Blo͞o Outlier SUBMISSIONS CLOSED for haibun, tanka story, kyoka story, or zuihitsu!

 


Blo͞o Outlier Journal Special issue #2, 2021 

  

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!


Keep checking the blog for updates.


We hope to get back to everyone before the end of May.



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From Kat Lehmann:

"Write for your own journey. Are you ready to tell another layer of truth?"


We are open to different approaches to haibun and tanka story, and other combinations and variations. Be brave, be bold, send us something you wouldn’t send out elsewhere!


This is an outlier journal!



Send only ONE: 

unpublished haibun (prose+haiku) or tanka story (prose+tanka) 

or

unpublished haibun (prose+senryu) or kyoka story (prose+kyoka)

or

unpublished Zuihitsu (max. words 1500)

or if in two languages max. 750 words in English.



Length/word counts:

  • ultra short (anything from single digits to double digits!)
  • Double digits to 200 words plus
  • one page length (300 to 350 word count)
  • longer haibun (1500 max. word count) or if in two languages max. 750 words in English.


This is just a rough guide, enjoy working around it, it’s your submission after all!


The submission window period: 

Monday 19th April (2021)-Sunday 25th April (2021)

The submission window is very short: SEVEN days only!



The Blo͞o Outlier Journal haibun email:

haibunandmore@gmail.com


And bring an extra smile to us by spelling Blo͞o!


Editors:

Grix, Kat, and Alan


Editor bios appear here:

https://bloooutlierjournal.blogspot.com/2021/03/haibun-update-nearly-there-few.html 



Comments

  1. isabella kramer - veredit24 April 2021 at 01:16

    Short window, great possibilities! Thanks for that, Alan, Grix and Kat!

    isabella

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  2. Marion Clarke24 April 2021 at 08:09

    Decisions...decisions...

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    1. Pan Haiku Review24 April 2021 at 13:40

      Yes, we've certainly set a tough challenge but a few have stepped up to the bar. I know you can as well.

      warm regards,
      Alan

      Delete
    2. Marion Clarke25 April 2021 at 06:10

      I've now written three but am not happy with any of them as they don't fit with what I've read you're looking for :(

      Delete
    3. Pan Haiku Review26 April 2021 at 01:55

      How do you know what we are looking for? Your submission was safely and gratefully received!

      warmest regards,
      Alan

      Delete
  3. hpcフィールドサービス25 April 2021 at 17:37

    Hi, Alan, I have just submitted. Alas, I did not understand the digit used in your explanation. Mine may not qualify for ultra right. In that case, please disqualify. Sincerely, eiko yachimoto

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    Replies
    1. Pan Haiku Review26 April 2021 at 01:53

      Dear Eiko, your submission was safely received!
      The humor of saying a submitted work can be from a single digit (the number one) as in, accepting work from 1 word up to 1500 words was with love and humor.

      Many thanks for your submission!

      warm regards,
      Alan

      Delete
  4. Unknown29 April 2021 at 03:32

    I have sent in my submission. It's not the kind of thing I usually write but I'm not sure if it's revolutionary enough to fit in with your remit.

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    1. Pan Haiku Review30 April 2021 at 00:39

      Dear Unknown,

      We look at everything with interest, and appreciate the submissions to this special issue.

      warm regards,
      Alan
      editor-in-chief, Blo͞o Outlier Journal

      Delete
  5. Unknown2 May 2021 at 02:54

    I don't know why I appeared as unknown. I think you should know me by now. I hope you received s lot of unusual submissions.

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    Replies
    1. Pan Haiku Review2 May 2021 at 06:31

      Hi Unknown, We did have lots of strong writing that was both new and authentic.

      warm regards,
      Alan

      Delete
  6. Unknown2 May 2021 at 02:55

    This is who I am .

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    1. Pan Haiku Review2 May 2021 at 06:32

      Hi Unknown,

      Perhaps you can sign yourself?

      warm regards,

      Alan
      (Alan Summers)

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    2. Unknown3 May 2021 at 00:26

      Diana Webb

      Delete
    3. Pan Haiku Review4 May 2021 at 04:49

      Good person to know! :-)

      Alan

      (Alan Summers)

      Delete
    4. Unknown6 May 2021 at 05:36

      Thankyou Alan

      Diana

      Delete
  7. sacha0077 June 2021 at 00:10

    Hello, I was wondering when the next submission window will be posted? Great journal! Can’t wait to discover the next edition and give it a try, for number 3! Thanks!

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    1. Pan Haiku Review11 July 2021 at 03:51

      Hi Sacha,

      Issue #2 is due out at end of July this year (2021).

      Issue #3 with its new email address, will open for submissions later in August.
      The third issue will be haiku only, and the theme is natural history (wildlife):

      What is natural history haiku?
      I’ve been asked this a few times regarding the Autumn 2021 issue of Blo͞o Outlier Journal.

      It could be said they are powerful nature poems, and raw nature poems.
      It’s capturing nature or rather when nature captures us and we become merged.

      “Traditionally haiku are rooted in natural history and the seasons, and make us conspirators with wildlife, as nature half-writes the haiku before we've even put pen to paper.”
      Alan Summers, With Words and “what is a haiku”


      EXAMPLES on my FB page:
      https://www.facebook.com/alan.summers.92372/posts/206382977927518

      Enjoy getting ready for issue #3!

      warm regards,
      Alan
      editor-in-chief, Blo͞o Outlier Journal

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