I would appreciate the thoughts of others as to good places to submit haiku for publication. I regularly peruse Duotrope's Digest, so I'm not lacking for potential markets, but I'm not sure how to rate or compare them. I realize that some of this boils down to personal preference, but I thought I'd throw the question out there anyway.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts. :)
jublke
Hello, J,
As you say, a lot of it is personal preference. And the way to find out what your preference is -- that is, who publishes the kinds of haiku you enjoy writing and reading -- is to read, read, read.
Some of the major journals are Frogpond (Haiku Society of America), The Heron's Nest, Acorn, Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, and Notes From the Gean. I know I'm leaving out some very good ones -- it's late and I think my brain's quit for the day -- but those are the first that came to mind.
Some of the above journals are print, and some are online. They all have websites, though, that give submission guidelines (and a procedure for getting sample copies of the print journals) and usually at least a hint of their philosophy, so you'll know if it's a place you'd be happy to be seen in.
Hope this is helpful.
cat
Hello,
I'm the editor of Haiku NewZ and can recommend the Journals listing on the website (link at the bottom), it covers English-language journals from around the world for haiku, tanka, haibun, haiga, renku and senryu. Some are specialist journals, some accept all forms.
Each listing on Haiku NewZ is accompanied by a link to the website, if there is a website (and mostly there is).
I endeavour to list only those journals that publish regularly, that are generally reliable and that contain "proper" haiku (or whatever).
Happy reading!
http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/haikunews/haikupublications
You may also be interested in the archived articles (see the left-hand menu on the Haiku NewZ website); I have found many of them very helpful and still refer back to several.
Best wishes,
Sandra
Wow, Sandra,
What a great resource! Thank you.
cat
Yes, thank you, Sandra! And thank you, Jublke, for posting the question!