Announcing: Prose. Haiku Edition

Ladies and gentlemen, we are excited to share with the news of the newest e-book release.

For those of you that may not know, each month we pose a different challenge that results in publication of your poetry and prose. This month’s challenge (theprose.com/challenge/2404) will be the starting point for Volume III of The Prose Anthologies, #Ideology. However, last month we decided to do something different.

We asked the community to submit a specific type of poetry and have compiled the top entries in a special Prose Haiku Edition on Amazon for Kindle.

Before we go into further detail, we want to remind you that everyone is eligible to participate it these KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) challenges. Entries are selected for publication based upon a number of criteria including original style, creativity, and grammatical tightness.

Through this process we have encountered our own challenges- not only with formatting but with picking what we know to be the strongest possible content. That said, we advise all of you to consider these points before submitting your entries in the future:

- Give your piece a title. Please. Have you ever read a book or a magazine article that didn’t have a title? If you’re struggling with ideas, go back to your work: pick a word or phrase that stands out in the piece and use it as your title. Going forward, untitled pieces will no longer be considered for publication.

- We understand and appreciate that some punctuation and capitalization choices may be stylistic in nature, but formatting your piece prior to submission makes it look that much better on the page. Imagine your piece in print, make any necessary edits, however large or small, and then hit “publish.”

- Including extraneous commentary for purposes of meeting or exceeding the minimum word count is a surefire way for your entry to be disqualified. Only submissions that adhere to guidelines set forth by the challenge(s) will be considered.

- Finally, as we have mentioned before, previously published pieces (to include any that have been posted on Prose. before) will not be considered. This is due, in large part, to Amazon’s KDP restrictions and policies, but it’s also to ensure that each e-book we publish is full of fresh, one-of-a-kind poetry and prose.

"Within these pages you will hear the melodic voices that belong to a generation of writers that aren't afraid to keep things simple. Each piece is delivered with a deep appreciation for history. The artists behind the words open their bright eyes and look to you, the world, with each carefully crafted line, in an effort to make sense of that which has no explanation. No definition apart from form and format. No limits but for the turning of each chapter in the book of consciousness.

"This collection of cultural twists and triumphs is presented in 17-syllable chunks as an homage to tradition that tips its hat to the contemporary: the new Haiku. It is divided into thematic segments that speak to the human condition through nature, fear, loss, love anxiety, touching everything beautiful and complex in between.

"Remember as you read the moments that have led you here. The vast expanse of geography through which language has traveled to bring us together.

"The writers of Prose now invite you to see the mountains and millennia as they have- one graceful, dutiful syllable at a time."

- Maggie Greene

To find out whose Haikus were selected, and to download one of the most unique collections to come from the Prose. community so far, please visit the appropriate link for your country (in the comments below) and grab your copy today. You can also find it by searching “Prose, LLC” on your local Amazon site.

Note: A Japanese translation of this collection will be released separately. We will update you here as soon as it is available.