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THE　FINAL REPORT

The 29th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition in Kumamoto

Corona-virus pandemic is fading out from the world. However, many people are suffering from great damage of war. Now is still the age of uncertainty. We look forward to having peace, happiness and also good literary works on this globe.

The commendation ceremony of the 29th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition took place on November 16, 2024. Congratulations to the prize winners! We also thank you very much for all the participants and contributors to this Competition. This year we had 587 applicants with the number of 1105 haikus from 67 countries. There were 413 applicants with 771 Haikus written in English, 156 applicants with 298 Haikus written in Spanish and 18 applicants with 36 Haikus written in Chinese. The number of haikus written in Chinese was relatively small in number. For the next Competition in 2025, we will inform you of the 30th “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition at the end of May on this website. It will be the 30th anniversary of the Competition. We are looking forward to having many applicants and wonderful haiku poems from all over the world.

 

Application Guidelines

Entries must be submitted via the homepage.
Each applicant can enter up to two haiku poems.
Entries are only possible in English, Chinese and Spanish.
Each applicant can enter in different language, but a haiku of the same content and meaning will not be accepted.
In case we can’t contact with the prize winner by e-mail or phone, the award will be cancelled.

Please enter from the button at the bottom of page 3.

 

KUSAMAKURA HAIKU COMPETITION : RULES FOR SUBMISSION

All submissions to the “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition must be original and must not have been previously published. Any plagiarized and imitative haiku shall not be accepted. Any submissions to this Haiku Competition must not be sent to any other publications including online ones. Also they must not appear in any published forms such as magazines, journals, blogs, personal websites, etc., before the end of the “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition Awarding Ceremony.

 

Last Updated January 16, 2025