This site features current writing opportunities for authors of all genres, with a preference for Christian publications. The submission opportunities featured on this blog site have been collected by Sally Clark. The source of the information is listed at the bottom of each post. Please check these websites for additional writing articles and information on submissions in other genres.

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Poetry Society of Colorado: Tanka

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, September 28, 2018
Poetry Society of Colorado: Tanka
 
TANKA (Open)
Deadline: October 20, 2018
Theme: Optional Form: Tanka
Line Limit: 5
Additional prize money ($100 total): First, $50; Second, $30; and Third, $20
 
MUSTS:
1. The poem must be 31 syllables long.
2. The poem must consist of 5 lines, following the traditional pattern of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables per line.
3. The poem must be unrhymed.
4. The poem, as is traditional, must incorporate a pivot in the third line, which connects the “upper phrase” (lines 1 and 2), describing a concrete image, to the “lower phrase” (lines 4 and 5), in which the reader learns of the poet’s reaction to the image.
 
SOME POSSIBILITIES:
1. Titles are optional (not required, but no criticism for adding a title, either).
2. Open subject matter: traditional, non-traditional, and modern subjects welcome.
 

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Poetry Society of Colorado: Tanka

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, September 28, 2018
Poetry Society of Colorado: Tanka
 
TANKA (Open)
Deadline: October 20, 2018
Theme: Optional Form: Tanka
Line Limit: 5
Additional prize money ($100 total): First, $50; Second, $30; and Third, $20
 
MUSTS:
1. The poem must be 31 syllables long.
2. The poem must consist of 5 lines, following the traditional pattern of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables per line.
3. The poem must be unrhymed.
4. The poem, as is traditional, must incorporate a pivot in the third line, which connects the “upper phrase” (lines 1 and 2), describing a concrete image, to the “lower phrase” (lines 4 and 5), in which the reader learns of the poet’s reaction to the image.
 
SOME POSSIBILITIES:
1. Titles are optional (not required, but no criticism for adding a title, either).
2. Open subject matter: traditional, non-traditional, and modern subjects welcome.
 

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