Steve has over a decade of experience in publishing and book production; he has laid out and designed Glass Lyre’s anthologies, its poetry journal Pirene’s Fountain, and over a hundred single-author books. Steve oversees the intricate workings of printing and distributing, as well press operations. He creates promotional and graphic materials for the press and manages all offsite press events as well as the Live Lyre reading series. He is known for his striking cover designs and is the recipient of a number of awards of excellence in publishing. Steve lives near Chicago, Illinois.
Ami is the founding editor of Glass Lyre Press and Pirene’s Fountain, and series editor for the Aeolian Harp Anthology series. She reads and selects submissions, checklists final galleys for print, and maintains an online presence for Glass Lyre. Over the years, Ami has guided numerous books, journal issues, and anthologies to print, and led benefit projects such as Carrying the Branch: Poets in Search of Peace, Sunrise from Blue Thunder, and Collateral Damage, among others. Ami’s next book, Flutesongs of Tanjore, is forthcoming from Salmon Poetry.
Kelly is a member of the Glass Lyre editing team and helps to select manuscripts for publication. She holds a BA degree in Humanities from San José State University where she also completed extensive graduate coursework in Art History. She is a poet, visual artist, and loves to play the drums. Her poems have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, Best New Poets, Best of the Net and have appeared widely in journals and at literary websites including Crab Orchard Review, Escape into Life, Gargoyle, Guesthouse, North American Review, Poet Lore, Radar Poetry, Salamander, Tinderbox Poetry Review, THRUSH Poetry Journal, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Water~Stone Review, and ZYZZYVA, among others. She lives in northern California with her family. Her first poetry collection, Shade of Blue Trees, was published by Two Sylvias Press in 2021. Visit her website at www.kellycressiomoeller.com
Megan Merchant lives in the tall pines of Prescott, AZ with her husband and two children. She is the author of three full-length poetry collections with Glass Lyre Press: Gravel Ghosts (2016), The Dark’s Humming (2015 Lyrebird Award Winner, 2017), Grief Flowers (2018), four chapbooks, and a children’s book, These Words I Shaped for You (Philomel Books). She was awarded the 2016-2017 COG Literary Award, judged by Juan Felipe Herrera, the 2018 Beullah Rose Poetry Prize, and most recently, second place in the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry. She is also an Editor at The Comstock Review and you can find her work at https://meganmerchant.wixsite.com/poet.
Elizabeth earned her B.A. in English Literature from Roosevelt University, and is a graduate of library and information science from Dominican University. Elizabeth is the review editor for Pirene’s Fountain, and host of the annual Live Lyre reading series. In her spare time Elizabeth indulges in her passions for libraries, museums, old time radio, and classic cinema.
Royce Hamel is a cum laude graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a B.A. in Fiction Writing. She is a freelance writer and novelist. Royce is the project manager for Aeolian Harp, and Glass Lyre Press. She represents the press at AWP, Printer’s Row, and other events. Royce is currently working on several novels involving sci-fi, fantasy, and survival at all costs.
Lark is a native Texan and a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She credits her maternal grandfather, a 50’s Midwest newspaper editor; and her father, a local author-historian, jazz pianist and Professor Emeritus, for her lifelong love and respect for written language. As a founding editor of Pirene’s Fountain, Lark lent her voice to PF’s philosophy and vision for over a decade; she assisted in creating awards to recognize poetic excellence, showcased poets for features online and in print, and read and evaluated submissions for publication.
Paul is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois University with a B.A. in English Secondary Education and a professional license to teach English at the middle and high school level. Paul helps copy edit pre-publication galleys and creating promotional material. Paul also assists the press with research and other tasks. As a fan of poetry, he is happy to work with the Glass Lyre team. He currently lives in Mundelein, Illinois.
Katherine created and managed the Glass Lyre Press websites. She designed and laid out some of the first Glass Lyre books with Steve, and all previous Pirene’s Fountain online poetry issues. Katherine is a graduate of The Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, for Interior Design. Katherine received several staff awards of excellence from Glass Lyre Press.
Linda graduated from Knox College with degrees in Creative Writing and Film Studies. She is a freelance editor and reviewer. By keeping herself involved in Chicago’s literary art scene and winning prose competitions, she became a Fellow in Creative Writing at the Luminarts Cultural Foundation. To this day she continues to avidly read and write fiction, nonfiction, lyrical essays, screenplays, and poetry.
Tracy is an extremely talented digital media specialist with her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The American Academy of Art. She has been with GLP since its founding and has provided many of the covers seen in publication, and artwork for the Pirene’s Fountain poetry journal. Some of her more recent contributions include the art for the Aeolian Harp Series, “Collateral Damage” anthology, Habeas Corpus by Cindy Hochman, and Femme Eterna by Lyn Lifshin. Tracy shares her expertise with the Glass Lyre team on a freelance basis.
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