CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: RAIN AND ROOTS A Nature & Earth Haiku Anthology
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: RAIN AND ROOTSA Nature & Earth Haiku Anthology
Fresh Words – An International Literary Magazine
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Key Dates
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Submission Deadline: August 15, 2026
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Acceptance Notifications: August 25, 2026
Where to Send
Fresh Words invites poets, wanderers, gardeners, storm-watchers, and quiet listeners of the living world to submit original nature-themed haiku for our summer anthology: RAIN AND ROOTS
Whether your haiku holds the hush before a downpour, the patient unfurling of a fern, the weight of a fallen tree, or the shock of a single wildflower in concrete—if it breathes with the earth, we want to read it.
Submission Guidelines
Format
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Structure: Traditional 3-line haiku.
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Flexibility: Slight creative flexibility is allowed if the natural essence and emotional resonance are strong.
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Style: Plain text only. No illustrations, graphics, or formatting beyond standard text in the document.
Theme
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Nature and the Earth, broadly interpreted: Rain, rivers, soil, roots, seeds, storms, seasons, forests, creatures, tides, decay, bloom, drought, mud, mist, sky—if it lives, grows, breathes, or returns to the ground, it belongs here.
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Urban nature counts too: The weed in a parking lot, the pigeon on a ledge, or the tree that bends a sidewalk. So does the inner landscape that mirrors the outer.
Submission Limit
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Maximum of seven (7) haiku per poet.
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All submissions must be included in one email as a single PDF or MS Word attachment.
Rights Note
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Authors retain full copyright.
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Fresh Words requests one-time non-exclusive publication rights for inclusion in the digital and/or print anthology. Rights revert to the author upon publication.
How to Submit
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Attachment: One file (.docx or .pdf) containing all haiku plus your required information.
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Subject Line: [Your Full Name] – SUBMISSION FOR RAIN AND ROOTS ANTHOLOGY
Required Information (Include inside your submission file):
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Cover Note (brief, 1–2 sentences welcome)
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Legal Name
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Pen Name (if applicable)
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Postal (Snail Mail) Address
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Short Literary Biography (approx. 60 words, written in third person)
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High-Resolution Photograph of yourself (JPEG, attached as a separate file) (Note: We only accept genuine, real-life author photographs; no AI-generated portraits or avatars).
Example Bio:
Amara Osei writes from the outskirts of Accra, where the harmattan turns the sky the color of old paper. Her work has appeared in Earthline Journal and Root & Rain Quarterly. She believes that every puddle is a small mirror held up to the sky.
Content Policy
We do not accept submissions that promote or glorify:
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Violence, abuse, or hate speech
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Racism, sexism, or discrimination
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Political propaganda or extremist ideologies
All work must be respectful, original, and artistically focused.
Additional Notes
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Simultaneous submissions are permitted — please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
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No fees — there are no submission or participation fees, ever.
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Global voices welcome — we celebrate diversity in culture, language (English only for this anthology), and interpretation of the natural world.
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Selected contributors will be notified by August 25, 2026.
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Let your deepest observations of the living world find their form in our pages.
Submit by August 15, 2026.
Let the roots grow deep.
Fresh Words
Where small poems hold big magic.
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