Snapshot Press

Snapshot Press is an independent publisher specializing in English-language haiku, tanka and other short poetry by authors from around the world.

Founded in 1997, we have since published over 50 titles, including anthologies, single-author collections and thirteen annual editions of The Haiku Calendar. Our books have been honoured by the Haiku Society of America and The Poetry Society of America.

‘Snapshot Press sets the platinum standard for design and production values among haiku and tanka books. Their quality is unsurpassed. Indeed, books from Snapshot Press are always a tactile and poetic delight.’
—Michael Dylan Welch in Modern Haiku

Out Now: A new hardback edition of Roberta Beary's award-winning collection The Unworn Necklace.

The Haiku Calendar

Copies of The Haiku Calendar 2012 have now sold out.

The deadline for The Haiku Calendar Competition 2012 (for work to be considered for the 2013 calendar) is January 31, 2012.

Entry guidelines

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