Haiku Contest
The 2009
Anita Sadler Weiss Memorial Haiku Awards
The 2009 Anita Sadler Weiss
Memorial Haiku Awards, sponsored by the Haiku Poets of Central
Maryland, will mark the fourth annual competition dedicated to
the memory of Baltimore-based haiku poet and teacher Anita
Sadler Weiss.
Deadline: IN-HAND by JANUARY 31, 2009.
Sponsor: The Haiku Poets of Central Maryland.
Eligibility: Open to the public, aged 14 and up. (Only the
contest coordinators are prohibited from entering.)
Awards: Total of $300.00 in prize money: First Place, $175.00;
Second Place, $75.00; Third Place, $50.00. Five ranked
Honorable Mentions will also be awarded. (Contest coordinators
reserve the right to lower the prize money if sufficient
entries are not received to cover the stated awards.)
Submissions: All entries must be the original work of the
poet, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
Entry fee: $1.00 per poem. Poets may enter up to 15 haiku.
Entry fee must accompany submission.
Submission Guidelines: Print or type each individual haiku on
three separate 3” x 5” index cards. On the back of ONE CARD
ONLY print or type your name, address, and email address (if
one is available). Include a No. 10 (business-size) SASE (or
SAE plus US$1 for return postage for entries sent from outside
the U.S.) for notification. Also enclose your entry fee in
U.S. currency or check or money order payable in U.S. dollars.
Make checks or money orders payable to “HPCM/Elizabeth Fanto.”
ENTRIES NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE RETURNED OR (IF
SUFFICIENT POSTAGE AND/OR ENVELOPE ARE LACKING) DISCARDED.
Entries without SASE or SAE + return postage will not receive
winner notification.
Send entries to: Haiku Poets of Central Maryland, c/o
Elizabeth Fanto, 51 Gerard Avenue, Timonium, MD 21093 USA. DO
NOT EMAIL ENTRIES.
Notification/publication: Winners’ list will be mailed on
April 1, 2009, to commemorate Anita Sadler Weiss’ birthday
(April 6). Notification of winning poems will be sent to all
competition participants and made available to the public for
an SASE while supplies last. The winning poems will also be
published in The Dragonfly, the newsletter of
the Haiku Poets of Central Maryland. All rights remain with
the poets.
Adjudication: The name(s) of
the judge(s) will be announced concurrently with the winning
haiku.
