Contest Judges
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2023
Kala Ramesh (Haiku)
Tanya McDonald (Senryu)
Alan Peat (Tanka)
Stephen Henry Gill and Shalini Pattabiraman (Haibun)
Jennifer Burd and Laszlo Slomovits (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
J Hahn Doleman
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2022
Marion Clarke (Haiku)
Gideon Young (Senryu)
Susan Burch (Tanka)
Taofeek Ayeyemi and Jennifer Hambrick (Haibun)
Garry Gay (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
J Hahn Doleman
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
2021
Lenard D. Moore (Haiku)​
Robin Anna Smith (Senryu)
Hazel Hall (Tanka)
Kala Ramesh and Keith Polette (Haibun)
Dan Schwerin and Julie Schwerin (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
J Hahn Doleman
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2020
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Crystal Simone Smith (Haiku)
Shloka Shankar (Senryu)
Christine Villa (Tanka)
Lew Watts (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
J Hahn Doleman
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2019
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Scott Mason (Haiku)
Michael Ketchek (Senryu)
Michael Dylan Welch (Tanka)
Seren Fargo (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2018
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Lee Gurga (Haiku)
Christopher Herold (Senryu)
Kenneth Slaughter (Tanka)
Deborah P Kolodji (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2017
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Paul MacNeil (Haiku)
Paul David Mena (Senryu)
David Rice (Tanka)
Billie Wilson (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2016
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Lee Gurga (Haiku)
Ferris Gilli (Senryu)
Marilyn Hazelton (Tanka)
Tanya McDonald (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2015
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Ce Rosenow (Haiku)
Carlos Colon (Senryu)
Margaret Chula (Tanka)
Garry Gay (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2014
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Michele Root-Bernstein (Haiku)
Jim Kacian (Senryu)
Michael McClintock (Tanka)
Beverley George and Ron C. Moss (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2013
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Michael Dylan Welch (Haiku)
Stanford M. Forrester (Senryu)
Garry Gay (Tanka)
Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2012
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Don Wentworth (Haiku)
Dee Evetts (Senryu)
Adelaide Shaw (Tanka)
Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2011
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Christopher Herold (Haiku)
Scott Mason (Senryu)
Roberta Beary (Tanka)
Renee Owen (Rengay)
Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2010
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Marco Fraticelli (Haiku)
Ferris Gilli (Senryu)
John Stevenson (Tanka)
Paul Watsky (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Carolyne Rohrig
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2009
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Naia (Haiku)
Ce Rosnow (Senryu)
Alexis Rotella (Tanka)
Billie Wilson (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
John Thompson
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2008
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Renee Owen, Michael Sheffield (Haiku)
Chuck Brickley (Senryu)
Jim Wilson (Tanka)
Ebba Story (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
John Thompson
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2007
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Billie Wilson (Haiku)
Roberta Beary (Senryu)
Ellen Compton (Tanka)
Cherie Hunter Day (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Paul Miller
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2006
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Paul MacNeil (Haiku)
Carlos Colón (Senryu)
Pamela Miller Ness (Tanka)
Michael Dylan Welch (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Paul?
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2005
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Christopher Herold (Haiku)
Tom Clausen (Senryu)
Jane Reichhold (Tanka)
Ebba Story and John Thompson (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Lane Parker
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2004
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George Swede (Haiku)
Standord M. Forrester (Senryu)
Michael McClintock) (Tanka)
??? (Rengay)
Contest Chairs:
David Grayson
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2003
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paul m.(Haiku)
John Stevenson (Senryu)
Lynne Leach (Tanka)
Paul Watsky (Rengay)
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Contest Chairs:
Carolyn Hall
Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)
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2002
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Jerry Kilbride (Haiku)
w. f. owen (Senryu)
Cherie Hunter Day (Tanka)
2001
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(Missing)
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2000
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Laurie W. Stoelting (Haiku)
Paul O. Williams (Senryu)
Ebba Story (Tanka)
1999
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Yvonne Hardenbrook (Haiku)
Carolyn Talmadge (Senryu)
Fay Aoyagi (Tanka)
Helen K. Davie and Rich Krivcher(Rengay)
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