Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Members’ 2026 Anthology
Call for Member Submissions

This year’s editor is Barbara Anderson, a Yuki Teikei Haiku Society member and proofreader for the Geppo Editorial Staff.

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

In-hand no later than Tuesday April 1, 2026.

HAIKU Criteria

• Submit 4-6 unpublished haiku that are not in submission or under consideration elsewhere. (They may have appeared in Geppo but not previously published.)
• Each haiku may be flexible in syllable count (17 syllables or less).

HAIKU Celebratory Challenge: Spring Handbook kigo.

• Submit up to 3 haiku that use your choice of kigo from the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Season Word Handbook: Spring, edited by Phillip Kennedy (2025). The haiku may have appeared in Geppo but must not have been previously published anywhere else.
• The editor will select 1 of your haiku for inclusion in the anthology.

SUBMISSIONS

EMAIL Entries—Preferred

To: Barbara Anderson at yths26anthology@gmail.com

Subject: (your name) 2026 Anthology

• Single space your haiku in the body of the email.  No attachments please.
• Below your haiku, include your full name; your name as you wish it to appear in the anthology; and your city, state or province, and country (if not in the USA).

• Include 2 copies of each submission, either typed or legibly printed, with your full name; your name as you wish it to appear in the anthology; your city, state or province, and country (if not in the USA); your phone number (only used for questions about your submission); and an email address if available.
• Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish to be informed about your haiku (and challenge haiku, if applicable) selected for inclusion in the anthology.
• Your submission must be received (not postmarked) by the April 1^st deadline.