The Outline

2009 "Genkissu! Spirits Up!
World Wide Hekinan Haiku Contest"

• Name
  5-7-5 World Expo Haiku "Genkissu! Spirits Up! Hekinan World Wide Haiku Contest" 2009
• Aim and Purpose
  We will collect haiku poems, expressed within 17 syllables of 5-7-5, to create an opportunity for heart to heart exchange beyond generations through haiku.
• Format
  3 lines roughly following the 5-7-5 syllables style of haiku in English (unpublished, and not currently under consideration for publication or entered in any other competition. Also each entrant is restricted to just one haiku per person on a form specified by the sponsor.).
• Application Period
  May 1st (Fri) - May 29th (Fri) 2009
• Theme
  "Sky"
• Qualifications
  Open to all nationalities over the age of 6
• Application Fee
  Free
• Application Form and Presentation Place
  Send an application on the specified form to Hekinan Tourism Association by mail or facsimile. And we will also hold a internet home page about this program. But we begin to receive Haiku from May 1st..Please wait a moment.
  
• Judges
  • Koko Kato
    Haiku poet, Editor of the monthly Haiku Magazine "(Ko)"and the English Haiku Magazine "Ko". Director of the Haiku International Association
  • David Burleigh
    Haiku poet, Professor at Ferris University
• Awards
  (1) Grand Prix to one winner
  (2) Special Prize to 9 winners,
  (3) Prize awarded to 20 winners
  
• Awards Exhibition
  "Genkissu! Spirits Up! Hekinan"(summer dancing festival) is to be held on July 25(Sat), 2009. We will exhibit the Winning-a-prize Haiku there. and hold an awards ceremony for excellent haiku.
• Others
  The Hekinan Tourism Association
  28, Matsumoto-machi, Hekinan-City, Aichi Pref. JAPAN 447-8601
  Tel: Japan(81)-566-41-3311 Extension 371 ／ Facsimile : Japan(81)-566-41-5412
  URL: http://www.city.hekinan.aichi.jp/KANKOKYOKAI/haiku/e/index.htm
  Mail address: SHOUKOKA@city.hekinan.lg.jp

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