Saturday, January 6, 2018

Haiku journals: which ones require credit as first publisher?

Generally, when an editor reprints a poem, they'll include a note at the end of the poem (or on the Acknowledgments page, if a in book or chapbook) stating when and by whom the poem was first published.  In some cases this acknowledgment is required by the rights that the first publisher acquired; in other cases, it's merely a courtesy.

Some markets don't allow for the acknowledgment of first publication.  One of these is Snapshot Press' annual haiku calendar, which includes poems chosen from entries to their Haiku Calendar Competition (the current contest closes on January 31st).  If you're submitting poems to a contest, magazine, or other market that explicitly states they can't -- or won't -- include acknowledgment of any previous publication, it's up to you as the submitter to make sure that your poem isn't in violation of any contractual terms or obligations if it gets selected for publication by that venue.

Many poetry magazines, especially the smaller ones, don't specify whether acknowledgment when reprinting is required or not.  To be safe, you should always check their submissions or guidelines web page, as well as any agreement you signed and any correspondence between the magazine and yourself.

Below is a brief list of some haiku journals (both print and online) that either require or request acknowledgment if a poem is reprinted.


- cattails

"All rights revert back to authors upon publication, although credits for having been first-published in cattails (both online and in print), are required, as are credits for any collaboration of any submission."

DailyHaiku

"In the event of subsequent re-publication, DailyHaiku should be listed as the place of first publication."


Failed Haiku -- which incidentally doesn't acknowledge previous publications -- states in its guidelines that it doesn't require you to acknowledge it as the place of first publication, though the editor "will love it if you do!"

- Modern Haiku

"Modern Haiku requests the courtesy of acknowledging first publication in our journal."

"If your work is included in an issue, please credit the journal as R'r or Roadrunner. Thank you!"

- Shamrock Haiku Journal

"If your work is included in Shamrock, please credit the journal as Shamrock or Shamrock Haiku Journal. Thank you in advance."


If you know of other haiku magazines that ask for or require acknowledgment, feel free to mention them in the comments below.

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