Catzilla! Cat Tanka Call for
Submissions
Cat
Tanka & Kyoka
Catzilla! Cat Tanka & Kyoka is
an anthology on the theme of cats edited by M. Kei. It
will be published in the fall of 2010. The anthology
will feature tanka, waka, kyoka, tanka sequences, tanka
prose, tanka acrostics, shaped tanka, extended tanka,
and any other creative use of tanka, waka, and kyoka in
homage and affection to the felines we have known.
READING PERIOD: April 1, 2010 -
June 30, 2010.
SUBMISSION ADDRESS: Keibooks (at) gmail (dot) com
TOPIC:
They say a genre of poetry has arrived when it produces
its first anthology of cat poems. While most cat poems
have been long on cute and short on depth, Catzilla!
(in spite of its humorous title) seeks works that have
significant literary value as well as feline appeal.
Cats have been objects of worship or fearful demons,
lifelong companions or feral strays skirting the edge of
human life for thousands of years. They endlessly
fascinate, amuse, and frustrate their human friends (and
enemies!), so it is only right that they should have a
tanka anthology to call their own.
POETS:
Poets are invited to submit up to thirty tanka, kyoka,
or waka for consideration for Catzilla! Both new
and previously published works are acceptable.
Previously published works must show credits including
title of the book or journal or other source, city and
name of publisher, and the date. Appearing in
Catzilla! must not violate any other previously
existing rights and the poet’s submission will be taken
as certification that they are the holder of the
copyright or the lawful representative of the copyright
holder.
No
simultaneous submissions.
FORM:
We are seeking tanka and tanka-variations, loosely
defined. Tanka, kyoka and waka are short poems composed
of five poetic phrases. Classic Japanese tanka were
written in a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables, but
English-language tanka are less regular. We will accept
any variation of tanka, waka, and kyoka. Each five line
poem MUST stand on its own merits. When submitting
longer works such as sequences or shaped tanka, each
tanka must be autonomous; it must make a coherent
statement on its own. We prefer untitled poems. Brief
footnotes are acceptable when necessary to translate an
unfamiliar term or concept.
INTERNATIONAL: We welcome international submissions that
include English translations. Correspondence for the
anthology will be in English, although we can read
Spanish and French and some other languages for queries.
PAYMENT: We regret that the only payment for inclusion
in this anthology is publication.
RIGHTS:
We require digital and print world anthology rights.
This gives us the right to publish a book and an
electronic version of the book. It also grants us the
right to use the accepted poems as part of promotional
materials for the anthology. All other rights remain
with the author.
EXCLUSIONARY CLAUSE: In the event of previously
unpublished works, we acquire the right of first
publication and the author agrees to not submit the
works for consideration elsewhere or to publish the
works until 90 days after Catzilla appears. After
90 days the author is free to submit or publish wherever
they wish, provided subsequent publications credit
Catzilla!
MANUSCRIPTS: We prefer to receive email submissions.
Please use a large, plain font. NO ATTACHMENTS. All
email submissions must be sent as plain text in the body
of the email. Please set your spam filters/permission
levels to allow our response. If we cannot contact you,
your poems will automatically be rejected!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: We strongly recommend joining Keibooks-Announce
(at) googlegroups (dot) com to receive updates about the
project. This is an announcement-only list that
generates no more than 0-4 emails per month.
CONTACT
INFO: All submissions must include legal name, pen name
(if any), postal address, telephone number and email
address. Translators and agents must include a statement
indicating that they are authorized to act on behalf of
the author(s). In the event of multi-author submissions,
the contacting author must include a statement that they
are authorized to act on behalf of the other
participating author(s). It will be the responsibility
of the contacting party to keep the author(s) s/he
represents up to date on relevant details of the
submission and anthology.
AGE:
All contributors must be sixteen years of age or older
to comply with privacy laws in the United States.
BIOGRAPHY: No author biographies will be included.
Authors should include their country of origin when
submitting; this material may be included or omitted at
the publishers' sole discretion.
RESPONSE TIME: Rejections will generally be within four
weeks. Acceptances may take longer.
PURCHASE: Catzilla! will be available through
Lulu.com and major online booksellers. It will be
printed in the United States of America. Due to
circumstances beyond our control, international buyers
may receive better service through Amazon.com or other
major online bookstores. Catzilla! will be
available as an e-book as well as trade paperback.
Original source:
Kujaku Poetry & Ships
