Sunflower Tanka Anthology

Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology

Colleen Chesebro
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Robbie and I are pleased to announce that submissions are open for the 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology.

The theme for this year’s anthology is:

We’d like to publish tanka and tanka prose, from the traditional to the experimental. All poems must be your best & original work. Please submit only once per submission period.

🌻 Read our submission process HERE

🌻 Learn the forms we accept for the anthology HERE

We’re looking forward to seeing your submissions. Please share this post on social media to help spread the news. Thank you!

Questions? Email Robbie & Colleen at tankatuesdaypoetry@gmail.com.

We can’t wait to see what you create.

🌻Robbie & Colleen🌻 Contributing Co-editors

27 responses to “Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology”

  1. robbiesinspiration Avatar
    robbiesinspiration

    A fabulous post, Colleen. I’m looking forward to this fun poetic adventure.

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    1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
      Colleen Chesebro

      Thanks, Robbie. Me too. This will be a fabulous new year of tanka poetry! 🥳

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  2. merrildsmith Avatar
    merrildsmith

    Fun theme, Colleen and Robbie!

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    1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
      Colleen Chesebro

      Thanks, Merril. I look forward to your poetry this year. 🥳

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      1. merrildsmith Avatar
        merrildsmith

        You’re welcome, Colleen.
        I’ll try. 😉

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        1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
          Colleen Chesebro

          Thank you, Merril. 🥳

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          1. merrildsmith Avatar
            merrildsmith

            😊

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  3. Eugi Avatar
    Eugi

    What a lovely theme, Colleen, and Robbie! I just submitted mine. 🌻

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  4. memadtwo Avatar
    memadtwo

    That’s a great theme, and a beautiful cover. (K)

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    1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
      Colleen Chesebro

      Thank you. That’s not the cover, just the new colors for Tanka Tuesday, Kerfe. Wait until you see the new cover, Robbie and I created. It’s magical! 💛

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      1. memadtwo Avatar
        memadtwo

        I look forward to it.

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        1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
          Colleen Chesebro

          Thank you, Kerfe. Robbie and I thought the theme of dreams was perfect for inspiration.

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  5. Smitha V Avatar
    Smitha V

    This is a lovely theme. I’d like to submit this time.

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    1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
      Colleen Chesebro

      Yay! I’m so glad to hear this, Smitha. 💛

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  6. Robbie’s Inspiration – Sunflower Tanka: Dreams, submissions open, Reena’s Xploration Challenge and CFFC #poetry #photography #SunflowerTankaDreams – Robbie's inspiration

    […] Submissions for Sunflower Tanka Dreams are open from 9 August to 9 September 2025. You will find all the details and guidelines on Colleen’s blog here: https://tankatuesday.com/2025/08/09/submissions-are-open-for-the-2025-sunflower-tanka-anthology/ […]

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  7. Marsha Avatar
    Marsha

    I’m so excited, Colleen and Robbie! I was wondering when this would open up. What a great theme. Who doesn’t have dreams! That can go so many directions – dreams we have for ourselves, our children and grandchildren. We have weird dreams at night that sometimes give us chills. People interpret dreams. Lots of possibilities here. :) xxx

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    1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
      Colleen Chesebro

      Thanks so much, Marsha. That’s what Robbie and I thought, too. There are many possibilities to write using the theme of dreams. 💜

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      1. Marsha Avatar
        Marsha

        I’ve got to put on my thinking cap and step outside my reality box that I always write in. This will be a good stretch!

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        1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
          Colleen Chesebro

          Have fun! 😍

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          1. Marsha Avatar
            Marsha

            I will! :) xxx

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  8. Chris Hall Avatar
    Chris Hall

    Excellent theme – thanks Colleen and Robbie! I’ll be submitting very soon. 😊

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    1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
      Colleen Chesebro

      Wonderful news, Chris. I look forward to your poetry. 🌻

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    Time and Clocks – luna's on line

    […] #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge #25, 8/12/25: Tanka & Experimental Tanka Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology […]

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  10. poetisatinta Avatar
    poetisatinta

    This is exciting I hope to get mine in tonight 😃

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    1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
      Colleen Chesebro

      Thank you, Ange! 🌻

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  11. Teagan Riordain Geneviene Avatar
    Teagan Riordain Geneviene

    Wishing you huge success. Hugs.

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    1. Colleen Chesebro Avatar
      Colleen Chesebro

      Thank you so much, Teagan. 🌻

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