General Submissions
Issue Five: Birdsong
The Oxford English Dictionary defines birdsong as the "vocalization by one or more birds; esp. such vocalization likened to a musical performance." Send us your birdsong-inspired poetry, the symbolic, the prophetic, the transcendental. Channel Walt Whitman. Interpret the theme in a unique or unexpected way.
We gravitate toward tiny poems with deep imagery + original, striking figurative language. Read previous issues or buy a tiny chapbook to get a sense of what we like.
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Submit up to six (6) tiny poems in a single Word document (.doc or .docx or .pdf). Each poem should be on its own separate page, single-spaced, + in 12-point font, nothing fancy. Work should be your own + unpublished. Before you submit, please read our FAQ page.
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Submissions: Open July 15 thru August 15
tiny wren publishing's tiny chapbooks
tiny wren lit wants your tiny manuscripts of tiny poems to publish in zine format.
How tiny?
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No more than fifteen (15) lines in length (including stanza breaks)
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Five (5) to ten (10) lines are our sweet spot
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Each line should have no more than twenty-five (25) characters, including spaces
Submission deets
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Submit a manuscript of six (6) to fifteen (15) tiny poems in one file (.docx or .pdf)
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Have one (1) tiny poem per page
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One submission/manuscript per reading period
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Manuscript should be cohesive (theme, tone, + style)
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At least eighty (80) percent of poems should be new + unpublished
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tiny wren lit does not charge submission fees
Accepted manuscripts
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Authors of chosen manuscripts will receive twenty-five (25) complimentary copies from a print run of seventy-five (75)
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tiny wren lit will collaborate with authors on zine format + design
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Submissions: Closed
Print Anthology Theme: The Half-Life of Echoes: Poems about the Power and Fragility of Memories
And it all stared back. We’ve met before, my memory
started to say, somewhere. . . .
And then I stopped: my father’s eyes were gray
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Excerpt from William Stafford's poem "Fall Journey," originally published in Prairie Schooner, Vol. 31, No. 1, Spring 1957
Poet + writer Kip Knott wants your memories. More precisely, he wants your philosophical musings on memory for tiny wren lit's next print anthology, The Half-Life of Echoes: Poems about the Power and Fragility of Memories.
Memories can stop us dead in our tracks with their epiphanies. Memories can also be as fragile + fleeting as words that hang for a moment before our face in the cold of a winter’s breath. William Stafford’s poem “Fall Journey” captures the electric jolt that can come with a sudden memory. Take a look at Kip's own memory poem "Early Onset Ghost Town" published in ONE ART.
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Focus more on the nature of memory over detailing specific memories—memory formation, loss of memory, sensory memories, short- or long-term memories, memory recall, etc. Include imagery + words that captivate or surprise, delight or evoke certain emotions.
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Submit up to six (6) tiny poems in a single Word document (.doc or .docx or .pdf). Each poem should be on its own separate page, single-spaced, + in 12-point font, nothing fancy. Work should be your own + unpublished. Before you submit, please read our FAQ page.
Each featured poet will receive a free contributor's copy + 50% off for additional copies.
Submissions: August 15 thru September 15