The Mainichi Newspapers is
inviting participation in the 14th annual Mainichi Haiku Contest. We look
forward to receiving original Japanese, English or French entries that will help
add a touch of inspiration to the world of haiku.
Judges
Judges for the contest are haiku
experts Akito Arima, Kiyoko Uda, Akira Ogushi, Akira Omine, Keisyu Ogawa, Yuko
Kagiwada, Tota Kaneko, Kobun Kurata, Momoko Kuroda, Toru Haga, Kai Hasegawa,
Naoto Hirose. Toru Haga, an internationally renowned expert on comparative
literature, will judge international section entries.
How to Submit Entries
The Mainichi Haiku Contest consists
of three Sections:
1. General Section (for haiku in Japanese)
2. Children's Section (for haiku composed by those of junior high school age and
under)
3. International Section (for haiku composed in English or French)
Applications are easy and can be posted or made over the Internet through the
online form provided below. For the blind, applications can also be submitted in
Braille.
Entries must be original haiku and must not have been published or submitted
anywhere else. Double submissions will not be accepted. The release and
publishing copyrights of any of the entries that are published in subsequent
haiku collections will remain with the Mainichi Newspapers.
Those taking part in the International Section can
submit a maximum of two haiku.
International Section entries,
Children's Section entries, and entries in Braille are free. Refer to the
notes below for details on the cost of entering the General Section.
Together with your haiku, please include your name, age, address, telephone
number, and the name of any haiku organization to which you belong. Also
indicate which Section you are applying for.
To apply over the Internet, simply
the online entry form.
(Note: Please use this provided form to submit entries online. E-mails sent
directly to the Mainichi Haiku Contest Office will not be accepted.)
Prizes
In the International Section, the
Children's Section, and the organization and school categories, certificates of
merit and mementos will be awarded for First Prize and Second Prize haiku.
Please note that no monetary prizes will be awarded in any of these Sections or
categories.
Announcement of Winners
Results for the winners of the
International Section will be announced on the Mainichi Daily News Web site in
January 2011.
Other winners will be announced in the Mainichi Shimbun and Mainichi haiku
publications, in January 2011.
Deadline
The deadline for online entries is
August 31, 2010
Online Entries in English
Entries in the general section cost
2,000 yen for each pair of haiku. Money for general section entries should be
sent by postal transfer to the Mainichi Haiku Taisho Jimukyoku (Mainichi haiku
contest head office), account No. 00140-0-404438.
Supporters
Among the supporters of the contest are the Modern Haiku Association, the
Association of Haiku Poets, the Association of Japanese Classical Haiku, the
Japan Children's Haiku Association, the Haiku International Association, the
National Committee for the Welfare of the Blind in Japan, and the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Copyright 2010 THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS.All rights reserved.
Source:
14th annual
Mainichi Haiku Contest
To apply over the Internet, simply
fill out
the online
entry form
