January 13, 2024

YTHS Anthology 2024 – Guidelines

Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Members’ 2024 Anthology
Call for Member Submissions

This year’s editor will be Gregory Longenecker, a long-term Yuki Teikei Haiku Society member and 2019 Touchstone Award Recipient.

DEADLINE (NOTE – Only YTHS Members can submit to the Anthology)

In-hand no later than Monday April 15, 2024.

HAIKU Criteria

  • Submit 4-6 unpublished haiku that are not in submission or under consideration elsewhere. (They may have appeared in Geppo but must not have been previously published anywhere else.)
  • Each haiku may be flexible in syllable count, provided the overall length is 17 syllables or fewer.

HAIKU Format Challenge Criteria

  • Submit 3-5 haiku in a 3-5-3, 4-6-4, or 5-7-5 syllable format; your choice of subject.
  • There is no promise or guarantee that each submitter will have a challenge haiku included in the Anthology.

HOW TO SUBMIT

EMAIL ENTRIES–PREFERRED

To: Gregory Longenecker, gjlongenecker@yahoo.com
Subject: (your name) 2024 Anthology

  • Please single space your haiku in the body of the email. No attachments please.
  • The editor will select 2 of your 4-6 haiku.
  • Below your haiku, include your full name, your name as you wish it to appear in the anthology, and your city, state, and country (if not in the U.S.).
SURFACE MAIL–ALTERNATIVE (only if email is not available; must be received by the April 15, 2024 deadline)
Mail to: 

Gregory Longenecker
YTHS 2024 Anthology
415 South Carmelo Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91107

  • Include 2 copies of each submission, either typed or legibly printed, together with your name and contact information (see below).
  • Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish to be informed about the haiku (and the Format Challenge Haiku, if applicable) selected for inclusion in the Anthology. 
  • All mailed submissions must include your full name, your name as you wish it to appear in the Anthology, mailing address, phone number (which the editor will use only if there are any questions about your submission), and an email address if available.