There are still some places available for the Introduction to Ginko for Writing Haiku, being held in Sydney on 6th August. This workshop is designed for novice haiku poets. It includes some pre-work to help prepare for the ginko and ensuing discussion. Participation is free, but you must apply by 5pm AEST Monday 28th July, using the application form in the original post.
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Catchment – Poetry of Place : fourth edition
4th edition online and an essay on Cynthia Rowe
Readers have been enjoying the fourth issue of Catchment – Poetry of Place!
It is available via Latest Edition on the Baw Baw Arts Alliance website.
confluence journal: call for Fellowship Submissions
Submissions are open through August 20, 2025. To learn more about the journal and to submit, please visit the website
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July 2025 eNews and Submissions open for issue 39
The July 2025 Eucalypt: a tanka journal eNews is now online, featuring The Bird Tanka by contributing poets. Read it online.
Submissions open for Issue 39 of Eucalypt 1st September, and close 30th September 2025.
Warm wishes
Julie Thorndyke
Editor
On The Edge: Haiku Society of America virtual conference
Proposal submissions welcomed by August 15th 2025
The Haiku Society of America is accepting proposals for the 2025 HSA Conference to be held November 21st to 23rd, 2025 on Zoom.
Theme: On the Edge
See full submission guidelines online at HSA.
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Haiku Northwest’s 22nd annual Porad Award opens for haiku submissions on July 14.
The contest is named for Francine Porad, founder of Haiku Northwest, former president of the Haiku Society of America, and editor of Brussels Sprout. The annual award is open to all, members and non-member alike.
Continue reading “Haiku Northwest’s 22nd annual Porad Award”Introduction to Ginko for Writing Haiku – Sydney, 6th August 2025
Red Room Poetry designates August as Poetry Month. On 6th August join the President of the Australian Haiku Society and Gadigal Ginko Convenor, Leanne Mumford, for an introduction to haiku writing by undertaking a ginko – a walk for composing haiku. This workshop event in Sydney is designed for novice haiku poets. It will include some pre-work to help prepare for the ginko and ensuing discussion. In joining this event, you’ll discover that there’s more to contemporary English language haiku than counting syllables.
Upcoming Haiku Workshop for Youth in Sydney
A haiku workshop for youth and book fair will be held in western Sydney on Sunday 29th June 2025, 12.30 – 3.00 pm, at Dennis Johnson Library, Stanhope Gardens, NSW. Registration fee will be $5. A work book and pens will be provided to the attendees. The workshop is targeting high school students and anyone who is interested in learning haiku. This is hosted and co-facilitated by Sydney based haiku poet and former International Coordinator of Sri Lankan Haiku Society, Subhashini Jayatilake, together with Leanne Mumford, President of AHS.
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