Haiku Happenings

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News & Events

Congratulations

To Katherine Raine who has been placed First in the NZPS Haiku Contest (NZ), and Patsy Turner, who has been placed Fifth. Kiwis Highly Commended are Sue Courtney, Katherine Raine and Sandra Simpson, while Commended are Charline Pocock and Peter Free.

To Kirsten Cliff Elliot (now resident in England) who received an Honourable Mention in the marlene mountain haiku contest (US).

New haiku editors for Presence

From issue 82 (the most recent), Presence haiku journal is being edited by a collective drawn from the Edinburgh Haiku Circle. The three main co-editors – James Roderick Burns, Ken Cockburn and Becky Dwyer – will invite others from the Circle issue by issue.
Submit: August 15-September 30 for issue 83. Full details from the website.