Hexagon
Hexagon will be the eight collection in the Zodiac series in celebration of the Year of the Snake. The submission period is May, 2025. Please email no more than 5 snake-themed poems (haiku or tanka) in the body of the email, to corine.timmer@icloud.com. Put your name and Hexagon haiku in the subject line. Kindly include your name, place of residence, and email address. One poem can be previously published (include credits). If one of your poems is accepted for inclusion in Hexagon you will receive an email in July. Only contributing poets will be notified. The publisher retains the right to publish and republish the anthology in print, ebook, and PDF formats. All poems remain the property of the contributors.
All Ears haiku
The submission Period for All Ears Haiku is June 2023
Write your rabbit themed poems (no more than 3 haiku or senryu) in the body of the email and include your name, email address, and city and country of residence. One poem can be previously published. Kindly provide credits. You should all receive a confirmation email. If your work is selected, you will receive a second email at the beginning of August. As these are small anthologies inclusion is not guaranteed. The publisher retains the right to publish and republish the anthologies in print, ebook and PDF formats. All poems remain the property of the contributors. Contributing poets can purchase up to two copies at cost price. Send your submission to corine.timmer@icloud.com and put the title of the anthology (All Ears) plus your name in the subject line. The deadline is 30 June.
Rip-Roaring haiku
The submission period for Rip-Roaring haiku is April/May 2022.
Write your tiger themed poems (no more than 3 haiku or senryu) in the body of the email and include your name, email address, and city and country of residence. One poem can be previously published. Kindly provide credits. Domestic cat poems are accepted as long as they relate to the tiger in the kitty-cat. You should all receive a confirmation email. If your work is selected, you will receive a second email at the end of July. As these are small anthologies inclusion is not guaranteed. The publisher will retain the right to publish and republish the anthologies in print, ebook and PDF formats. All poems remain the property of the contributors. Contributing poets can purchase up to two copies at cost price. Due to a rise in many costs, including postage, the price is a little higher this year. Send your submission to corine.timmer@icloud.com and put the title of the anthology (Rip-Roaring) plus your name in the subject line. The deadline is 31 May.
Rattled 2020
Submissions in May and June
The rat is the first in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac signs. Chinese zodiacs are also linked to five elements — metal, wood, water, fire and earth. When I learned that 2020 is a year of the metal rat, APOPO’s HeroRATs popped to mind. HeroRATs are African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys Ansorgei) trained to find landmines and good at it.
Those of you who are familiar with my previous publications in the Chinese zodiac series, know that I choose a charity each year to send the proceeds to. When I searched for a rat charity online, the first link I clicked on was APOPO. I looked no further! Some things are meant to be.
APOPO is a registered charity well known for their HeroRATs. For 20 years APOPO’s scent detection rats have been detecting landmines and tuberculosis. How cool is that!
Though the rat has long been associated with keen and quick intelligence it generally has a bad reputation. My aim with this anthology is to present the rat in a more positive or at least wholesome light.
Submission Guidelines
Write your mouse or rat themed poems (no more than 3 haiku) in the body of the email and include your name, email address, and city and country of residence. Two poems can be previously published. At least one should be unpublished. Kindly provide credits. You should all receive a confirmation email. If your work is selected, you will receive a second email at the end of July. As these are small anthologies inclusion is not guaranteed. The publisher will retain the right to publish and republish the anthologies in print, ebook, and PDF formats. All poems remain the property of the contributors. Contributing poets can purchase a copy at cost price (usually between €6 and €10 including postage). Send your submission to corine.timmer@icloud.com and put the title of the anthology (Rattled) plus your name in the subject line. The deadline is 1 July.
Hog Wild 2019
SUBMISSION PERIOD HAS ENDED
2019 is a year of the pig in the Chinese Zodiac. To put pigs in the spotlight, Bicadeideias will be publishing a pig haiku anthology in October 2019. The aim is to make it suitable for children and adults alike. It will include artwork. Proceeds will go to Farms Not Factories in the UK—a non-profit organization campaigning to support the “Food Sovereignty” Donations are welcome.
Barking Mad 2018
SUBMISSION PERIOD HAS ENDED
2018 is a year of the dog in the Chinese Zodiac. To put dogs in the spotlight, Bicadeideias will be publishing a dog haiku anthology in October 2018.
