Submissions
Snapshot Press offers extensive opportunites for the publication of haiku, tanka, short poetry and haibun. Please follow the links below for details on how to submit your work for consideration.
- The Snapshot Press Book Awards
- The Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards
- The Haiku Calendar
- One-Line Haiku Anthology
- Book publication
Please note that submissions not complying with these guidelines unfortunately can not be considered and will not receive a response. Familiarity with our list is advisable for any author seeking publication.
The Snapshot Press Book Awards
The Snapshot Press Book Awards are international annual prizes for unpublished book-length collections of haiku, tanka, and other short poetry.
The closing date for entries is November 30. The winners will be announced on January 31.
Award winners have their collections published by Snapshot Press.
Please see the guidelines for details.
The Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards
The Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards are international annual prizes for unpublished small collections of haiku, tanka, and other short poetry.
The closing date for entries is July 31. The winners will be announced on September 30.
Award winners have their collections published online by Snapshot Press.
Please see the guidelines for details.
The Haiku Calendar
All work included in the The Haiku Calendar is selected each year from entries to the Haiku Calendar Competition.
The deadline for The Haiku Calendar Competition is January 31. Entries may be sent by email as well as by post. Please see the entry guidelines for details.
One-Line Haiku Anthology
Submissions are now closed for the first tradition-spanning anthology of one-line haiku in English. Work on this extensive anthology is ongoing.
Book publication
Manuscripts may be submitted to the Snapshot Press Book Awards and the Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards.
No further awards to those detailed will be made, though Snapshot Press may, at its discretion, approach further entrants with a view to publishing their book (as per the standard publication contract) or eBook, at any time.
Beyond these awards, we are not currently considering unsolicited manuscripts or fielding enquiries regarding book publication, and are unable to respond to any such enquiries at present.