The Touchstone Awards reward excellence and innovation in the haiku genre. Over 500 poems published during 2013 were nominated for Touchstone Poem Awards, and over 70 books published during 2013 were nominated for Touchstone Book Awards. After several rounds of careful…
We had a terrific response to our call for submissions for the Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards in 2013. Over 70 works were submitted. To all who participated, thank you. And to the authors and publishers of the nominated books, your efforts reveal…
In the closing months of last year, we had a terrific response to our call for submissions to the Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems. The Awards recognize excellence and innovation in English-language haiku and senryu published in juried public venues during…
In 2010, The Haiku Foundation launched the Touchstone Awards with the aim of expanding possibilities for English-language haiku by encouraging excellence and innovation. Each year since, we've received a large number of inspired books. How to do justice to them?…
The Haiku Foundation annually awards a small selection of English-language haiku published during the previous year. We put a lot of effort into building a process that will work and be fair. The name of the Awards reflects our aspirations. We…
Best wishes for a fulfilling New Year, everyone! Nominations for the Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems are welcome until midnight tonight, December 31. Send in one of your own haiku, if you like, and one by someone else; this…
Can you believe it's almost November? Time to get this year's Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems up and running... Please take a close look at the English-language haiku published during 2013, and send us two of your favorites. These are awards, not…
The Touchstone Awards reward excellence and innovation in the haiku genre. 92 books were nominated for Distinguished Book Awards in 2012. After months of deliberation, this year's terrific book awards panel has recognized four books with Awards, and four books with…
The Touchstone Awards reward excellence and innovation in the haiku genre. 560 poems were nominated for Touchstone poem awards in 2012. After several rounds of careful deliberation, the panel has chosen to recognize the following poems with Awards: (author names are…
To all who submitted nominations for the Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards, thank you. Thanks also to the extraordinary people serving on this year's panel. They are generous with their time and talent. 92 books were submitted; the quality of the work is…
We had a terrific response to our call for submissions to the Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems. The Awards recognize excellence and innovation in English-language haiku and senryu published in juried public venues during each calendar year. To all who participated…
The end is near! I mean, the end of the year as reckoned by the Gregorian calendar, which we've decided to stick with for now. Think positive everyone, and while you're at it, don't forget--the window to submit your nominations for…
Can you believe it's almost September? Time to get the Touchstone Awards up and running... Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems 2012 Please take a close look at the English-language haiku published during 2012, and send us your favorites. These are…
The Haiku Foundation's campaign to raise funds to create a Video Archive has been a tremendous success. We surpassed our goal of raising $6,000 a couple of days ago, and the donations are still coming in. Thank you! Your generosity is overwhelming. Now,…
Eve Luckring, haiku poet, teacher, photographer and video artist, has offered her time and skill to help create The Haiku Foundation Video Archive. This message is from her: On April 17th, National Haiku Poetry Day will be celebrated with poetry…
The Haiku Foundation has accomplished a lot in a few years. The Haiku Registry, Troutswirl blog, Forums, HaikuNow! contests, Touchstone Awards, Digital Library, Montage, Per Diem, the Haiku App and more…not bad for a handful of people who volunteer their time.…
We had a terrific response to our call for submissions to the Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards in 2011. To all who participated, thank you. The results of your efforts reveal a haiku publishing scene that is thriving and diverse. You…
Nominations for the Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems are welcome until midnight December 31. You can find information about the Awards, including guidelines for eligibility and our online submission form, on THF's poem Awards page: https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/touchstone-poem-awards/ yes, a fortunate few…