HSA Rengay Award in Honor of Garry Gay - CLOSED

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http://www.hsa-haiku.org/hsa-contests.htm#brady

The Annual Haiku Society of America Rengay Award in Honor of Garry Gay

Submission Period: April 1 - May 31, 2024.

Entries received after May 31 will not be accepted.

Eligibility: The contest is open to the public. HSA officers who are members of the executive committee are not eligible, but regional coordinators may enter.

Regulations:

Submissions to the 2024 HSA Rengay Contest must be in either the two-person or three-person format. Solo rengay will not be considered.

Any particular author may appear in no more than three different rengay entered.

Entries must be in English.

Entries must not have been previously published, nor contain any haiku or links previously published, currently being considered for publication, or currently entered in any other contest. The appearance of poems in online discussion lists or personal websites is not considered publication. Judges will be asked to disqualify any work they have seen before.

Electronic Entry Fee & Submission Process:

Entry fee is $5 for HSA members or $7 for non-members for each rengay submitted. Remember, any particular author may appear in no more than three different rengay entered.

After making your payment via Paypal, you will receive an email receipt. Hit "forward" and add, along with the receipt:

•  Your rengay
•  Your full name
•  The name(s) of your collaborator(s)
•  Your postal address
•  The declaration of consent below.

Include your rengay in the body of the email. Do not attach any files to your email. Note the authors by name or initials underneath or next to each link.
 
Email your submission to <HSArengayaward@gmail.com>

Declaration of Consent

"I attest that the writers of this rengay have given their consent that it will be entered in the HSA Rengay Award Competition and that, should it win a prize, it may be published in Frogpond."

Payment by Postal Mail:

This option is available for HSA members only and only if you do not have access to email.

1. Write a check to "Haiku Society of America" with the entry payment of $5 for each rengay submitted.

2. Type up the following:

•  Your rengay, with the authors noted by name or initials
    underneath or next to each link
•  Your full name
•  The name(s) of your collaborator(s)
•  Your postal address
•  The declaration of consent above.

3. Send your check and entry to

Gary Hotham
10460 Stansfield Road
Scaggsville, MD 20723
USA

Adjudication: The names of judges will be announced along with the winning entries.

Awards: First Prize, $200; Second Prize, $150; Third Prize, $100. Winning rengay will be published in Frogpond and on the HSA website. All rights revert to authors on publication.

For an anthology of past winners, visit the Haiku Society of America Rengay Award Collection: HSA Rengay Competition Collection

Note to prospective rengay contestants: The following essays provide invaluable information and inspiration:

"The Rengay Verse Form" by Joan Zimmerman:
http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/rengay.htm

"Rengay: An Introduction" by Michael Dylan Welch:
https://www.rengay.com/rengay-essays/learning-rengay/rengay-an-introduction

"Give Rengay A Try" by Michael Dylan Welch:
https://www.rengay.com/rengay-essays/learning-rengay/give-rengay-a-try