Call for poetry submissions for Annasi & Kadalagotu Vol VI

Hey poet, submissions for the Annasi & Kadalagotu Vol VI are open until 15 July. Poets are encouraged to send in their most recent, previously unpublished work to [email protected].

Annasi & Kadalagotu, coined by Capt Elmo Jayawardena, author of Sam’s Story (Gratiaen Prize 2001) and co-founded by Imaad Majeed, is a small-press publishing house based in Colombo, focusing on contemporary Sri Lankan poetry. 

The flagship publication is the Annasi & Kadalagotu chapbook, of which three volumes have been published, featuring the work of poets such as Samodh Thaveesha, Nivendra Uduman, Benny Lau, Tharindu Jayamanne, Renton De Alwis, Ashroff Shihabdeen, Oddamavadi Arafath, Andre Howson, Natasha Nathanielsz, Navaal Rasheed, Menaca Calyaneratne and Gazala Anver.  Each chapbook features eight Sri Lankan poets writing in the English language, or translated from Sinhala and Tamil, with no one poet repeated. The goal is to document the work of 24 poets in a year, and so on.

When making submissions, please note that online mediums such as Facebook and blogs are considered effective publishing mediums, and, hence, work that has appeared on such platforms will not be accepted. Similarly, material that has appeared on any printed form will not be accepted. Each poem must be contained within 40 lines. Poems written in Sinhala or Tamil will be translated to English with the consent and consultation of the poet. 

The Annasi & Kadalagotu chapbook is not for purchase, but distributed freely through viva voce, Hansa Cafe and Charcoal Gallery Cafe.