Australian Haiku Society

day’s end
wind billows
the empty web

Susan Scott

2022 Haiku Society of America Renku Award – still open

The Annual HSA Renku Award for 2022 in memorial of Bernard Lionel Einbond is still open until October 31.

The San Francisco International Haiku/Senryu/Tanka Contest 2022

Submissions close on October 31 (USA time) for the 2022 San Francisco Haiku/Senryu/Tanka contest sponsored by Haiku Poets of Northern California (HPNC). The full Submission Guidelines are available on their website.

Members’ News, October 2022

Dear members,
October will be a busy month for haiku happenings in Australia.

Submissions have opened for the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology, to be edited by Lyn Reeves, Beverley George and Rob Scott.

Registrations close on 5th October for Haiku Down Under 2022, which takes place on the weekend of October 7-9.

Echidna Tracks is calling for submissions for Issue 10 throughout October.

Entries for the John Bird Dreaming Award 2023 will open shortly, so stay tuned for details.

summer evening
green tendrils wrap
the marble lady

Norma Watts

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The 2022 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai

Grand final day—
the stadium fills
with hope

Welcome to the annual celebration of Australian footy and haiku!

Calling all haiku poets and other vagabonds from every nook and cranny on the planet to participate in the Annual AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai for 2022. This is the one day of the year when haiku poets, expert and novice, turn their Zen minds to the rip-roaring, white-knuckle, roller-coaster experience of a footy match to produce a live haiku call of the AFL Grand Final. The game kicks off on Saturday 24th September at 2.30pm AEST, but you can share your haiku anytime prior to the game.

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Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology – Call for Submissions

The Australian Haiku Society is excited to announce a call for submissions for the Fourth Australian Haiku Anthology (4AHA) that will showcase the work of poets who are writing haiku in this country today.

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Portarlington September Meeting

While the rain is keeping our gardens and surrounding countryside lovely and green, it is playing havoc with our intentions to meet outdoors for our seasonal face to face catch-up. The Portarlington Golf Club became our venue, and just as well. It poured.