Haiku Contests
Maya Lyubenova Haiku Contest
Limit 2 haiku, entries may be in English or Bulgarian. Winning haiku announced by April 17. Judges: Kala Ramesh, Iliyana Stoyanova and Emiko Miyashita.
Closes: February 28.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.
Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Award
Limit 1 haiku in the short-long-short pattern. Winners announced on April 17.
Closes: February 28.
Cost: Free.
For full details see the website.
Ito En Shinhaiku Contest
Limit 6 haiku. Prize money, plus winning haiku will appear on Oi Ocha product packaging and a contest anthology. Results announced late October.
Closes: February 28.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.
Betty Drevniok Award
Limit 3 haiku. Winners announced in May and published on the Haiku Canada website.
Closes: February 28.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.
Sejong Writing Competition
Limit 1 sijo. Cash prizes totalling $US2,250. Winners announced by mid-May. Winning poems may be published.
Closes: February 28.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website, including information about the sijo form.
John Bird Dreaming Award
Limit 3 haiku. The first three place-getters will receive an original ink painting featuring the winning haiku by renowned Australian artist and poet, Ron Moss. Winners announced by May 1. Judges are Hazel Hall and Lyn Reeves.
Closes: March 1.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.
Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Contest
Limit 1 haiku on the theme of cherry blossom. Judge is Tim Mueller. Results announced March 4.
Closes: March 1.
Cost: Free.
Further details on FB, scroll down to Jan 25 to find the contest post. Or submit haiku by email.
Solitary Daisy Haiku Contest
Cash prizes totalling $US50. Limit 3 haiku. Judges Sally Quon and Michele Rule.
Closes: March 2.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.
Robert Spiess Award
Cash prizes totalling $US175. Limit of 5 haiku on a theme set by one Bob’s “speculations”. Winning entries will be published in the (northern) summer issue of Modern Haiku and posted on the website.
Closes: In hand March 13.
Cost: $US1/haiku.
Full details from the website.
Haiku Magazine Contest
Limit of 6 haiku, 5-7-5 format. Results will be published in the (northern) spring/summer issue of Haiku magazine.
Closes: March 31.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website (scroll down to find English).
High/Coo Chapbook Competition
Winning authors will receive $US100 and 10 copies of their collection. An entry comprises 30-50 haiku/senryu/tanka, poems may have been previously published.
Closes: April 1.
Cost: $US30 (annual subscription to the High/Coo Chapbook series = 3 issues a year).
Full details from the website.
Kaji Aso Studio Haiku Contest
Cash prizes totalling $US525 for haiku and $US75 for senryu. Winners announced on May 15.
Closes: April 15.
Cost: $US3/ poem.
For full details and past winners see the website.
San Francisco Haibun Contest
First place receives $US100. Results will be announced at the autumn HPNC meeting and the top three haibun will appear in Mariposa, and the full results, including judges’ comments, will be posted to the HPNC website.
Closes: May 1.
Cost: $US5 for 1-3 haibun.
Full details from the website.
Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Results by June 15.
Submit: April 1 -May 15
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.