the new renaissance :: NewPages Guide to Literary Magazines
the new renaissance
an international magazine of ideas and opinions,
emphasizing literature and the arts
26 Heath Road, #11
Arlington, MA 02474-3645
Email: tnrlitmag[at]earthlink[dot]net
Web: www.tnrlitmag.org
Simultaneous submissions: yes Email submissions: no Reading period: 1/1-6/30 (poetry and prose); 9/1-10/31 (prose only) Response time: 4-6 months Payment: yes (see website) Contests: no; awards program (see website) Special note: entry fee required for all submissions (see website) ISSN: 0028-6575 Issues per year: 2 Founded: 1968 Copy Price: $16 Sample price (postpaid): $11.50 Average Pages: 160+ Subscription (Individuals): $41/3 issues (18-20 months); $53/3 issues Canada Subscription (Institutions): $45/3 issues (18-20 months); $55/3 issues Canada; $72 all others; Foreign subs sent airmail
Publisher’s Description: Presenting the best new work of emerging and established American as well as the best of 20th and 21st century foreign writers and visual artists. Cutting-edge lead articles on national and international political and social subjects, (which tnr does not take a stand on), as well as essays, interviews, and book reviews.
The oldest independent litmag in Massachusetts and one of the oldest independents in the U.S., tnr has showcased such noted fiction writers as Louise Kantro, Keith Lord, Robert Mann, Ruth Moose, M.E. McMullen; poets Mary Collins, Paul Celan, George Keithley, Stephen Todd Booker, Jane Mayhall, Kay Ryan, and Ann Struthers.
tnr is unique in its bilingual translations from 44 different countries in 34 different languages and 8 different alphabets. Its acclaimed and sumptuous reproductions of art by Brother Thomas, Michael Chemiakin Gunnar Norman, Arthur Polonsky, Daniel Green, Samuel Boh, Kai Althoff, and many others.
Kudos from critics:
“It’s difficult to find a more sophisticated, literate magazine…than the new renaissance…” – Hugh Fox, Ibbetson Update Reviews
“tnr , a great magazine, full of glorious art, lovely poems & stories, writing that feels, above all, vital.” – Steve Almond, author of My Life in Heavy Metal.
"...tnr #37 is a powerful collection of works ... that ... deepen and enrich each other by spinning a hundred different skeins on a similar subject: the world, our lives, their fragility, all refracted through a plethora of souls. Makes for a pretty remarkable read ... – Walter R. Maroney, Lawyer, short story writer, and poet