Betty Drevniok Award 2006 Haiku Contest Information

The Betty Drevniok Award 2005 Haiku Canada established this competition in 1998 in memory of Betty Drevniok, Past President of the society. With the exception of members of the executive of Haiku Canada, the contest is open to everyone, including Regional Coordinators of HC.

Haiku must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere. A flat fee of $5 Cdn (in Canada) or $5 US (for entries outside Canada) for up to 3 haiku is payable to Haiku Canada. Note change: 3 haiku, not more. Each haiku must be typed or neatly printed on each of three 3X5 cards; one card must include the author”s name, address and telephone number in the upper corner, while the other two must contain no identifying marks.

Postmark Deadline: November 30, 2006. First Prize $100; Second Prize $50; Third Prize $25 for haiku. The top ten poems will be published in a Haiku Canada Sheet and distributed with the Haiku Canada Anthology.

Send entries to:

The Betty Drevniok Award
c/o Ann Golding
Box 97
5 Cooks Drive
Leaskdale,
Ontario,
Canada
LOC 1CO

PENUMBRA 2006 POETRY & HAIKU 19th ANNUAL CONTEST
Sponsored by the Tallahassee Writers’ Association To contact the contest coordinator, click mailto:poetry chaiir
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY JUNE 30, 2006
(Note: No entries are accepted on-line or without required reading fees!!)
CONTEST OPEN ONLY TO AGES 18 OR OLDER
Categories
No limit on entries in either or both categories:
(1) Poetry of up to 50 lines, any style or subject; line length may be edited to fit 2006 Penumbra Chapbook publication format
(2) 3-line haiku (need not conform to strict syllable count)

Contest does not accept simultaneous submissions or work previously published or having received awards in other competitions
Prizes
Poetry $200, $60, $40; haiku, $100, 40, $20. Top three prize winners and seventeen unranked finalists get complimentary copies of the contest chapbook.
Entry rules Submit 2 copies of poetry on 8-1/2X11 paper; haiku on 3×5 index cards. One copy must list name, address, phone, email and source of contest info; 2nd copy anonymous for judging purposes.

Important: include a brief bio with most recent or noteworthy awards and publications.

Notification
Winner and finalist notifications mailed no later than August 31. Winners list sent by mail if SASE included; list posted to sponsor website by Sept. 30.
Past Judges Lola Haskins, David Kirby, Barbara Hamby, Randy Brooks, Elizabeth St Jacques and other nationally-recognized poets and haikuists.
Fees
$5 per poem; $3 per haiku in $US check, cash, or money order
Mail entries, fees, SASE for winners’ list Mail entries, fees, SASE for winners” list and book orders in US$ check, money order or cash to, and book orders to:
money order or cash to:

TWA Penumbra
P.O. Box 15995
Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5995

ThnkGeek Monthly Haiku Contest
THE BASICS
Originating in 15th century Japan, writing Haiku has been an age old way way to convey a vivid impression poetically in only seventeen syllables. Up until now, Haiku has mostly fixated on the natural world. ThinkGeek wants to bring the same poetic substance to the technological realm. Can you write techie Haiku? Of course you can. It doesn”t matter that poets and technologists have little in common other than passion and brains. So whether you enjoy technology, have a way with words or at least have a proclivity to try something new – send ThinkGeek your techie Haikus. If you do, we may just send you a $50 ThinkGeek Gift Certificate. Express yourself to strangers! It”s cathartic!

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