The Creatrix Poetry and Haiku Prizes will be chosen from submissions to Creatrix during Issue 7 to Issue 10 inclusive. If you do not want your submissions to be considered for the prizes, please add 'not for prize' on your submissions. Please note: Prizes are only awarded to poets living in WA.

 

Winners will be announced and prizes awarded on Friday 27th August at City Farm, 7.30 to 8 pm. Winners will be asked to read their winning poetry and haiku.

 

REMINDER THE DEADLINE FOR ISSUE 10 IS 31^st JULY FOR THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE.

So hurry and get your submissions in. Please read the submission guidelines carefully.

 

HAIKU SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Email your submission to deanmeredith@bigpond.com

The selectors, editors and administrators for Haiku are Maureen Sexton, Rose Van Son and Dean Meredith.

To avoid disappointment, please follow the submission guidelines.

 

• Please send between 2 and 10 haiku for each issue submission.
• Email your submission to deanmeredith@bigpond.com with ‘haiku submission and your surname ’ in the subject line, with all haiku in the body of the email only (ie no attachments).
• At this stage, publication is for WA Poets Inc member poets only. You don't have to live in WA to become a member.
• Brevity is the key element in haiku. Around 12 syllables or less is ideal, but we will accept up to 17 syllables.
• In 1, 2, 3 or possibly 4 lines. Three lines is the most common setting out in English language haiku.
• That preferably does not use poetic tools, such as simile, metaphor, rhyming, punctuation (except perhaps a dash to mark a grammatical break), capital letters (except Proper nouns), titles, personification, abstract images and language.
• Haiku capture a moment in time, therefore need to be written in present tense.
• That preferably infers an awe or a reverence of nature and uses a nature reference, however, we will also accept modern haiku that doesn’t necessarily refer to nature.
• That relates to the senses.
• Juxtaposition of two images is preferable, but we will accept single image haiku as well.
• We are looking for the 'aha' factor.
• We will also accept senryu, which is similar to haiku, but emphasises humour and human foibles instead of seasons.

 

POETRY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

 

Email your submissions to Sally Clarke: salandpet@bigpond.com.

 

We accept poetry up to 60 lines, or shorter poems preferred, open theme (no more than three poems per poet per issue). There is no guarantee your poem/s will be chosen. The selectors, editors and administrators for poetry, are Peter Jeffery, Anne Dyson, Sally Clarke, Chris Palozzolo, Veronica Lake, and Jeremy Balius.

Submissions by email only. Email to The Editor, in the body of the email or as an attachment, with all poems in one document, either in .rtf or .doc file, and with the words "online submission and your surname ” in the subject line.

The email address is: salandpet@bigpond.com.

We are looking for good quality, well-crafted poetry, and would like to give all poets the opportunity to be published. At this stage, publication is for WA Poets Inc member poets only. Currently we cannot pay contributors, but your poetry will be showcased. We will accept prize winning or previously published work, with acknowledgements.

 

Copyright of material in the e-journal remains with the individual contributors and cannot be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from the authors.