Poems and Haiku:
- NZPS members may submit poems and haiku.
- Non-members may submit poems and haiku for a small fee – $5 a poem or 2 Haiku. Please see payment instructions on the submission form.
- We welcome poems in te reo Māori with English translations.
- Poems and haiku may be unpublished or previously published. If previously published, please include the name of the publication in which the poems or haiku appeared.
- Send up to four poems, up to 40 lines each, and/or up to four haiku in one attachment.
Feature Articles, Talk Poems or Interviews:
- If you’d like to write an article, be interviewed or interview a poet, in the first instance, please pitch Gail Ingram through this form with your proposal.
- Both NZPS members and non-members can pitch for an article.
- We are keen to publish articles that encourage and strengthen readers’ and writers’ relationship with poetry. We would also like to see articles that can assist NZPS’s readership in practical areas, such as poetry publishing or poetry performance. We are also interested in ‘Talk Poem’ articles to introduce readers to new poetry, and to assist readers to improve their understanding of poetry – that is, in essence, one poet discussing a poem by another poet, either because it is a favourite of the writer (who will be explaining why), or because it has something to teach the reader about the craft of poetry.
Reviews:
- If you would like to review a poetry book, please pitch through this form with your proposal.
- Reviewers keep the book. We will also consider unsolicited reviews of other books.
- Reviews appear in our seasonal magazine and will be 500-1000 words, excluding quotations — although this is negotiable, depending on the nature of the book under review.
Art:
- Digital artists are invited to submit art on the season’s theme to be considered for the cover of a fine line or to be used throughout the issue in the headers, alongside poetry from a wide range of writers from Aotearoa.
- Both NZPS members and non-members’ submissions will be considered. We especially love artists who are also poets.
- Send a selection of high-quality digital art images in jpeg or png files suitable for the theme of the issue.
Payment:
Selected contributions receive a small koha. General Rate $25 per page.
Featured Poet $100 for around 4 pages
Featured Article $100 for up to 4 pages
Poems $30 for first page, $25 per page thereafter
Haiku $10 for first haiku, multiple haiku $15
Articles $25 per page, up to $75
Reviews $25 per page, up to $75
Micro Reviews $30 for one page
Cover Art $100
Contributing Art $20 per artist
- The Open category is for poets 18+ years. Open Junior is for 17 years and under.
- The Open Junior category calls for poetry inspired by works of visual art such as painting, sculpture or photographs. The literary terms for poems inspired by art is ekphrasis, a word for ancient Greek which implied vivid description. Today, the term is applied to poems in which poets interpret works of art, sometimes describing but more often telling their readers what the artwork means to them.
- Each poem must be no more than 32 lines in length. Poems over 32 lines will be decline and the entry fee will not be refunded. The poem title is not included in the line count. Please use 1.5 spacing.
- The font to be used is Garamond 10 point. Poems in Word format are preferred. Please only submit a PDF when a specific layout is important.
- Entries are judged blind, so do NOT include your name in your document. If personal information appears, the entry will be disqualified, and the entry fee will not be refunded.
- Please send the final version of your poem(s). We will not accept new versions or changes to your work during the judging and anthology selection process. The editors may lightly edit for house style, spelling, and layout for the anthology. Once entered, poems cannot be withdrawn from the competition.
- Entries should not be submitted for publication anywhere else until AFTER August 31, 2024, Aotearoa New Zealand time as they may be considered for inclusion in our annual anthology.
- Entry fees are: Open NZD 8.00 per poem NZPS member; 10.00 non-NZPS member. Open Jr 2.50 per poem.
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Jeanette Stace Poetry Trust.
- The Haiku Junior section is for those who are 17 years old or younger on May 31, 2024. There is no theme for this category.
- NO TITLES are to be given to haiku, including senryu.
- International entries are welcome.
- The font to be used is Garamond 10 point. Poems in Word format are preferred. Please only submit a PDF when a specific layout is important and to assist with formatting if the work is selected for the annual anthology.
- The poet’s name must be recorded only on the entry form. This is to ensure that the entries are judged blind. Submissions with any other form of identification on the poems themselves will be disqualified, and entry fees will not be returned.
- Please send the final version of your poem(s). We will not accept new versions or changes to your work during the judging and anthology selection process. The editors may lightly edit for house style, spelling, and layout for the anthology. Once entered, poems cannot be withdrawn from the competition.
- Entries should not be submitted for publication anywhere else until AFTER August 31, 2024, Aotearoa New Zealand time as they may be considered for inclusion in our annual anthology.
- Entry fees are NZD - adult NZPS member 2.50 per haiku or 12.50 for 5 haiku; non-NZPS 3.50 per haiku or 17.50 for 5 haiku. Haiku Jr 1.00 per haiku or 5.00 for 5 haiku.
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Jeanette Stace Poetry Trust.
- The Haiku Junior section is for those who are 17 years old or younger on May 31. There is no theme for this category.
- The Open Junior category calls for poetry inspired by works of visual art such as painting, sculpture or photographs. The literary terms for poems inspired by art is ekphrasis, a word for ancient Greek which implied vivid description. Today, the term is applied to poems in which poets interpret works of art, sometimes describing but more often telling their readers what the artwork means to them.
- NO TITLES are to be given to haiku, including senryu.
- Each poem must be no more than 32 lines in length. Poems over 32 lines will be declined & the entry fee will not be refunded. The poem title is not included in the line count. Please use 1.5 spacing.
- The font to be used is Garamond 10 point. Poems in Word format are preferred. Please only submit a PDF when a specific layout is important and to assist with formatting if the work is selected for the annual anthology.
- Poems must not have been previously published in any form (including self-published, published on a website or blog, broadcast, or made public via social media).
- The students’ names must be recorded only on the entry form. This is to ensure that the entries are judged blind. Submissions with any other form of identification on the poems themselves will be immediately disqualified and entry fees will not be returned.
- Each entry must be the original work of the student. Please ensure each haiku, including senryu, is clearly attributed to the correct student.
- If you are 18 years old but part of a school group, you may still enter as part of that school group.
- Entry fees are NZD 9.00 for 10 haiku; 23.00 for 10 poems; 18.00 for 20 haiku; 45.00 for 20 poems.