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Leaf III has recently been published: Editor Ravi Kiran, with commentaries of selected haiku and haiga from Keith Evetts and Marion Clarke 

https://leafjournal.io/leaf-issue-three-has-arrived/

Next open for submissions during June

Maximum number of haiku allowed: two (2) haiku in English

Judging criteria: Selection will be blind to authorship and the sole criterion will be excellence

Judge: to be identified with the winners

Entry fee: none

Eligibility: all haiku poets other than the staff of The Heron's Nest and the contest judge

Awards:

First Place - $200, a copy of Red Leaves: Selected Haiku of Peggy Lyles and a miniature crystal turtle

Second Place - $100 and a copy of Red Leaves: Selected Haiku of Peggy Lyles

Third Place - $50 and a copy of Red Leaves: Selected Haiku of Peggy Lyles

Honorable Mention (up to five recipients) - award certificates and recognition on our "Awards" page and in our annual print edition.

NOTE: monetary awards to non-US winners will be made through PayPal, where possible, in order to avoid the high cost of bank processing fees.

Deadline for entries: June 1, 2024

How to enter: By email to John Stevenson at ithacan@earthlink.net (put "Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Awards" in the subject line; provide haiku in the body of the email only-attachments will not be opened. Include your name and your location as you would like to see each listed.)

The submitted poems must not have been published; not accepted for publication; not under consideration by anyone other than us until we announce the contest results.

Announcement of results: July 31, 2024 on our web site.

https://thehaikufoundation.org/2023-touchstone-awards-for-haibun-awarded-haibun/

https://thehaikufoundation.org/2023-touchstone-awards-for-individual-poems-awarded/

The 5th Star Haiku Contest
Submitting period: 1,April,2024~31,May,2024

Why don't you make a haiku with your thoughts on the stars?

ーKobo-Daishi Kukai during his ascetic training at Shishikutsuji Temple
Stars fell from the sky as he chanted the magic wordsー

There is such a legend in Katanogahara. There are also other places named after stars, bridges and temples associated with Tanabata Shrines, legends, etc. Katanogahara is home to many things related to stars. It is a rare place in the world. We will hold a haiku contest on the theme of stars in this place.

 

By doing so, we can I hope that people will think about the stars and become  aware of the charms of their hometown. In the hope that The "Haiku Contest of the Stars" will be launched in 2019 and will be held at the National.We have received approximately 1,000 submissions.

The number of submissions has increased over the years,and last year's 4th contest received 3,817 submissions from 38 countries around the world, including Japan.

The award ceremony will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the Tanabata Festival of Hoshida Myokengu Shrine.

We hope that anyone take part in the Haiku Contest, which you can do at home, as one of our activities as a communication tool for family, friends, children and grandparents.

https://ktpj-hoshinohaiku.jimdofree.com/eng-home/

March 1 – June 1

The Haiku Invitational is an international online contest that attracts submissions from all over the world.

The top poems in six main categories (Vancouver, BC, Canada, the United States, International, and Youth (age 17 and under) will be featured in the Haiku Canada newsletter, an online publication in the newsletter of the Haiku Society of America, and published on the VCBF website.

These haiku will not only be showcased but also receive special celebrity readings, bringing them to life in a truly captivating manner during the Festival. Moreover, they take center stage in the Haiku Exhibition, where Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Watuth, and Japanese-Canadian visual artists transform these poetic gems into stunning visual pieces. As we look ahead, our program is set to grow even further, as we plan to collaborate with talented Japanese artists this Spring, fostering cross-cultural creativity and celebrating the essence of haiku through a global lens.

To encourage the writing, reading, and appreciation of this poetic form judges choose poems in additional categories of "Sakura Awards" and "Honourable Mention."

For full details visit the website https://vcbf.ca/festival/haiku-invitational/

Top five haiku/senryu will be awarded $NZ100 each; first place will also receive the Jeanette Stace Memorial Prize of $NZ150. Winners announced on July 26, and will be published in the NZPS annual anthology. Judge is Hazel Hall of Australia. Entries made via a Submittable form.
Closes: May 15.
Cost: $3.50/haiku ($2.50 for NZPS members), payment is included with the form (at the Select your Category stage).
Full details from the website https://poetrysociety.org.nz/2024/03/14/2024-new-zealand-poetry-society-competition-open/

https://www.hpnc.org/submission-guidelines

San Francisco International Haibun Contest


Deadline�

May 1st, 2024

Entry Fee

$5 for 1-3 haibun

Details

All entries must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.

The winning haibun will receive a $100 grand prize. Second and third place rankings will also be awarded (no prize money), and at the discretion of the judge/s, an unspecified number of haibun will receive honorable mention awards (no prize money and no ranking).

Haibun with multiple authors will be considered a single entry for each author, and in the case of such a haibun receiving any recognition, the authors will share that prize or award.

Contest results will be announced at the summer HPNC meeting in July. The winning haibun will appear in Mariposa, and the full results, including judges' comments, will be posted on the HPNC website. All rights revert to authors after the contest results are announced.

This contest is open to all except the HPNC president, the contest coordinator, and the judges (who will remain anonymous until after the competition). The contest is conducted in a "double-blind" manner, meaning the identities of both the judge/s and the entrants are withheld until the results are announced.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions are by email only; however, so as not to exclude anyone wishing to enter, if you are unable to send your entry via email, please contact the coordinator and an accommodation will be made for you.

Send all submissions in a single email to the contest coordinator, J Hahn Doleman (dolemanjeff@gmail.com). In the subject line, please type: HPNC Haibun Contest, your name, the date. At the top of your email, type: your name, address, phone number, email, and the PayPal transaction ID number for your entry fee (see below).

Type or paste haibun directly into the body of your email; no attachments will be opened. Identify any haibun with multiple authors, and provide names of each.

Please send payment of $5 via PayPal to HPNC (hpncadmin@gmail.com). In the 'Add a Note' section, type: Haibun Contest Entry Fee. Locate the PayPal transaction ID number and include it with your email submission.
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Coordinators

If you have any questions, please contact by e-mail: J Hahn Doleman (dolemanjeff@gmail.com) for haiku, senryu, tanka, and haibun; or Fay Aoyagi (fayaoyagi@gmail.com) for rengay.

Thank you for participating in this year's contest!

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Well done, Alan!

May 2024 Issue 3: OPENS March 15 – CLOSES April 15

November 2024 Issue 4: OPENS September 15 – CLOSES October 15

民句 folk ku journal will be published twice yearly in May and November. As we are a not-for-profit, we cannot pay for accepted submissions but copyright of your work will always belong to you and you are welcome to add your published 民句 folk ku to your CV and/or share on social media and mention it was first published in 民句 folk ku journal.

What is 民句 folk ku? King River Press coined the term 民句 folk ku, or min-ku in Japanese, which literally means verses of the people, to differentiate between verses which are made up from the imagination and 民句 folk ku, which are formed from authentic lived folk experiences.

What's different about 民句 folk ku journal? It's the only English language journal that honours Master Masaoka Shiki and showcases true and sincere verses using Shiki's first principal of haiku 俳句 – shasei 寫生 'sketches from life'. If you wish, you can include a short caption/sentence or dedication or short reflection to a loved one to accompany your 民句 folk ku. Our hope is the verses that find their home in our 民句 folk ku journal will not only resonate with other readers, but become a part of your family folk history collection that will be treasured and passed down through the generations.

What We Are Looking For: At King River Press, we believe publishing authentic work is important because it nurtures trust and creates a special bridge between the writer and reader. This means when somebody picks up a print copy or reads 民句 folk ku journal online, they can feel confident what they are reading, and perhaps feeling moved by, is the writer's real lived experience.

In honour of the honesty and simplicity of Master Shiki's work and legacy, we are NOT specifically looking for clever or wow-factor verses; we are after special moments that you wish to see published and even ones you feel may be overlooked by other journals. Whilst we love verses that connect folk and nature, we will consider any verses that also allude to this connection. You can see some sample 民句 folk ku with captions here.

What to Send: Verses previously unpublished in an online or print journal (verses shared on a blog or social media are fine) – haiku 俳句, senryu 川柳 and tanka 短歌 in freeform and 5-7-5 + 7-7 in English with mother tongue translations for those who write across language and culture. We accept verses with or without kigo 季語 seasonal words. Each verse can be accompanied with a sentence – a short sentence of description of time, place, event and/or reflection or dedication to a loved one.

Number of Submissions: Please send a minimum of 3 and maximum of 8 民句 folk ku so we can choose the best example of your writing. Arrange your 民句 folk ku in order of which ones are particularly special to you (most to least). As a general rule we will only choose one or two 民句 folk ku from each writer for each journal, but there may be some instances where we feel a need to go a folk ku or two beyond that.

Pubication Month & Format: May and November. 民句 folk ku journal will be available online as a free downloadable PDF. We will also make available to purchase some print copies that will come with a postcard-sized keepsake of your poem if you have submitted one to the journal.

When to Send: For the May edition, please submit between March 15 and April 15. For the November edition, please submit between September 15 and October 15.

Where to Send: Send your best 民句 folk ku to contact@kingriverpress.com with folk ku submission as the subject heading. Type or copy and paste your 民句 folk ku directly into the email. Please include your name or pen name, town/city and country.

Turnaround Time and Editing: We aim to get back to you within a week of your submission, the lastest time will be a week after submissions close. We may suggest small edits to your work if we feel it could benefit.

Any Queries or Questions: If you are unsure of anything or wish to withdraw, change or add to a submission, please do not hestitate to contact us either by email contact@kingriverpress.com or through Twitter https://twitter.com/KingRiverPress1

Open

Fine Arts & Japanese Culture
Classes, Exhibits & Special Events
In-Person & Virtual Opportunities

Kaji Aso Studio is a non-profit, tax exempt 501 (c) (3) organization. Kaji Aso Studio does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age or physical handicap.

Cash prizes totalling $US525 for haiku and $US75 for senryu. Winners announced on May 11.
Closes: April 15.
Cost: $US3/ poem.
For full details and past winners see the website.

SUBMISSION ENTRIES:
Please pay with PayPal button on site ($3 per each haiku or senryu) and then send the written haiku or senryu to: admin2@kajiasostudio.com

https://www.kajiasostudio.com/copy-of-haiku-contest-2023?

Haiku Magazine Contest
Limit of 6 haiku, 5-7-5 format, unpublished before the competition closes. Typed entries only, preferably in Times New Roman 12 point. Entries in languages other than English and French welcome, but the poems must be translated into either of these 2 languages as well. Results will be published in the (northern) spring/summer issue of Haiku magazine.
Closes: March 31.
Cost: Free.
Submit: By email to valentin.nicolitov@yahoo.fr

Consulate-General of Japan invites Submissions to the 2024 SAKURA Haiku Challenge

We invite you to let your creativity bloom by participating in our 2024 SAKURA Haiku Challenge! We are accepting original artwork/photo of your Haiku inspiration.
 
Apply
Submission Period: Nov. 14, 2023 – March 31, 2024
Apply: By e-mail  culturaleventcgto@to.mofa.go.jp
　　　　　　Title: 2024 SAKURA Haiku Challenge – Your Name, or initial, pen name
 
How to submit
Please send information below and attach your artwork/photo related to your Haiku if it's applicable. *If so, no larger than 10MB per artwork/photo
Full Name
Do you give us permission to publish your full name? ☐ Yes / ☐ No
*If you answered "No" to above, please describe how you would like to be credited (e.g.: initials, pen name, etc.)                                                                                 
 
Your Haiku
If your Haiku is approved, do you give us permission for it to be posted on our Social Media (Facebook & X, formerly Twitter)? ☐ Yes / ☐ No
Do you understand and agree with the guidelines and eligibility? ☐ Yes / ☐ No
Which Country (or Province, Territory, State) are you from?
How did you learn about this event?  ☐ Consulate website   ☐ Consulate Facebook/Twitter   ☐ Consulate Event E-mailing  ☐  Other _______________                                           
 
*Approved entries will be posted on our Social Media (Facebook and X, formerly Twitter).
*Approved entries will be collected in an electronic anthology of the whole collection.
 
Guidelines & Eligibility
Challenge is open to everyone and all ages
Up to TWO (2) entries per person
The haiku should touch on the theme of SAKURA
All submissions must be in English
Entries must be an original piece of work
Accompanying artwork/photo are welcome, but MUST be an original artwork/photos of the author
Entries with vulgar, offensive, or sensitive content will not be accepted. We will review every submission and retain the right to not post any materials we deem inappropriate on our social media or include them in the electronic publication.

As a memorial to Editor Bob Spiess, who died on March 13, 2002, Modern Haiku sponsors The Robert Spiess Memorial Award Haiku Competition. To learn more about Robert Spiess and his haiku, see the essay published in issue 42.2.

Speculation theme for 2024: Haiku are to be written in the spirit of the following "Speculation" (Robert Spiess, A Year's Speculations on Haiku, Modern Haiku Press, 1995):

The sometimes seeming conflict between innovation and tradition in haiku is actually salutary: it can be a creative tension, a system of checks and balances in which tradition keeps innovation from riding off in all directions at once, and innovation keeps haiku from becoming petrified.

Deadline: In hand no later than March 13, 2024.

see the 2024 Spiess Contest Awards

As a memorial to Editor Bob Spiess, who died on March 13, 2002, Modern Haiku sponsors The Robert Spiess Memorial Award Haiku Competition. To learn more about Robert Spiess and his haiku, see the essay published in issue 42.2.

http://www.modernhaiku.org/spiesscontest.html?