John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku
The results for the inaugural John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku have now been posted. Congratulations to the awarded poets; Louise Hopewell, Matthew Paul and Jennifer Sutherland for First, Second and Third Places respectively. Congratulations also to those gaining Honourable Mentions. Our gratitude is extended to all who participated in this most successful event; your contributions are deeply appreciated. Our sincere thanks to our judges; Vanessa Proctor and Michael Dylan Welch for their enthusiastic commitment to the event and for their expert and insightful comments. Our sincere thanks (once again) to Ron C. Moss for creating the certificates and the magnificent paintings accompanying First, Second and Third places. You can revisit the selected haiku and judge’s comments here.
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Further Congratulations
MAYA LYUBENOVA HAIKU CONTEST 2021
1st place
after the fire
the sound of a falling
rain drop
Josie Lim, Australia
All selections and judge’s comments can be found here
4TH SANTOKA INTERNATIONAL HAIKU CONTEST
Second Place
aboriginal guide…
his bare feet step lightly
on his country
Catherine Smith
All selections and judge’s comments can be found here
Sharpening the Green Pencil 2021
Honourable Mention
whipsnap wind…
another day’s worries
hung out to dry
Marietta McGregor
You can read all selections and judge’s comments here.
New Zealand Poetry Society Completion 2021 Open for Submissions
The New Zealand Poetry Society are holding their annual competition including sections in haiku for the Open category judged by Simon Hanson and the Junior category judged by Marco Fraticelli. Guidelines and further information can be found here.
Australian Haiku Society 