freginold
@freginold.bsky.social
occasional writer of haiku, horror, and other words.
haiku/haibun/tanka/etc submission deadlines:
tinyurl.com/haikudeadlines
scifi/fantasy/horror submission deadlines:
tinyurl.com/haikuandhorror2
haiku/haibun/tanka/etc submission deadlines:
tinyurl.com/haikudeadlines
scifi/fantasy/horror submission deadlines:
tinyurl.com/haikuandhorror2
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current #haiku contests:
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/3 -- there are plenty!)
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/3 -- there are plenty!)
Check out the 15th Polish International Haiku Competition results:
- A cool new kigo from Alan Summers - "goose feather snow"
- A standout poem by Aakanksha Tanwar - strong imagery & multiple interpretations
- Insightful & interesting commentary from Sandra Simpson
psh.org.pl/15th-pihc-20...
- A cool new kigo from Alan Summers - "goose feather snow"
- A standout poem by Aakanksha Tanwar - strong imagery & multiple interpretations
- Insightful & interesting commentary from Sandra Simpson
psh.org.pl/15th-pihc-20...
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Check out the 15th Polish International Haiku Competition results:
- A cool new kigo from Alan Summers - "goose feather snow"
- A standout poem by Aakanksha Tanwar - strong imagery & multiple interpretations
- Insightful & interesting commentary from Sandra Simpson
psh.org.pl/15th-pihc-20...
- A cool new kigo from Alan Summers - "goose feather snow"
- A standout poem by Aakanksha Tanwar - strong imagery & multiple interpretations
- Insightful & interesting commentary from Sandra Simpson
psh.org.pl/15th-pihc-20...
so many current #haiku contests...
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/15/26: Marianne Bluger Book and Chapbook Awards
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/x)
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/15/26: Marianne Bluger Book and Chapbook Awards
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/x)
January 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
so many current #haiku contests...
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/15/26: Marianne Bluger Book and Chapbook Awards
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/x)
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/15/26: Marianne Bluger Book and Chapbook Awards
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/x)
for some reason Google decided that the list of haiku submission deadlines violated some rule or other. it's under review now, hoping to have it back online soon.
haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com/p/haiku-mark...
haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com/p/haiku-mark...
Haiku market news and deadlines
Haiku submission deadlines, contests, market news, and links to publishers' guidelines.
haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
for some reason Google decided that the list of haiku submission deadlines violated some rule or other. it's under review now, hoping to have it back online soon.
haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com/p/haiku-mark...
haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com/p/haiku-mark...
for authors looking for ways to get their books in the hands of more readers, check out this column by Peter Derk on LitReactor. It's 6 years old but still just as relevant, with good insights into the workings of selling books to libraries.
litreactor.com/columns/requ...
litreactor.com/columns/requ...
Requests, Not Demands: How to Get Your Books into Libraries
litreactor.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
for authors looking for ways to get their books in the hands of more readers, check out this column by Peter Derk on LitReactor. It's 6 years old but still just as relevant, with good insights into the workings of selling books to libraries.
litreactor.com/columns/requ...
litreactor.com/columns/requ...
current scifi/fantasy/horror fiction & poetry contests:
- 12/31/25: Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition (includes a short story category)
- 1/26/26: Globe Soup Christmas Horror Short Story Competition
- 1/31/26: Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition
(1/2)
- 12/31/25: Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition (includes a short story category)
- 1/26/26: Globe Soup Christmas Horror Short Story Competition
- 1/31/26: Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition
(1/2)
December 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
current scifi/fantasy/horror fiction & poetry contests:
- 12/31/25: Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition (includes a short story category)
- 1/26/26: Globe Soup Christmas Horror Short Story Competition
- 1/31/26: Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition
(1/2)
- 12/31/25: Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition (includes a short story category)
- 1/26/26: Globe Soup Christmas Horror Short Story Competition
- 1/31/26: Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition
(1/2)
current #haiku contests:
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/3 -- there are plenty!)
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/3 -- there are plenty!)
December 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
current #haiku contests:
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/3 -- there are plenty!)
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
(1/3 -- there are plenty!)
Reposted by freginold
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
current scifi/fantasy/horror fiction & poetry contests:
- 11/30/25: Drabble Harvest Contest
- 12/15/25: Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize
- 12/20/25: Cannon Publishing High Caliber Awards
- 12/21/25: Dead of Winter Horror Fiction Writing Contest
(1/2)
- 11/30/25: Drabble Harvest Contest
- 12/15/25: Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize
- 12/20/25: Cannon Publishing High Caliber Awards
- 12/21/25: Dead of Winter Horror Fiction Writing Contest
(1/2)
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
current scifi/fantasy/horror fiction & poetry contests:
- 11/30/25: Drabble Harvest Contest
- 12/15/25: Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize
- 12/20/25: Cannon Publishing High Caliber Awards
- 12/21/25: Dead of Winter Horror Fiction Writing Contest
(1/2)
- 11/30/25: Drabble Harvest Contest
- 12/15/25: Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize
- 12/20/25: Cannon Publishing High Caliber Awards
- 12/21/25: Dead of Winter Horror Fiction Writing Contest
(1/2)
scifi/fantasy/horror markets that reopened to poetry/fiction submissions this month:
- Abyss & Apex (for poetry)
- Allegory
- Carmen et Error
- Dracula Beyond Stoker (theme: "Van Helsing")
- Eternal Haunted Summer (theme: "The Good Neighbors")
- khōréō (theme: "Revolutions")
- PodCastle
- Abyss & Apex (for poetry)
- Allegory
- Carmen et Error
- Dracula Beyond Stoker (theme: "Van Helsing")
- Eternal Haunted Summer (theme: "The Good Neighbors")
- khōréō (theme: "Revolutions")
- PodCastle
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
scifi/fantasy/horror markets that reopened to poetry/fiction submissions this month:
- Abyss & Apex (for poetry)
- Allegory
- Carmen et Error
- Dracula Beyond Stoker (theme: "Van Helsing")
- Eternal Haunted Summer (theme: "The Good Neighbors")
- khōréō (theme: "Revolutions")
- PodCastle
- Abyss & Apex (for poetry)
- Allegory
- Carmen et Error
- Dracula Beyond Stoker (theme: "Van Helsing")
- Eternal Haunted Summer (theme: "The Good Neighbors")
- khōréō (theme: "Revolutions")
- PodCastle
currently open #haiku (& related forms) contests:
- 11/23/25: Polish International Haiku Competition
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
- 1/31/26: Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition
(1/2)
- 11/23/25: Polish International Haiku Competition
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
- 1/31/26: Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition
(1/2)
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
currently open #haiku (& related forms) contests:
- 11/23/25: Polish International Haiku Competition
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
- 1/31/26: Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition
(1/2)
- 11/23/25: Polish International Haiku Competition
- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay
- 1/31/26: Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition
(1/2)
honored to be included in horror senryu journal today.
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
honored to be included in horror senryu journal today.
Can you scare a reader in just two sentences?
Along with jack-o-lanterns, "Monster Mash" on repeat, and pumpkin spice lattes, October brings a slew of two-sentence horror story contests.
See 🧵 below for current contests and deadlines.
Along with jack-o-lanterns, "Monster Mash" on repeat, and pumpkin spice lattes, October brings a slew of two-sentence horror story contests.
See 🧵 below for current contests and deadlines.
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Can you scare a reader in just two sentences?
Along with jack-o-lanterns, "Monster Mash" on repeat, and pumpkin spice lattes, October brings a slew of two-sentence horror story contests.
See 🧵 below for current contests and deadlines.
Along with jack-o-lanterns, "Monster Mash" on repeat, and pumpkin spice lattes, October brings a slew of two-sentence horror story contests.
See 🧵 below for current contests and deadlines.
The Solitary Daisy Newsletter always has some standout #haiku, and #58 is no exception. this one by @petrock.bsky.social works on multiple levels. strong juxtaposition and a great last line.
thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/09/issu...
thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/09/issu...
October 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Solitary Daisy Newsletter always has some standout #haiku, and #58 is no exception. this one by @petrock.bsky.social works on multiple levels. strong juxtaposition and a great last line.
thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/09/issu...
thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/09/issu...
these scifi/fantasy/horror journals opened to submissions this week:
- Crimson Quill Quarterly
- Flash Point Science Fiction
- Haven Spec
- Inner Worlds Zine
- MetaStellar Magazine
- parABnormal Magazine
- Perseid Prophecies
- Polar Borealis (for fiction)
- Solarpunk Magazine
(1/2)
- Crimson Quill Quarterly
- Flash Point Science Fiction
- Haven Spec
- Inner Worlds Zine
- MetaStellar Magazine
- parABnormal Magazine
- Perseid Prophecies
- Polar Borealis (for fiction)
- Solarpunk Magazine
(1/2)
October 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
these scifi/fantasy/horror journals opened to submissions this week:
- Crimson Quill Quarterly
- Flash Point Science Fiction
- Haven Spec
- Inner Worlds Zine
- MetaStellar Magazine
- parABnormal Magazine
- Perseid Prophecies
- Polar Borealis (for fiction)
- Solarpunk Magazine
(1/2)
- Crimson Quill Quarterly
- Flash Point Science Fiction
- Haven Spec
- Inner Worlds Zine
- MetaStellar Magazine
- parABnormal Magazine
- Perseid Prophecies
- Polar Borealis (for fiction)
- Solarpunk Magazine
(1/2)
Currently open haiku contests 10/1/25
open haiku contests
haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#haiku (& related forms) journals that open to submissions today:
- Drifting Sands
- Echidna Tracks
- Leaf: Journal of the Daily Haiku
- Prune Juice
- The Pan Haiku Review (special edition: haiku only)
- Trash Panda
- Triya
- Drifting Sands
- Echidna Tracks
- Leaf: Journal of the Daily Haiku
- Prune Juice
- The Pan Haiku Review (special edition: haiku only)
- Trash Panda
- Triya
October 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
#haiku (& related forms) journals that open to submissions today:
- Drifting Sands
- Echidna Tracks
- Leaf: Journal of the Daily Haiku
- Prune Juice
- The Pan Haiku Review (special edition: haiku only)
- Trash Panda
- Triya
- Drifting Sands
- Echidna Tracks
- Leaf: Journal of the Daily Haiku
- Prune Juice
- The Pan Haiku Review (special edition: haiku only)
- Trash Panda
- Triya
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Pan Haiku Review issue 6
2025 Autumn/Winter Edition (PHR6)
This is a haiku only special edition
Submissions:
October 1st through to 31st 2025
Send: 1 or 2 haiku of any style or approach.
Submission email address:
panhaikureview [at] gmail [dot] com
www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haik...
2025 Autumn/Winter Edition (PHR6)
This is a haiku only special edition
Submissions:
October 1st through to 31st 2025
Send: 1 or 2 haiku of any style or approach.
Submission email address:
panhaikureview [at] gmail [dot] com
www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haik...
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Pan Haiku Review issue 6
2025 Autumn/Winter Edition (PHR6)
This is a haiku only special edition
Submissions:
October 1st through to 31st 2025
Send: 1 or 2 haiku of any style or approach.
Submission email address:
panhaikureview [at] gmail [dot] com
www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haik...
2025 Autumn/Winter Edition (PHR6)
This is a haiku only special edition
Submissions:
October 1st through to 31st 2025
Send: 1 or 2 haiku of any style or approach.
Submission email address:
panhaikureview [at] gmail [dot] com
www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haik...
September 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
got a week of Amazon Prime for $2 so decided to check out some podcasts for my commute. the @nightmare-magazine.com podcast is incredible -- great selection of horror stories (listened to 2 so far, both awesome) and the narration by Stefan Rudnicki is spot on.
www.nightmare-magazine.com/podcasting/
www.nightmare-magazine.com/podcasting/
Podcasts - Nightmare Magazine
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September 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
got a week of Amazon Prime for $2 so decided to check out some podcasts for my commute. the @nightmare-magazine.com podcast is incredible -- great selection of horror stories (listened to 2 so far, both awesome) and the narration by Stefan Rudnicki is spot on.
www.nightmare-magazine.com/podcasting/
www.nightmare-magazine.com/podcasting/
Norman Partridge‘s “Blackbirds” — excellent horror story, great narration. Check it out on the Nightmare Magazine podcast:
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September 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Norman Partridge‘s “Blackbirds” — excellent horror story, great narration. Check it out on the Nightmare Magazine podcast:
music.amazon.com/podcasts/f55...
music.amazon.com/podcasts/f55...
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2025 Haunted Haiku Contest www.everywritersresource.com/2025-haunted... We're back from the dead! After skipping a year or two (honestly, time gets blurry when you're haunting the internet), we've decided
September 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
2025 Haunted Haiku Contest www.everywritersresource.com/2025-haunted... We're back from the dead! After skipping a year or two (honestly, time gets blurry when you're haunting the internet), we've decided
these sf/f/h journals have reopened to submissions in the past few days:
- A Cup of Owls - Quarterly Online Anthology
- Ghostlight: The Magazine of Terror
- Hearth Stories
- Polar Borealis (for poetry)
- Polar Starlight
- Silver Blade Magazine
- SpecPoVerse
- Three-Lobed Burning Eye
- A Cup of Owls - Quarterly Online Anthology
- Ghostlight: The Magazine of Terror
- Hearth Stories
- Polar Borealis (for poetry)
- Polar Starlight
- Silver Blade Magazine
- SpecPoVerse
- Three-Lobed Burning Eye
September 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
these sf/f/h journals have reopened to submissions in the past few days:
- A Cup of Owls - Quarterly Online Anthology
- Ghostlight: The Magazine of Terror
- Hearth Stories
- Polar Borealis (for poetry)
- Polar Starlight
- Silver Blade Magazine
- SpecPoVerse
- Three-Lobed Burning Eye
- A Cup of Owls - Quarterly Online Anthology
- Ghostlight: The Magazine of Terror
- Hearth Stories
- Polar Borealis (for poetry)
- Polar Starlight
- Silver Blade Magazine
- SpecPoVerse
- Three-Lobed Burning Eye
great #haiku by Matthew Rye chosen as an HM in last month's @haikufound.bsky.social monthly kukai. impressive use of language, great juxtaposition between dark and light, and unique perspective on a very common scene.
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
September 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
great #haiku by Matthew Rye chosen as an HM in last month's @haikufound.bsky.social monthly kukai. impressive use of language, great juxtaposition between dark and light, and unique perspective on a very common scene.
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
thehaikufoundation.org/thf-monthly-...
I don't think I've ever pre-ordered a book. I'm pre-ordering this one. Looks amazing.
"You'll never go in the water again🦈💀" - JAWS, 1975
"No biggie, the water can come to you🪸💀" - REEF MIND, 2025
A lot's changed in 50 years of horror, but one thing has not:
The ocean is f%$king TERRIFYING.
@hazelzorn.bsky.social's REEF MIND is out 9/9. Preorder here: store.tenebrouspress.com
"No biggie, the water can come to you🪸💀" - REEF MIND, 2025
A lot's changed in 50 years of horror, but one thing has not:
The ocean is f%$king TERRIFYING.
@hazelzorn.bsky.social's REEF MIND is out 9/9. Preorder here: store.tenebrouspress.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I don't think I've ever pre-ordered a book. I'm pre-ordering this one. Looks amazing.