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British Haiku Society - James W Hackett International HaikuThis contest was instituted in 1990, using an initial donation from James W Hackett, a well-known pioneer in the field of haiku writing. It has been held annually ever since, with James W Hackett himself choosing the winners (until 2006, when he shared the task with David Cobb).Entrants for this award should be aware of the characteristics which the judges hold to be necessary in good haiku and which are exemplified by the 2007 winning and commended entries above. These may serve as a guide for those intending to enter the 2008 Award, details of which follow immediately. Entry procedure for the 2008 James W Hackett International Haiku Award Haiku must be original, in English, not previously published nor under consideration for publication or entered in any other competition. Deadline: in hand by 30 November 2008. Award: Two winning haiku will be chosen, each by a separate adjudicator (see below). The winning authors will each receive a prize of £70 and … One year’s free subscription to The British Haiku Society. Winning and commended haiku will be published in Volume 19 no. 2 (June 2008) of Blithe Spirit and here on the BHS website Apart from publication connected with competition results, copyright is retained by the authors. Each haiku must be printed or typed onto three separate 5 x 3 in (125 x 75 mm) sheets or cards. Entrant's name and address to be on the back of only one sheet/card in each set of three. Submissions to be sent by post to Hackett Award, Newton House, Holt Rd, North Elmham, Norfolk NR20 5JQ, UK. An entry must be accompanied by the flat rate entry fee of £3.00 or US$6.00 for up to three haiku, and £1.00 or US$2.00 per haiku thereafter. Cheques and Orders should be made payable to 'British Haiku Society' Due to high currency and clearance charges, payment can only be accepted in Sterling by cheque drawn on a UK bank branch, by British Postal Order, in Sterling / US cash, or by Sterling International Money Order. All BHS Committee Members are debarred from entry. For notification of results, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with appropriate UK stamp, or two IRCs, (which must be stamped by the issuing office) or US$1.00 (so, US$7 in bills covers both entry fee and notification). Adjudication: A shortlist will be prepared by a BHS sub-Committee from anonymous copies of the submissions. James W Hackett and David Cobb will then each choose a winning poem and up to three commended poems. http://www.haikusoc.ndo.co.uk/ |