An Invitation to Submit Haiku
The HSA Members’ Anthology 2010
In 2010, for the 17th consecutive
year, the Haiku Society of America (HSA) will publish a members’ anthology.
Members are cordially invited to participate! (If you’re not a member, please
visit
http://www.hsa-haiku.org/join.htm for information about joining.)
This is a wonderful opportunity to examine the work of a cross-section of HSA
poets, who are among the best writers of haiku and senryu in the English
language, and to see your work in print. The HSA members’ anthology also makes a
great gift for family and friends—please consider ordering several copies and
give the gift of haiku!
The 2010 HSA members’ anthology will be edited by Scott Mason.
THEME
This year’s anthology will have a theme—BIODIVERSITY—in keeping with the United
Nations’ declaration of 2010 as the “International Year of Biodiversity.” Each
haiku or senryu must name a particular species of plant or animal (besides
humans). Here are two examples by this year’s anthology editor, one apiece with
a specific plant and animal reference:
wind-carved sand . . .
I crumble a bayberry leaf
to bring her back
(The Heron’s Nest, Volume X, Number 3, September, 2008)
sundown:
rock wallabies return
to their Dreaming
(Paper Wasp Jack Stamm Haiku Contest, 2007)
All terrestrial, aquatic and airborne species qualify. The more “diverse,” the
better!
SUBMISSIONS
Each member of the Haiku Society of America may submit up to five haiku or
senryu with a specific plant or animal reference. At least one—and possibly
more—will be selected for inclusion.
All submissions must be sent by postal mail (no e-mail submissions). Send up to
five haiku or senryu (no tanka, haibun, haiga, etc.). Please put all five haiku/senryu
on one sheet with your name, address, and e-mail address (if any) at the top.
New work is preferred, but previously published haiku or senryu are acceptable.
If a submitted poem has been published—or has appeared in the general results
notification for any contest—please provide the type of information shown with
the two sample poems above. You will be notified by e-mail which of your haiku
or senryu has/have been selected. If you have no e-mail address but wish to be
notified, please include an SASE (non-US residents should include an SAE and an
IRC if you do not provide an e-mail address).
Deadline: IN HAND by June 30, 2010.
Notifications will be sent by July 31, 2010.
PURCHASING COPIES
The number of copies printed will be determined by the number of copies
advance-ordered. Thus, we strongly suggest that you order your copies when you
submit your haiku or senryu. The cost is US$14.00 per copy postpaid in North
America (add US$3.00 postage elsewhere). Remit in US-dollar checks made out to
“Haiku Society of America” or cash.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
* One page with name, address, and e-mail address (if any) at the top.
* Up to five haiku/senryu, each naming a specific plant or animal (besides
humans).
* Previous publication information where applicable.
* Number of copies of the anthology being ordered, along with your payment
(ordering a copy is not required for inclusion, however).
* SASE to receive selection information
* All mailed to:
Scott Mason
P.O. Box 682
Mount Kisco, NY 10549 USA
QUESTIONS?
If these instructions are not clear, or if you have other questions, contact
Scott Mason by e-mail at hsaanthology@gmail.com or at the post office box
address above.
