Re: Call for Submission and Subscription of the Printed World Haiku Review
Our Director of World Haiku Review in printed form, Milivoj Objedovic, has been
working for some time to prepare for this new paper magazine of haiku. We are now
ready to receive submission and subscription. Milivoj was a renowned editor of the
international haiku magazine, Woodpecker, together with its founder, Willem
Lofverse. World Haiku Review in printed form is a result of his desire to continue
the legacy and spirit of Woodpecker which was discontinued in 2002. We will keep the
new magazine on the modest side, covering solely or mostly haiku.
As has been announced before, this new magazine will be run completely separately
from and independently of the WHC's internet magazine which will remain the main
organ of WHC and which will be renamed 'World Haiku Review OnLine' after the
publication of the printed form. The printed WHR will be about the same size as
Woodpecker.
There will be two editors:
Milivoj Objedovic: He will be in charge of poets in Zone A (the Balkans, Eastern
Europe, Russia and such countries as Poland)
Groningerstraat 19, 8922 AR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tel: +31 58 21 35442
Fax: +31 58 21 65918 [E-mail communications are not in use]
Susumu Takiguchi: Responsible for poets in Zone B (the rest of the world)
WHC HQ, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4RA, England Tel: +44 1869
340261 Fax: +44 1869 340619 E-mail: susumu.takiguchi@btinternet.com
Each of us will choose best ten (i.e. 20 in total) and 'Zatsuei' (works of merit
after the 20) from all submissions and one poem (the best) will be chosen out of
them.
Milivoj is also responsible for all the subscription, planning, production and
printing sides of the printed WHR.
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Milivoj has already obtained over twenty poets in his Zone A, while I am now
launching the call for submission and subscription in Zone B. He wants to get the
first issue out in April or May. However, as I am leaving for Japan in early April
and will not be back until mid-May (I cannot use my melt-down Toshiba notebook pc
while in Japan for this purpose), the publication will have to be in late May or
June. But I want to secure sufficient number of poets as soon as possible and hence
this call for submission and subscription. So, please send me your entries by e-mail
to me and your subscription by snail mail to Milivoj.
The annual subscription for the printed form WHR is Euro 20 (for two issues
including postage). You can also pay in the following designated currencies: USD 30,
British Pound 15 or Yen 3000. Please send your subscription by post directly to
Milivoj Objedovic (but not to me) as soon as possible at: Groningerstraat 19, 8922
AR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Tel: 00 31 58 21 35442 Fax: 00 31 58 21 65918
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Entry:
Please send your new, original and unpublished haiku poems not being considered
elsewhere either to me or to Milivoj according to Zone A or Zone B. If you do not
know which Zone you belong to, please send the work to me and I will sort them out.
For the first issue, we set no restrictions in terms of haiku form, style, kigo or
no kigo, theme, number or any other requirements, except that they should be
excellent and of high standards and quality. Haiku submissions without payment of
subscription will not be accepted. All non-English haiku must be accompanied by
English translation which will be used for selection purposes.
My own additional point in terms of selection is that priority will be given to
those works which show some of the following: originality, newness, some surprise
element (but not gimmick), haiku sense of humour, innovation emanating from
traditional root and reflection of the author's understanding of haiku spirit.
I too am getting quite a number of submissions now. We look forward to receiving
your submission and subscription.
With best wishes,
Susumu
