The 2010
Anita Sadler Weiss Memorial Haiku Awards
Announcing the
2010 Anita Sadler Weiss Memorial Haiku Awards, sponsored
by the Haiku Poets of Central Maryland and dedicated to
the memory of Baltimore-based haiku poet and teacher Anita
Sadler Weiss.
Deadline:
IN-HAND by JANUARY 31, 2010.
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of the poet, unpublished, and not under consideration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-inch x 5-inch white
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 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 6, 2010, to commemorate Anita Sadler
Weiss’ birthday. 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 also will be printed 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.
