Modern Haiku - Poetry, Haiku, Senryu, Haibun, Haiga

Modern Haiku
 http://www.modernhaiku.org/

If I may, ahem:

The ancient Haiku
Compressed thought in word, it springs
Like a season's change :)

http://www.modernhaiku.org/submissions.html
Modern Haiku, An Independent Journal of Haiku and Haiku Studies. I think the name says it all. Modern Haiku publishes Haiku and Senryu, as well as Haibun and Haiga. I'm a little upset that they don't publish Tanka, but that's neither here nor there.

Modern Haiku isn't a pro market, they pay an honorarium of $1 per haiku, $2 for haibun and $10 for haiga. The good this is, they pay on acceptance!

They also publish essays, book reviews and commission art work. However, since those things are commissioned, you can't send them in over the transom. Send a query letter first!

Although not pro (by payment standards), I'm including  the publication just because...well, just because it's awesome. The site has a ton of back issues and samples for you to peruse as well. And of course they accept electronic submissions.

I'm not going to get too much into it because Modern Haiku's website has all of the info you need. Their guidelines page is very, very detailed and I suggest you read it in its entirety. Ya might learn something new.

Well, there's one caveat:

Editorial cut-off dates for the reading and selection of submissions are March 15, July 15, and November 15 (postmark), but material may be sent at any time and upon acceptance will be published in the next available issue.

http://www.modernhaiku.org/index.html
http://www.modernhaiku.org/submissions.html

Island Magazine and Islet - Poetry - Fiction - Essays - Memoirs - Visual Arts

Island Magazine and Islet - Two Great Markets for the price of one! :)
http://www.islandmag.com/im/

Island Magazine is a prestigious Australian literary magazine that has been around since 1979

Island is a literary quarterly that publishes the very best contemporary writing – fiction, essays, memoir and poetry. It engages with pre-eminent writers, while also developing and promoting new voices.

Island pays a semi-pro to pro rate and accepts both fiction and poetry submissions - Online is the only accepted means of submitting :) Thier complete guidelines are available as a PDF: http://www.islandmag.com/upfiles/im/cont/website_content/pdfs/submisison_guidelines.pdf

WRITE FOR ISLAND

Island welcomes new fiction, poetry and non-fiction from writers around the world. Please read our submission guidelines before submitting your work as only writing that meets these guidelines will be considered.
Island Online Submission Guidelines
Island Online Submission Form

Genre:

• We publish fiction, poetry, and all varieties of non-fiction (essays, critical reviews, creative non-fiction, memoir etc). We also consider extracts from novels or longer works
• Island often explores particular themes: watch the website for updates and calls for themed submissions

Format:

• Submissions are only accepted via our website
• Submissions must be typed with 1.5 spacing, and 12pt font
• Include a wide margin at left and right
• Fiction and nonfiction usually range from 2500 to 5000 words
• Poems may be any length, though there are fewer opportunities for poems over 2 pages in length
• Include a cover sheet with the title of the piece, its genre, and word count;
• Also include on the cover sheet your name; contact information (phone, email and mailing address); and a short biographical note (50-100 words)
• For citations use the following format: surname, initial, *‘title of article’], title of book, edition, publisher, place of publication, date, page reference (with all elements separated by commas)
• Use single inverted commas (‘ ’) around quotations and reserve double inverted commas (“ ”) for quotations within quotations

Payment & Copyright:

• Rates will be negotiated directly with the author upon acceptance (min. $100).
• A contract will be issued on acceptance and payment will be made by cheque or direct credit after return of contract, submission of an invoice, and publication.
• Island acquires the rights to published work for three months; and the work will be made available on our website archives. The copyright stays with the author, but any subsequent publication must acknowledge first publication in Island.

Keep in mind that payment is in Australian dollars ;) However, as of right now AUD/USD are very, very close in value...if that sort of thing concerns ya.

I highly suggest you peruse the Island Magazine website. It has lots of sample work from past issues for you to take a look at, and it also has Islet!

Islet is the online only version of Island Magazine and has it's own set of guidelines.

WRITE FOR ISLET

Islet is Island magazine’s online-only journal. Islet is updated regularly and publishes short work by emerging writers. Please read our submission guidelines before submitting your work as only writing that meets these guidelines will be considered.
Islet Online Submission Guidelines

Islet not only accepts unsolicited submissions, it's actually geared towards accepting the work of emerging writers (read the guidelines) - it also accepts submissions from visual artists as well.

The guidelines for Islet, as well as the pay rate are completely different from Island Magazine's, but they are still pro rates. The Islet link contains work from featured artists that you can peruse as well.


On another note, according to Island Mag's front page, they may be in danger of losing some of their major funding. If you feel you want to do your part to help the zine out, please do follow some of the suggestions listed there. You can also get more info on their Facebook and Twitter pages

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Island-Magazine-The-Future/231920450192392

https://twitter.com/#!/islandmagtas

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Five Points: A Journal Of Literature and Art - Fiction - Poetry - Essays - Photography

Five Points: A Journal of Literature & Art

http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu

Five Points: a journal of literature and art is published by Georgia State University three times a year.

Five Points is a literary journal dedicated to publishing quality fiction, poetry, essays, photographs, artwork, and interviews. We place no limitations on style or content. Our only criterion is excellence. If your writing has an original voice, substance, and significance, send it to us. We will publish distinctive, intelligent writing that has something to say and says it in a way that captures and maintains our attention.

As of Sept. 1 Five Points has resumed reading manuscripts (not sure of their reading period but I think it ends in April). It accepts both poetry and fiction and pays in the semi-pro to pro range. Of course it accepts email submissions. It uses it's own Five Points Submission Manager which can be found here: http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu/submissions/

By all accounts, it's pretty hard to get an acceptance from them. Doesn't mean you shouldn't try though :) It's only been around since 96 but many of its stories win awards and go into anthologies. It was #10 on EWR's Top 50 Literary Magazines.

Five Points only accepts up to 2 submissions per genre during the course of its reading period - meaning only up to 2 poems AND 2 stories at most.

It was kind of hard tracking down info about specific guidelines for Five Points, but with a little googling and dedication, I managed to find what I guess is their old website (their current one looks to be lacking a bit of info) - The old site is still up for the nonce but may disappear at any time. It has their guidelines, examples of poetry and fiction from older issues (do your research!) and a gallery of art from older issues as well. Of course, as these are old guidelines, you should use your best discretion.

Guidelines for General Submissions

Fiction: Stories or self-contained novel excerpts in the 7500-word range preferred, but we will consider longer pieces. One story per submission.

Poetry: High-quality poems. Send up to three poems per submission. Poems should not exceed fifty lines each.

Essays: Literary or personal essays, no criticism. We prefer the 7500-word range. Send one essay per submission. 

Photographs and Artwork: Send slides, cd, or duplicates. Black and white photography is preferable, but we will consider color.

Payment: $15 per printed page (prose), $50 per poem, $250 for photographs and artwork plus complimentary copies and  subscription. 

The new site also has examples of stories and poetry for the current issue that happens to be out, so check that as well.

Like everybody else these days, they have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Five-Points-A-Journal-of-Literature-and-Art/330426257932

EveryWritersResource.com's Top 50 Literary Magazines

EveryWritersResource.com's Top 50 Literary Magazines
 

Every Writer's Resource (EWR) - http://www.everywritersresource.com/

http://www.everywritersresource.com/topliterarymagazines.html

Every Writer's Resource is, as the name states, a nice writer's resource with links to many literary magazines, markets, publishing articles etc.

If, for some reason, you don't know what a literary magazine is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_magazine

The reason why I'm posting about this list is because each entry in the list also contains a link to the submission guidelines for that particular zine. They indicate with bold if the the magazine accepts email submissions (my favorite type!) - Well, to be fair, outside of the list itself, the site is a rather nice one. I highly suggest exploring it.

I'm going to list the first, top 10. You can follow the link to see the rest.

1. New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com

• The best of the best. We didn't have any commercial magazines on our last list, but it was a shame to leave this literary magazine out. After lots of emails here it is one the oldest and the most honored magazine of all. Started in the 1920s and has a circulation of over a million readers. Online submissions: http://www.newyorker.com/contact/contactus

2. Ploughshares http://www.pshares.org

• Founded in 1971 Ploughshares is our best and highest ranked university non-commercial literary magazine. It is more honored by national anthologies than any other magazine except the New Yorker. It is an outstanding publication. Online submissions: http://www.pshares.org/submit/

3. The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com

• Founded in 1857 and often honored by national anthologies. This is another outstanding commercial magazine with a very large circulation of about 400,000 readers. They do publish new writers from time to time. http://www.theatlantic.com/faq/ Submissions by email.

4. Harper's Magazine http://www.harpers.org/

• Founded in 1850 and always well honored. It is an outstanding commercial literary magazine with a circulation of 220,000 readers. Submissions by email at http://harpers.org/harpers/submissions

5. Tin House http://www.tinhouse.com

• Started in 1998 but quickly became one of the best and best known literary magazines in the country. It has been honored by national anthologies more times than many literary magazine that have been publishing for over 100 years. 

6. Paris Review http://www.theparisreview.org/

• The Paris Review started in 1953 and is one of the best known literary magazines in the world. It is always publishing great authors and great works. No online submissions: http://www.theparisreview.org/about/submissions

7. New England Review http://www.nereview.com/

• Started in 1978 and is one of the best known and best loved literary magazines in the country. It is outstanding. Online submission by payment: http://www.nereview.com/guidelines.html

8. Georgia Review http://www.uga.edu/garev/

• Started in 1947 and has won many awards. It is a great literary magazine that publishes great authors and great works. No online submissions: http://www.uga.edu/garev/guidelines.html

9. Kenyon Review http://kenyonreview.org/

• One of the best literary magazines in the country. You can always find great writers in its pages. Started in 1939. Submissions online: http://kenyonreview.org/krsubmit/submissions/

10. Five Points http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu/

• Is published by Georgia State university and is in our top 10 of these 50 for being always in national anthologies and winning awards. Founded in 1996 still less than 20 years old but a great literary magazine. Online submissions: http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu/submissions/

http://www.everywritersresource.com/topliterarymagazines.html

Yup, they're on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Every-Writers-Resource/32771552139