Bonsai Verse: Texoma Haiku Society's newsletter
The Quarterly Texoma Haiku Society Contest for Best Unpublished Haiku/Senryu
Summer Deadline: In hand by July 3, 2016. Entries received after that date will not be accepted.
Eligibility: The contest is open to the public. THS officers who are members of the executive committee are not eligible.
Rules: Only 1 unpublished haiku, not submitted for publication or to any other contest. Publication is defined as an appearance in a printed book, magazine, or journal (sold or given away), or in any online journal that presents edited periodic content. The appearance of poems in online discussion lists or personal websites is not considered publication. Judges will be asked to disqualify any haiku that they have seen before.
Electronic Entry Fee & Submission Process for The Quarterly Texoma Haiku Society Award for Best Unpublished Haiku/Senryu
1. With payment of a flat entry fee of $1 .for THS members or $2 for non-members.
Please include your full name and postal address in your receipt email submission. Type your haiku in the body of the email (do not attach any files to your email).
Snail Mail Process (available for THS members only if you don't have email):
1. Write a check to “Texoma Haiku Society” with entry payment of $1 for members / $2 for non-members.
2. Type your haiku entry with your full name and postal address all on one page. Send your check and entry to the Quarterly Texoma Haiku Society Award for Best Unpublished Haiku/Senryu Coordinator:
Make checks out to Cliff Roberts or Texoma Haiku Society
coordinator: Brenda Roberts
2002 Kay Court Sherman, TX 75090
Adjudication: The names of the judge will be announced after the contest.
Awards: First Prize, $17; Second Prize, $5; Third Prize, $3. Winning haiku will be published on the THS Web site.
Rights: All rights revert to the authors after publication.
