Thank you for being here - it’s always a pleasure to read your work.
Our submission process has changed recently, so we’d be grateful if you could read the guidelines below carefully before submitting.

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Summer Issue: 1–15 May 2026 (Published end of June 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

 

All haiga (up to five) 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• Submissions must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere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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Support

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If you’d like to support the work behind the journal, some readers choose to contribute in the following ways:

£5 — a coffee for the editors
£10 — support the making of an edition
£25 — help sustain the journal across the seasons
£50 — annual supporter of Wales Haiku Journal and the Word Emporium

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Any amount is appreciated. There is no obligation. 

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