Akitsu Quarterly
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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 closed
Available on September 1st
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NEW !! Editor’s Choice Award
Beginning with the Spring/Summer 2026 issue the editor will choose her favorite submitted/accepted haiku for that issue and will highlight it on the inside cover.
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Editor’s Choice Award Spring/Summer 2026
gray shroud spring remembering winter
~ M R Pelletier