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Lyre 17: Call for Submissions Extended!
Missed the deadline to submit to The Lyre Magazine’s 17th issue, themed “FLUX”? Submissions have now been extended to MONDAY, MAY 18TH, AT 11:59PM! Don't miss out - if you have any poetry, prose, artwork, or translation that you feel is worthy of publication, submit them now! All accepted submissions will be featured in our 17th annual print publication this fall.
We are excited to view your submissions!
The Lyre 17: Call for Submissions under the theme "FLUX"!
Submissions to The Lyre Magazine’s 17th issue, themed “FLUX” are now officially open! Send us your brightest and most evocative poetry, prose, translations, photography and artwork by TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2026.
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Lyre 16: Print Copies Available for Pick-Up!
In case you missed our launch, print copies of The Lyre 16: Passage are now available for pick-up from SFU’s Burnaby campus. The Department of World Languages and Literatures is located on the fifth floor of the AQ (Academic Quadrangle) in the corner closest to the Trottier Observatory. Prints are stored in the display case outside of AQ 5121.
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Lyre 16: Call for Submissions Extended!
The deadline for our Call For Submissions has been extended to April 7th!
Now you have more time to submit your work for The Lyre 16: Passage! Don't miss out - if you have any poetry, prose, artwork, or translation that you feel is worthy of publication, submit them now!
All accepted submissions will be featured in our 16th annual print publication this fall.
We are excited to view your submissions!
Lyre 16: Open for Submissions Until March 31st!
Calling all artists, writers, and translators! The Lyre is looking for brand new submissions for our 16th edition. This year theme is: Passage.
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Lyre 15: Call for Submissions Extended!
We are now accepting submissions for The Lyre's 15th edition, 'On the Record'. The Lyre is accepting submissions in a wide range of formats: from poetry, translation, short stories, visual art, and more.
Submission Deadline: April 8th, 2024
Print Copies of The Lyre’s Hindsight Issue: Now Available for Pick-Up!
Print copies of The Lyre’s Hindsight issue are now available for pick-up from SFU’s Burnaby campus. The Department of World Languages and Literatures is located on the fifth floor of the AQ (Academic Quadrangle) in the corner closest to the Trottier Observatory. Prints are stored in the display case outside of AQ 5121.
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Lyre 12: Call for Submissions Now Open!
We are now accepting submissions for The Lyre's 12th edition, 'New Normal'. We accept submissions in a wide range of formats: from poetry, translation, short stories, visual art, and more.
Early-Bird Deadline: February 28th, 2021
Final Submission Deadline: March 21st, 2021
2020 Call for Submissions Now Open
Writers! Poets! Artists! Creatives alike! We are now accepting submissions to The Lyre's 2020 edition.
$100 Prize for Translations from select languages!
We are pleased to announce that the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies (CCMS) will be giving a $100 prize to the best translation into English from any of the languages listed below:
- Persian
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Kurdish
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Punjabi
- Malay
Submit to The Lyre's issue ten: (dis)connection for a chance to win!
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