The Australian Haiku Society exists to promote and support English language haiku in Australia and to encourage the enjoyment of this poetic form in the Australian community.

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  • Members’ News April 2026


    Welcome to the second issue of the Australian Haiku Society’s Members’ News for 2026. This edition focuses on two upcoming events, and includes notices for two journal submission opportunities, plus contest success news. Read on for details. President’s Message In this time of global uncertainty, with wars in other parts of the world…

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  • Members’ News April 2026

    Welcome to the second issue of the Australian Haiku Society’s Members’ News for 2026. This edition focuses on two upcoming events, and includes notices for…

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  • Water Dragons Haiku Group First Meeting in Brisbane

    Brisbane’s new haiku group, ‘Water Dragons’, had its first meeting on Saturday morning 28th March, at Brisbane Square Library, with four people attending, discussing haiku…

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  • Call for Submissions Echidna Tracks: Issue 17 Winter/Spring 2026

    Echidna Tracks will now become an international publication, and we welcome submissions from haiku poets worldwide. We hope to publish a diversity of haiku and…

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  • Illawong Haiku Group at Hurstville Museum & Gallery, March 2026

    Carol Reynolds, Margaret Mahony, Alison Miller and Ros Pitt, together with our welcome guest, Nicholas O’Connor, gathered on Tuesday 24th March at Hurstville Museum &…

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  • Report on the Fringe Myrtles Meeting March, 2026

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  • White Pebbles Autumn 2026 Meeting

    On Saturday 14th March, members Beverley George (convenor), Maire Glacken, Pip Griffin, Marilyn Humbert, Colleen Keating, and Kent Robinson met at our usual venue, the…

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