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Submissions close in 1 week! July 15, 2025. All Genres. Always free! Psalteryandlyre.org/submissions
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July 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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We are open for submissions!
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June 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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May 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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May 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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February 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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February 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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REMINDER: We are open for submissions!

All genres (including book reviews!) and always free.

Send us your work between now and Feb 15!

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January 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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did you know?? Check out our submission page or send us an email to learn more!

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Did you know you can submit book reviews to us? It's true!
January 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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January 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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December 18, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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Best Spiritual Literature Nominees! 🌼

"Meera on Longing" by Arpita Roy
"Psalm 23.2" by Michael Hicks
"Jeanne D'Arc: Before God Spoke" by Kim Welliver
"Book of Revelations" by Daniel Kraft
"Conversion" by Justin Lacour
"Psalm" by Kathryn Knight Sonntag
Best Spiritual Literature Nominees "Meera on Longing" by Arpita Roy "Psalm 23.2" by Michael Hicks "Jeanne D'Arc: Before God Spoke" by Kim Welliver "Book of Revelations" by Daniel Kraft "Conversion" by Justin Lacour "Psalm" by Kathryn Knight Sonntag
November 15, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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We want to share this information about our submission statistics in the interest of increasing transparency about our processes. We are truly so grateful to everyone who trusted us to read their work in 2024!
Psaltery & Lyre. Here are our sub stats. 2024 Submission numbers. Thank you! At Psaltery & Lyre, we are writers and editors. We know how difficult it is to submit your work and receive a rejection. We receive far more submissions than we can publish, and as our submission numbers have grown with each submission window, we’ve had to turn away many pieces of writing we liked and cheered for this year. We want to share this information about our submission statistics in the interest of increasing transparency about our processes. We are truly so grateful to everyone who trusted us to read their work in 2024. Total Subs. Poetry 2233. Nonfiction 113. Fiction 151. Hybrid 36. Little Note: These numbers reflect our Jan-Feb & June-July submission windows combined. (Book reviews and interview subs are not included.) Acceptance rates. Poetry 2.4%. Hybrid 0%. Fiction .7%. Nonfiction 6.2%. Overall 2.5%. (Book reviews and interview subs are not included.)
October 12, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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“It’s the wilderness that fascinates me the most, and it seems like water leads me to those places... I’m just always looking for those edges and ledges.” @mgarrigan.bsky.social

Don't miss this conversation between poets Jory Mickelson and @mgarrigan.bsky.social

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Poets in Conversation. Jory Mickelson and Michael Garrigan. Cover of Jory Mickelson's "All This Divide" and cover of Michael Garrigan's "River, Amen." "What emerged in my searching was that often, instead of people speaking from the past, I began to hear the voices of objects... Is this spiritual? I am not certain, but it was definitely surprising and seemed to emerge from outside myself.” Jory Mickelson. Poets in Conversation. “It’s the wilderness that fascinates me the most, and it seems like water leads me to those places most naturally... I’m just always looking for those edges and ledges.” Michael Garrigan. Poets in Conversation.
October 11, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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"The way this story treats queer women is with love, as well as honesty. It's not a simple portrayal by any means, but one that allows for these characters and town to breathe truthfully."

Izzy Astuto reviews @sydhegele.bsky.social's "Bird Suit"

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Cover of "Bird Suit" by Sydney Hegele. Book review by Izzy Astuto. "The way this story treats queer women is with love, as well as honesty. It's not a simple portrayal by any means, but one that allows for these characters and town to breathe truthfully.” Book review by Izzy Astuto.
September 13, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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Announcing our Best of the Net Nominees! ✨
Links to reach each of these AMAZING pieces below:
Best of the Net Nominees Poetry: “In This Story, All Appliances are Offline” by Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick “Ode on Wanting Kids” by Todd Osborne “How the Green Shimmies” by Jory Mickelson “Without Want” by Kathryn Knight Sonntag “Catechism with Audubon Clock” by Kasey Jueds “Fashion” by Jen Grace Stewart Best of the Net Nominees Fiction “How Many Times We Pray” by Mitchell Nobis “Sara sees the place afar off” by Jonathan Frey Nonfiction “The Chicken Harvest” by McKenzie Watson-Fore “Coping Skills” by Alina Zollfrank
August 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM
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"What do I really remember about the statue of the Virgin Mary who spoke?"

"Iconoclasm" by @jennmartelli.bsky.social

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Background: Virgin Mary Statue with open hands before a pink wall. "What do I really remember about the statue of the Virgin Mary who spoke?" Jennifer Martelli's "Iconoclasm"
August 19, 2024 at 4:49 PM