Haiku Festival

  • Entry Rules

  • Eligible:   Students in grades 3rd-8th (or age 8-14)

    Entries:   One (1) poem per student, any subject

    Format:   Three (3) typed or printed lines, 5-7-5 syllables

    Prizes:   $100, $50, $25, $20, certificates, etcetera; Poets read at Haiku Fest 2012 Awards Program

    Deadline:   The deadline for submission was Saturday, 24 March 2012 @ 12:00 MIDNIGHT.

    Winners:  Finalists will be announced 28 April 2012; Winning Poets, Teacher-of-the-Year and School-of-the-Year must be present to read and accepts their awards in person at Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, 9525 South Halsted, Chicago, Illinois

    All poets grant Haiku Fest permission to use poems on the website, in ads, and annals. Submission certifies that the poet is the sole author, and that the poem submitted is original.

  • Haiku Festival 2012 Online Entry Form

    • Salutation:Ms. Mr.

    First Name:

    Last Name:

    Email:

    Age:

    Grade:

    Teacher's Name:

    School Name:

    Home Adress:

    City:

    State:

    Zip Code:

    Phone:

    Line #1 (5 syllables):

    Line #2 (7 syllables):

    Line #3 (5 syllables):

  • Haiku Fest Deadline: Saturday, 24 March 2012 @ MIDNIGHT

  • Haiku Festival Awards will be issued on:
    Saturday, 28 April 2012
    10:00 AM
    Harold Washington Library
    400 South State Street
    Chicago, Illinois

    FREE Admission

  • Special Guest for our 8th Annual Awards Program is Valerie Wallace, author of Dictators' Guide to Good Housekeeping

  • Enter Online

  • Download Entry Form

  • Contact Information

  • eMail:  Info@HaikuFest.com
  • Mail:    Haiku Fest
                   Post Office Box 450
                   Chicago, IL 60690
  • Phone:  312-253-7453