Haiku Contests
Haiku International Association Contest
Limit 2 haiku. Winners announced December 4. The results will appear in the HI journal and on the HIA website. Judges are Toshio Kimura and David Burleigh.
Closes: September 18.
Cost: Free.
For full details see the website.
Society of Classical Poets Haiku Contest
Limit 3 haiku in the 5-7-5 format. Poems must contain a seasonal word. One cash prize of $US200. Entry is in the Comments section of the website. Results October 9.
Closes: September 25.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.
PJCA Haiku Contest
Limit 1 haiku and/or 1 senryu.
Closes: September 30.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.
Trailblazer Contest
Limit 1 solo zuihitsu and/or 1 collaborative zuihitsu. More about contemporary English-language zuihitsu on the website.
Closes: September 30.
Cost: Free.
For full details see the website.
Penumbra Haiku Contest
Cash prizes totalling $US200, plus publication of the top haiku in the Seven Hills Review. Finalists notified by November 30 with winners announced in December.
Closes: October 15.
Cost: $US15 ($US10 for TWA members).
Full details from the website.
Haiku Crush Anthology
Cash prizes totalling $US500. Unpublished and previously published work accepted. Winners announced during January. The online anthology will comprise 50 haiku selected from entries.
Closes: October 18.
Cost: $US9 for every 4 haiku.
Full details from the website.
San Francisco International Competition
Haiku, senryu and tanka. Cash prize of $US100 for the winner in each category. Results announced in January and winning poems published in the Haiku Poets of Northern California journal, Mariposa.
Closes: In hand October 31.
Cost: $US1/poem.
Full details from the website.
Basho-an International English Haiku Contest
For 2-3-line haiku, up to 10 may be entered. Winners notified at the end of January 2027. There will be a contest anthology and winning poems will be published on the website. Note the copyright restriction. Judges are Kai Hasegawa, Naoko Fujita and Dhugal J. Lindsay.
Closes: October 31.
Cost: Free.
Full details from the website.