Contest Guidelines for the San Francisco International Competition for Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, Rengay and Haibun
Sponsored by the Haiku Poets of Northern California
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Deadlines
Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka: October 31, 2024
Rengay: January 31, 2025
Haibun: May 1, 2024
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See guidelines listed separately below
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San Francisco International Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka Contest
Deadline
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In hand by October 31, 2024
Entry Fee
$1 per poem
Details
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All entries must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. There is no limit to the number of submissions.
Judges will award first, second, and third places in each category. The first place winner in each category will receive a $100 cash prize. At their discretion, judges for each category will award honorable mentions.
Contest results will be announced at the first HPNC meeting in January, and the top three winning poems will appear in Mariposa. The full results, including judges' comments and honorable mentions, will be published on the HPNC website.
All rights revert to authors after the contest results are announced.
This contest is open to all except the HPNC president, the contest coordinator, and the judges (who will remain anonymous until after the competition).
Submission Guidelines
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Please submit to the haiku, senryu, and tanka categories of the contest using the Google form linked below. Please send payment for your entries ($1 per haiku, senryu or tanka) via PayPal to HPNC (hpncadmin@gmail.com). Please have your PayPal transaction ID number ready to enter into the form when you submit your poems.
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Thank you for your participation in this year's contest! The submission deadline has passed, and so the submission form has been closed. Huge thanks to our new contest coordinator, Paula Rodriguez for facilitating this transition for HPNC!
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San Francisco International Rengay Contest
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Deadline
In hand, February 29, 2024 (Note, the deadline has been extended for this year only)
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Entry Fee
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$5 per rengay
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Details
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All entries must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
There is no limit to the number of submissions.
A first prize of $100 will be awarded. Second and Third place rengay will also be selected, but monetary awards will not be given other than for first place. Honorable mentions will be awarded at each judges' discretion.
Contest results will be announced at the HPNC meeting in April. The top three rengay will appear in Mariposa, and the full results, including judges' comments and honorable mentions (if any), will be posted on the HPNC website.
All rights revert to authors after the contest results are announced.
This contest is open to all except the HPNC president, the contest coordinator, and the judges. The rengay contest will be judged by Jennifer Burd and Laszlo Slomovits.
Online submission guidelines for rengay: Please send all submissions of rengay in a single email to Fay Aoyagi (fayaoyagi@gmail.com). In the subject line, type: HPNC Rengay Contest, your name. Please send two copies as attachment. Include full authorship information, stanza by stanza, as well as all poets' names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses and PayPal transaction ID number for your entry fee (see below) on one copy only. On the other copy, mark stanzas with letters only (poet A, poet B, poet C) to indicate the sequence of authorship.
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All rengay must be titled. For two people (Poet A and Poet B) follow this linked format: 3 lines/Poet A, 2 lines/Poet B, 3/A, 3/B, 2/A, 3/B. For three poets (A, B, and C) the format is: 3 lines/A, 2 lines/B, 3 lines/C, 2/A, 3/B, 2/C.
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Please send payment for the number of rengay you are submitting ($5 per rengay) via PayPal to HPNC (hpncadmin@gmail.com). In the 'Add a Note' section, type: Rengay Contest Entry Fee. Locate the PayPal transaction ID number and include it with your email submission (see above).
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Standard postal submissions for rengay: All rengay must be titled. For two people (Poet A and Poet B) follow this linked format: 3 lines/Poet A, 2 lines/Poet B, 3/A, 3/B, 2/A, 3/B. For three poets (A, B, and C) the format is: 3 lines/A, 2 lines/B, 3 lines/C, 2/A, 3/B, 2/C. Type or print each rengay on three letter-size sheets. Include full authorship information, stanza by stanza, as well as all poets' names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses (optional) on one copy only. On the other two copies, mark stanzas with letters only (poet A, poet B, poet C) to indicate the sequence of authorship. The entry fee is $5.00 per rengay. Send rengay submissions to HPNC, c/o Fay Aoyagi, 930 Pine St. #105, San Francisco CA 94108.
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Make checks or money orders payable in U.S. dollars to "Haiku Poets of Northern California (HPNC)." Cash (in U.S. currency) is okay. Enclose a business-size SASE (U.S. first class postage or an IRC) for notification of contest winners. No entries will be returned, with the exception of late submissions, or those received without payment. These will be returned using your SASE; without an SASE these entries will be discarded.
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Printable Rengay Forms
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A printable rengay form for both two-person and three-person rengay is also available under the Contest tab or by clicking the following link: Rengay PDF.
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San Francisco International Haibun Contest
Deadline​
May 1st, 2024
Entry Fee
$5 for 1-3 haibun
Details
All entries must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
The winning haibun will receive a $100 grand prize. Second and third place rankings will also be awarded (no prize money), and at the discretion of the judge/s, an unspecified number of haibun will receive honorable mention awards (no prize money and no ranking).
Haibun with multiple authors will be considered a single entry for each author, and in the case of such a haibun receiving any recognition, the authors will share that prize or award.
Contest results will be announced at the summer HPNC meeting in July. The winning haibun will appear in Mariposa, and the full results, including judges' comments, will be posted on the HPNC website. All rights revert to authors after the contest results are announced.
This contest is open to all except the HPNC president, the contest coordinator, and the judges (who will remain anonymous until after the competition). The contest is conducted in a "double-blind" manner, meaning the identities of both the judge/s and the entrants are withheld until the results are announced.
Submission Guidelines
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Submissions are by email only; however, so as not to exclude anyone wishing to enter, if you are unable to send your entry via email, please contact the coordinator and an accommodation will be made for you.
Send all submissions in a single email to the contest coordinator, J Hahn Doleman (dolemanjeff@gmail.com). In the subject line, please type: HPNC Haibun Contest, your name, the date. At the top of your email, type: your name, address, phone number, email, and the PayPal transaction ID number for your entry fee (see below).
Type or paste haibun directly into the body of your email; no attachments will be opened. Identify any haibun with multiple authors, and provide names of each.
Please send payment of $5 via PayPal to HPNC (hpncadmin@gmail.com). In the 'Add a Note' section, type: Haibun Contest Entry Fee. Locate the PayPal transaction ID number and include it with your email submission.
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Coordinators
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If you have any questions, please contact by e-mail: Paula Rodriguez (obbaowo@gmail.com) for haiku, senryu, and tanka; J Hahn Doleman (dolemanjeff@gmail.com) for haibun; or Fay Aoyagi (fayaoyagi@gmail.com) for rengay.
Thank you for participating in this year's contest!
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