Submissions for Issue 26.1 – and a new prompt

TINYWORDS 25.2 came to a close with Nivedita N’s haiku “lone walk”.  We will take a pause now while we work on the next issue, 26.1, that will begin in late March.

Submissions to TINYWORDS 26.1 will be open February 1-28, 2026.

In the meantime, we’ve chosen a new writing prompt: A photo image of a people-formed peace sign created in Ithaca, New York, USA on 6/22/2008. This photo shows 5,814 people forming the symbol to promote world peace at Ithaca’s annual Peace Festival. It was the largest symbol of its kind ever created at the time.

Aerial view of a peace sign formed by many humans standing on a field of grass
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons

Peace — always a worthy cause, and now perhaps more than ever.

We hope this image will inspire you to write a tiny poem or two. Please leave your best efforts in response to the photo prompt in the comment box below and the TINYWORDS editorial team will share the winner(s) that will kick off our next issue.

Again, we will be open for submissions February 1-28, and TINYWORDS 26.1 will start up in late March, 2026 (and until then, we will not be publishing daily haiku.)

Thanks again for dropping by. We look forward to reading your work.

 

Peace and all the best,

The TINYWORDS team