Concataverse Anthology

A project of Willowdown Books (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (December 2022). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

concataverse™ is a form of poetry where poems consist of three lines in which the words are concatenated together. The idea is each poem captures concisely an idea, image, or thought process, however, to understand it, you must concentrate, look closer, you have to actively mine, think, and define. This is a process designed to illicit an emotional or intellectual response borne out of awareness and heightened consciousness.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2021

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown contest frequency

Poetry Closed

Why concataverse? By concatenating the words, the reader is drawn to concentrate on what is being said in a concise form which directs the mind. This is done over three lines of at least three words, one of which will have more than a single beat. Again, this is done to focus. The maximum length of a line is limited to 33 characters, while concatenating the line encourages attention, the reader should still be able to absorb rhythm and meaning, so as the line is comfortable to read remains intact (not orphaned to next line or page). Finally, the reason all lines should be of different character length is that while the other rules on form encourage creativity, making each line of the same character length would be arbitrary.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Exactly 3 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Other form.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026