Akitsu Quarterly
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robin@wildgraces.com
or by postal mail to
Akitsu Quarterly Robin White, editor 111 Nottingham Road Deerfield, New Hampshire 03037 USA
2027 Submissions / Reading Periods
Spring/Summer opens January 1st
Fall/Winter opens May 1st
Submissions open January 1st 2027
for the Spring/Summer 2027 issue
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Editor’s Choice Award fall / winter 2026
dust bathing the earth that made us clean
~ Dylan Stover