Submissions for Edition 5

Submissions for Edition 5 will be open between 21 Sept – 21 Nov, 2025.
NB. Please ensure you read the Submission Guidelines

Please enter your poems(s), one at a time for Longer Poems or all in a single form in the case of Tanka using the TABs below.


NB. Catchment requires a Bio to be submitted for each Edition. It is recommended that you submit your Bio prior to any poem submissions.

Bio Post E5

Bio Submission

Bio Statements: Formatting/ Submitting

  • Our team is small: only Australian contributors may submit work here.

  • Each of you must give a bio statement, but just once (max. 50 wds).

  • PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THIS BIO STATEMENT ALL IN CAPS XXX

  • Start with your name, using prose, in the third person (she/ he/ they).

  • You can name the city/ town/ region/ state/ territory where you live.

  • Feel welcome to acknowledge traditional owners of country.

  • Sum up achievements/ involvements as a writer/ prizes/ publications.

  • Add a sense of your working life/ other interests too, if you wish.

  • Check for length/ mistakes. Thank you for submitting: best of luck!

Longer Poetry Post E5

Longer Poetry Submission

Longer Poems: Formatting/ Submitting

  • Our team is small: only Australian contributors may submit work here.

  • PLEASE DO NOT PRESENT LONGER POEMS ALL IN CAPS XXX

  • Offer up to three (3) poems, 30-lines or less, each in its own text box.

  • A maximum of two (2) such pieces will be chosen per poet per issue.

  • Put just text for poetry itself, plus notes, in larger submission boxes.

  • From other boxes given, our system will add in titles & poets’ names.

  • Please use the Enter key to show spaces between stanzas/ sections.

  • Place-names can be added above/ below (not counting in total lines).

  • If text is shaped or needs italics/ gaps, describe clearly, in same box.

  • Look at more detailed guidelines: check for mistakes. Best of luck!

 

Tanka Post E5

Tanka Submission

Tanka: Formatting/ Submitting

  • Our team is small: only Australian contributors may submit work here.

  • PLEASE DO NOT PRESENT TANKA ALL IN CAPS XXX

  • With tanka, give your name only within the box labelled for that here.

  • Don’t put your name above texts: don’t give stand-alone tanka a title.

  • You may offer up to five (5) such pieces, putting all into one text box.

  • If a string of four (4) tanka is being submitted, give a title & sub-title.

  • Four (4) tanka maximum will be chosen, as a string or stand-alone.

  • Give the text for each poem distinctly, with an Enter gap in between.

  • All pieces have to be five (5) lines long, true to English Lang Tanka.

  • A 5-7-5-7-7 count is NOT needed: aim for shorter-longer/ less is best.

  • Place-names can appear above/ below poems (not to count as lines).

  • If text is shaped or needs italics/ gaps, describe clearly, in same box.

  • Look at more detailed guidelines: check for mistakes. Best of luck!

All submissions receive an email notification. Please ensure you check your Spam or Junk folders if you can’t find it. Emails may take up to 24hrs to arrive.

For any editorial questions please direct to editors.catchment.bawbawartsalliance.org.au

If any problems are experienced using these forms please contact support referencing the issue by email it@bawbawartsalliance.org.au