Contributions

You can contribute to the NZPS bimonthly magazine in the following sections:

Feature Article:

The purpose of this article is to encourage informed debate, and to assist readers to improve their understanding of poetry. The subject matter is open, and the word limit is 750, excluding any poetry quotations. There is a payment of $25, and preference is given to members' submissions. Please include a contributor's bio. of up to 20 words.

Letters to the Editor:

Readers are invited to comment on magazine content, or any other subject of interest to lovers of poets and poetry. Length is negotiable, though the letter may be abridged, at the discretion of the Editor. There is no payment, and letter writers do not need to be members of the NZPS. Letters are accepted both by email and by post.

Noticeboard:

Members are invited to submit items of interest for inclusion in the Noticeboard. This is not an advertising feature, so no payment is expected, but the Editor has discretion regarding whether the item is of sufficient general interest to be published. Attribution is required.

Regional reports:

This is an occasional column, reporting on poetry events around the country. Writers may include poems from a reading or workshop they are reporting on, with the poet's permission. Please be sure to check the accuracy of any poems used, including such features as punctuation, line breaks and spelling. There is no payment, and reporters do not need to be members of the NZPS. There is a word limit of 500, excluding poems.

Poetry Book reviews:

Book reviews require the following information: Title, Author, Publisher, Retail Price, ISBN and a contributor's bio.of up to 20 words.

Word count: 500, excluding quotations, although this is negotiable, depending on the nature of the book under review. There is limited space for reviews, and preference is given to reviewers who are members of the NZPS. Books available for review appear on our Publications page, at http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/node/114 and marked *. We do not review self-published books, unless they are sufficiently outstanding to attract special notice. Payment is $10 for each review, and reviewers keep the book.

Unsolicited reviews of books not on the list will be considered, though please be aware that there is no budget to pay for these.

Writers are advised to consult a reviewing guide, such as:

http://www.library.dal.ca/how/bookrev.htm

http://library.queensu.ca/inforf/bookreview/write_review.htm

htttp://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/bookreview/index.cfm

(With thanks to the New Zealand Book Council)

KiwiHaiku:

These are haiku with a particular New Zealand flavour. Please send your KiwiHaiku submissions to Patricia Prime at pprime@ihug.co.nz

Tanka Reflections
- short songs of the human spirit -

Members are invited to submit unpublished tanka, even if you've never tried one before. Please send your submissions to Catherine Mair at: c.mair@clear.net.nz

How it is:

This is an occasional opinion or informational piece, carrying no payment. Subject matter is open, as long as it relates to poetry, and blog items are acceptable, but must be declared. Preference is given to members, although there is more chance of being published in this section even if you are not a member, as there are relatively few submissions. Please include a contributor's bio. of up to 20 words.

Talk Poem:

The purpose of the Talk Poem is to introduce readers to new poetry, and to assist readers to improve their understanding of poetry. In essence, it is 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.

Please supply: Poem and name of poet, Title and Publisher of the book it appears in (if applicable), and a contributor's bio. of up to 20 words. There is a payment of $25, and preference will be given to NZPS members, though non-members' submissions are carefully considered.

Members' Poems:

Members only may submit poems of up to 40 lines for the back page of the magazine. Poems may be published or not published, but if they are published please include the name of the publication in which they appear.

Please submit 3-4 poems as 1 or more attachment(s), and do not expect them to be published in the next issue, as there is always a backlog of submissions.

There is currently no payment.

General submission guidelines:

Email submissions are preferred, though postal ones are accepted. If emailing, please attach Feature Articles, Reviews, How it is and poems for the Members' Poems page as either Word docs or Rich Text. All other submissions may be in the body of the email.

Send submissions to:

editor@poetrysociety.org.nz

or:

The Editor
a fine line
PO Box 5283
Wellington 6145

The deadline for the next issue of a fine line is 15 February.

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