Formatting for submitting tanka to Tanka Journal:
For a single tanka (5 lines) enter the lines one below the next:
Line One (part of the experience tercet)
Line Two (part of the experience tercet)
Line Three (pivot – shared line between the experience tercet and reflective tercet)
Line Four (part of the reflective tercet)
Line Five (part of the reflective tercet)
NOT like this…. Line One / Line Two / Line Three / Line Four / Line Five
For a traditional tanka pair (a letter and response) label the “First Letter” and “Reply Letter” and enter each tanka with a blank line separating them. This ends up being 13 lines. The submission manager will not accept more than 14 lines.
First Letter
Line One (part of the experience tercet)
Line Two (part of the experience tercet)
Line Three (pivot – shared line between the top tercet and bottom tercet)
Line Four (part of the reflective tercet)
Line Five (part of the reflective tercet)
Reply Letter
Line One (part of the experience tercet)
Line Two (part of the experience tercet)
Line Three (pivot – shared line between the top tercet and bottom tercet)
Line Four (part of the reflective tercet)
Line Five (part of the reflective tercet)