Catchment- Poetry of Place will remain open for contributions until 21st November, towards release of the journal’s 5th issue on 21st December 2025.
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Reminder for Submissions to Echidna Tracks
Submissions close at the end of October for Echidna Tracks.

We invite your best previously unpublished haiku/senryu on any topic that stirs your imagination. We hope to publish a vibrant collection of haiku and senryu.
Call for Submissions for Echidna Tracks Issue 16
Echidna Tracks Australian Haiku Issue 16
Simon Hanson and Jennifer Sutherland will be the haiku editors for Echidna Tracks Australian Haiku Issue 16.
We invite your best and previously unpublished haiku/senryu on any topic that stirs your imagination.
Australia, in the twenty-first century, is a vibrant multicultural society. We hope to celebrate, through the haiku/senryu collected on this website, the diversity of lifestyles, values, characters, customs, cultures, and historical experiences of the people inhabiting Australia, as well as the diversity of our landscapes, flora, and fauna. Please explore our categories for inspiration. If you choose a seasonal reference, it should be compatible with the publication’s Summer or Autumn timeframe.
This is primarily a website for the collection of the best work of Australian haiku poets. We also accept haiku from those who have visited Australia and wish to share their experiences.
‘My Haiku Pond’ 10th Anniversary Contest open for submissions until 30th September
My Haiku Pond is excited to announce its 10th Anniversary Haikai MHP Contest (2025), judged by Sherry & Zoe Grant with Michael Smeer. Each poet is invited to submit up to 3 haiku or senryu during 15th – 30th of September, 2025. The Event & contest is open to members and non-members. https://tinyurl.com/MHP10HaikaiContest
Catchment – Poetry of Place : fifth edition, submissions open
The Spring-time submission period for Catchment – Poetry of Place will remain open between 21st September and 21st November, towards release of the journal’s 5th issue online on 21st December, 2025.
Continue reading “Catchment – Poetry of Place : fifth edition, submissions open”AHS mentorship applications closing 9th September
The Australian Haiku Society (AHS) is excited to be offering three mentorships as a trial programme commencing this month. Please see the earlier post for details, including the link to the application form. Applications close on Tuesday 9th September, 8am AEST.
Haiku-on-Hay Awards, Perth
It was an honour and pleasure to lead-judge and announce the second Haiku-on-Hay Awards, a wonderful initiative by the Perth City Library, Boorloo, Perth, on 26th August, 2025.
Continue reading “Haiku-on-Hay Awards, Perth”Applications Now Open for Three AHS Mentorships
The Australian Haiku Society (AHS) is excited to be offering three mentorships as a trial programme from September this year. This is a new initiative of the AHS and the trial will help us to develop an even more substantial mentorship programme in the future.
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