Haiga Kukai – Australian Haiku Society

Results of the AHS 2026 Winter Solstice Haiga Competition

On behalf of the Australian Haiku Society, I would like to thank you for your entries from Australia and other countries.

The image was originally processed to show a dark mood, and many dug deep and certainly captured this theme in their haiku. However, I was impressed by those who expressed a lighter mood.

Haiga: the image should support the haiku without the words being a direct description:

Words like silhouettes, shadows, darkness in colour/light, or mood are also on theme with the winter solstice, as are coolness and ice.

Thank you to all contributors.

Wanda Amos

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AHS Winter Solstice Haiga Competition 2026

A note to poets entering this competition. Please include your name below your haiku. An email address will not be counted as a name. If you make a mistake when entering, please enter your work again, including a note.

Entries have now closed.

Welcome, haiku poets worldwide, to the Australian Haiku Society Winter Solstice Haiga Competition 2026. The competition starts today, 21 June, in Australia. It will be open for eight days, including today, to allow haiku poets in Australia and abroad to contribute their haiku. The competition will close at 1 am on 29 June ACST (Australian Central Standard Time). To avoid missing out, please ensure you have entered your haiku in good time, as the competition cannot be reopened once it closes automatically. Please read the guidelines carefully.

Results of the AHS 2025 Winter Solstice Haiga Kukai

On behalf of the Australian Haiku Society, I would like to thank you for your entries from Australia and other countries.

Many of the entries described the image. As Ron Moss (well-known poet and haiga judge) has stated …

“Ideally, a ‘link and shift’ will occur between the written word and the image: the two separate elements brought together to make something that resonates on a level higher than when they were separate. It’s a challenge to bring two disciplines together to make all the elements sing and best portray the haiku moment, but I strive to capture that ideal.”

The awarded images achieved this with exceptional skill and a profound understanding of haiga.

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AHS Winter Solstice Haiga Kukai 2025

Welcome, haiku poets worldwide, to the Australian Haiku Society Winter Solstice Haiga Kukai 2025. The competition starts today, 21 June, in Australia. It will be open for eight days, including today, to allow haiku poets in Australia and abroad to contribute their haiku. The competition will close at 1 am on 29 June ACST (Australian Central Standard Time). To avoid missing out, please ensure you have entered your haiku in good time, as the competition cannot be reopened once it closes automatically. Please read the guidelines carefully.

Prior Announcement: AHS Winter Solstice Kukai 2025

The Australian Haiku Society will hold a Haiga Kukai on 21 June 2025 to mark the Winter Solstice. Poets from Australia and internationally are invited to participate.

Wanda Amos has generously provided a photographic image, which will be displayed on the AHS website starting on 21 June. The competition will be open for eight days, allowing haiku poets in Australia and abroad to contribute their haiku. The competition will close at 1 am on 29 June ACST (Australian Central Standard Time).

Please enter your haiku well before the opportunity finishes to avoid missing out. Once the comments are automatically closed, they cannot be reopened for late entries.

For this competition, poets will be invited to submit one previously unpublished haiku inspired by the image. Wanda will then select the winning haiku, which will be displayed on the AHS website.

Results of the AHS 2024 Spring Solstice Haiga Kukai: Non-Seasonal

The Australian Haiku Society would like to congratulate all the winners and thank everyone who participated in the 2024 Spring Solstice Haiku Kukai. This year’s judge, Olivia Ark, who was also responsible for creating the stunning images for the kukai, was impressed with the quality of the entries, which came in from all parts of the globe.

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Results of the AHS 2024 Spring Solstice Haiga Kukai: Seasonal

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AHS Spring Equinox Haiga Kukai 2024: Non-Seasonal

Welcome, haiku poets worldwide, to the Australian Haiku Society Spring Equinox Haiga Kukai 2024 Non-Seasonal. The competition starts today, 22 September, in Australia. It will be open for eight days, including today, to allow haiku poets in Australia and abroad to contribute their haiku.