Frogpond Submission Guidelines
Agnes Eva Savich, Interim Managing Editor
6313 Walnut Hills Dr.
Austin, TX 78723
1. Frogpond does not accept poetry or prose that uses discriminatory language against any race, religion, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or ancestry. In addition, we do not accept submissions of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated or (AI)-assisted writing.
2. Members and non-members of the Haiku Society of America are eligible to submit. By submitting, you acknowledge all work is original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. We consider poems on the internet (e.g., Facebook, X, Instagram, blogs) to be previously published. Simultaneous submissions will not be accepted.
3. It is free to submit to Frogpond. However, we do not make complete issues freely available online. A one-year membership in the Haiku Society of America includes the three complete issues of Frogpond from that year. If you would like to purchase a single copy of an issue in which you appear, you can do so once they are published. Learn more about purchasing issues on the Previous Issues page of our website.
4. Submission Periods: There are three issues of Frogpond each year with month-long submission reading periods per issue—March for the spring/summer issue, July for the autumn issue, and November for the winter issue. All submissions received during our reading periods will receive an acceptance or rejection notice within 4-6 weeks after the submission period. Haiku/senryu, haibun, rengay, renku and other sequence submissions sent outside of our reading periods will not be read or considered for publication.
Frogpond will accept a submission of up to five (5) haiku & senryu; up to three (3) haibun; up to three (3) rengay or other short sequences (including alternate forms of rengay and split sequences), and one (1) renku.
Submissions should be submitted via this online Google Form. You will need a Gmail address. If you don’t have one, instructions for creating one can be found here.
5. Essays & Articles: Essays and articles can be sent at any time to: <frogpondessays@proton.me> with the subject line: Frogpond Submission: Essay. You must also CC <editorfrogpond@gmail.com> with your submission.
Please note that we have updated our essay guidelines, particularly regarding essay length: [essay submission guidelines PDF]
6. Book Reviews: HSA members can send their books to request a book review at any time. HSA members who are editors can also send their anthologies to request a book review at any time.
The following book information should be sent (preferably by email) to: <editorfrogpond@gmail.com> with the subject line: Request for Book Review
A) Book Title
B) Your Name and role (Author or Editor)
C) A brief book description
D) Where readers can buy the book
E) Book Price
Books for review should be mailed to:
Agnes Eva Savich
6313 Walnut Hills Dr.
Austin, TX 78723
We are also now considering ebooks for review. You should submit the same information as for print books, and also have the book available in PDF format, as not everyone has e-reading devices in other formats. Please note that if a book is available in both print and digital formats, we prefer to review print books. However, if you live in an area where shipping a print book to us is cost-prohibitive, you may submit a PDF.
Contact:
Agnes Savich, Interim Managing Editor
Email: <editorfrogpond@gmail.com>
Thank you for your interest in Frogpond.
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