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Support

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The Wales Haiku Journal is free to read and free to submit to.

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If you'd like to support the journal, donations help us publish new editions, run competitions, and continue celebrating haiku throughout the year.

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There is never any obligation. Every contribution, however small, is deeply appreciated.

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£5 - Buy the editors a coffee
£10 - Support a new edition
£25 - Help sustain the journal
£50 - Annual supporter of the Wales Haiku Journal & The Word Emporium

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Submission windows

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Current window

Autumn Issue: 1–15 August 2026 (Published end of September 2026)

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Ongoing schedule (from Autumn 2026):

  

• Autumn: 1–15 August (Published end of September)

• Winter: 1–15 November (Published end of December)

• Spring: 1–15 February (Published end of March)

• Summer: 1–15 May (Published end of June)

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Submissions outside these windows will not be considered.

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How to submit

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All submissions, except for haiga (see below), must now be made via our submission form below:

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👉 Submit Here​​

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Please submit once only per issue.

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What to submit

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Please send your strongest work.

You may submit:

• Up to 5 short form poems (haiku, senryu, tanka, haiga)

• Up to 2 extended works (haibun, tanka prose, or related forms)

• Book reviews

• Essays​​​

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Haiga Submissions

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All haiga (up to five as part of your short form poem entry) should be submitted by email:

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waleshaikujournal@gmail.com

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Please:​

• include the image (with the haiku included) in the body of the email.

• do not include credits within the haiga itself

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Word Emporium submissions

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Suggestions for The Word Emporium (words, ideas, or pieces) are welcome year-round via the submission form.

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 Guidelines

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• Include your name (as you would like it to appear) and country of residence

• Work may be on any theme, though pieces grounded in the nature tradition of haiku are particularly welcomed

• Submissions must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere

• Work must be your own original creation and must not be generated or materially assisted by AI

• Paste all work directly into the form (no attachments)

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Response times

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We aim to respond within a few weeks.
During busy periods, this may take 6–8 weeks.

All contributors will receive a response.

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Rights and publication

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If your work is accepted:

• Please do not share it prior to publication

• Rights revert to you upon publication

• Please credit Wales Haiku Journal as the first place of publication in any future use

• We may also include accepted work in an end-of-year anthology or for promotional purposes

 

A final note

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We read every submission with care and attention.
Thank you for trusting us with your work.

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