2024 Touchstone Distinguished Books Award — Short List
The Haiku Foundation is pleased to announce The Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards Short List for books of haiku and related forms published in 2024. The nominees’ works represent a rich variety of English-language books from many nations and haiku traditions. The five members of the Touchstone Distinguished Books Award panel have each read the 76 books which were submitted, and in the first round chose their top 10 selections which composed the Long List. After careful discussion and deliberation, the panel then chose their top 8 selections, which then became the Short List. After more review, discussion and voting, the panel will determine which will receive the Awards and Honorable Mentions.
We wish to recognize the many worthy books beyond the Short List which were published in 2024.
On April 17, The Haiku Foundation will announce its final awards for 2024.
I wish to thank the Distinguished Books Award Panel: Susan Antolin, Joyce Clement, Edward Cody Huddleston, Peter Newton, and Christopher Patchel.
Bruce H. Feingold
Touchstone Awards Chairperson and Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards Coordinator
We extend our congratulations to the following authors and publishers (books are arranged in alphabetical order by author):
- Banwarth, Francine. Bare Necessities. (Taylorville, Ill: Brooks Books, 2024).
- Beary, Roberta. Carousel.(Ormskirk, United Kingdom: Snapshot Press, 2024).
- Evetts, Dee. city beach. (Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press, 2024).
- Grant, Benedict. winterizing. (Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press, 2024).
- Hambrick, Jennifer. a silence or two. (Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press, 2024).
- Kolodji, Deborah P, Vital Signs. (Cuttlefish Books: U.S.A., 2024).
- Lucky, Bob. My Wife & Other Adventures. (Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press, 2024).
- m., paul. magnolia diary. (Modern Haiku Press: Champaign, Ill, 2024).
- Packer, Roland. no heroic measures. (Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press, 2024).
- Rotella, Alexis. Milkweed. (Taylorville, Ill: Brooks Books, 2024).
- Strange, Debbie. Random Blue Sparks. (Ormskirk, United Kingdom: Snapshot Press,2024).
- Yovu, Peter. shine shadow. (Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press 2024).
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As a student of haiku I buy books when I can, but I’m under the impression that most people do not buy books or only maybe from friends which is a shame because you only get a sampling of what someone can do from journals. Hope this award helps.
My thanks to the judges for this honour & congratulations to all. Good luck!
There’s comments on here from last year…weird?
What a fabulous list – congratulations to you all!
Many thanks to the panel for recognizing our efforts and congratulations to the other authors on the short list!
So honored for my book to be included on this list, and in such excellent company. My gratitude to the panelists and big congratulations to all the other Short Listers!
Great news! Thanks so much to the panelists for elevating my book in this way. And kudos to all the others on the list. I am in very good company. :-)
Great list! Hope some if not all make it to the digital library.
Congrats to the authors & a big round of thanks to the book panel!
I am thrilled to be included on this list! Thanks to the panelists, and congrats to the other authors!