The Betty Drevniok Award 2011 - Postmark Deadline February 14, 2011

[Billie Wilson]

The Betty Drevniok Award 2011

Haiku Canada established this competition in memory of Betty Drevniok, Past President of the society. With the exception of members of the executive of Haiku Canada, the contest is open to everyone, including Regional Coordinators of HC.

Haiku must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere.

A flat fee of $5 Cdn (in Canada) or $5 US (for entries outside Canada) for up to 3 haiku is payable to Haiku Canada.

Submit 2 copies of each haiku, each copy typed or neatly printed on a 3X5 card; one card in each set must include the author's name, address and telephone number in the upper corner, while the other card with the identical poem must contain no identifying marks.

Postmark Deadline: February 14, 2011.

Winners will be announced at the Annual General Meeting in May 2011. First Prize $100; Second Prize $50; Third Prize $25 for haiku. The top eleven poems will be published in a Haiku Canada Sheet and distributed with the Haiku Canada Anthology.

No entries will be returned. If you are NOT a member of Haiku Canada and wish a copy of the broadsheet with the winning haiku, include a SASE  (business size, Cdn stamps) or a SAE and $1 for postage and handling.

NEW Send entries to The Betty Drevniok Award, c/o 512-57 Bayswater Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 2E8 [CORRECTED Feb. 8].

NEW Contest Coordinator: Melanie Noll.  Note: If you have already sent your submission to Ann Goldring, do not worry. All submissions will be sent on to Melanie Noll within the deadline.

[Billie Wilson]

Hi folks,

I just learned that there is an incorrect postal code in the first announcement about this Award.

Entries should be mailed on or before February 14 to Contest Coordinator, Melanie Noll as follows:

The Betty Drevniok Award
c/o 512-57 Bayswater Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 2E8