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The 21th Oi Ocha New Haiku Contest

Rules and Regulations

Application of "New-Haiku Contest" has expired on the date of 28th of Feburuary.
We very much appliciate for your great support on the contest, thank you.

THEME

Contestants may write about any subject they like. The poems do not have to include seasonal references or the other Haiku conventions. Contestants are encouraged to express themselves freely in the 5-7-5 form.

Contestant divisions and prizes

Division

Japanese Haiku

・Primary school students and younger children

・Junior high school students

・High school students

・Adult category A (younger than age 40)

・Adult category B (age 40 and older)

English Haiku division

・English Haiku (All ages and nationalities)
※Please note that university and vocational school students are included in Adult category A or B.

PRIZES

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award
(One winner from each of the five Japanese divisions)

・Certificate

・¥500,000 in prize money

・A set of green tea products bearing the winning poem on the exterior

・A framed copy of the winning poem

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems

Special Award
(One winner from each of the six divisions)

・Certificate

・¥200,000 in prize money

・A set of green tea products bearing the winning poem on the exterior

・A framed copy of the winning poem

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems

Honorable Mention
(Seven winners from each of the five Japanese divisions and nine winners from the English Haiku division, for a total of 44 people)

・Certificate

・¥50,000 in prize money

・A set of green tea products bearing the winning poem on the exterior

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems

Judges' Award
(Six winners from the Japanese divisions and two winners from English Haiku division for a total of 8 people)

・Certificate

・¥30,000 in prize money

・A set of green tea products bearing the winning poem on the exterior

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems

Sponsors' Award
(10 winners from the Japanese divisions and one winner English Haiku division for a total of 11 people)

・Certificate

・¥20,000 in prize money

・A set of green tea products bearing the winning poem on the exterior

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems

Regional Award
(Five winners from each prefecture in Japan and five winners from overseas for a total of 240 people)

・Certificate

・¥5,000 in prize money

・A set of green tea products bearing the winning poem on the exterior

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems

Special Merit Award
(1,690 winners from the Japanese divisions)

・A set of green tea products bearing the winning poem on the exterior

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems

Merit Award
(5,000 winners regardless of division)

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems

※The poems will not be printed on green tea products

Excellent School Award
(The Excellent School Award is given to a school from which five or more students win a prize from among those entering in groups.)

・A framed copy of the award

・A set of green tea products bearing the winning poem on the exterior

※The haiku poems composed by winners of the Excellent School Award will be shown on the label with the name of the school on a school-by-school basis.

・An anthology of the winning poems given to all classes in the winning schools

Group Award
(Awarded to 100 groups with excellent results.)

・A framed copy of the award

・Inclusion in an anthology of the winning poems
※ If the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award or the Special Award is won by a primary school or junior high school student, half of the prize money will be given to the winner and the remaining half will be given to the school he/she belongs to.

APPLICATION CONDITIONS

Only those poems written by the applicant and not published anywhere else shall be accepted. The poems are to be written in hand or using a word processor by the applicants themselves. Please be advised that the Haiku entries will not be returned.
ITO EN shall hold the copyrights for the announcement and publication of the winning entries.
Awards will be revoked for any poems found to be plagiarized, to have been submitted for other contests or publications, or to closely resemble other poems.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

All applications must be postmarked from Tuesday November 3, 2009 to Sunday February 28, 2010.

・One contestant may submit up to six poems by postcard, A4-sized fax, or the Internet.
Application must include the poems and the name of the entry division. Applicants also must include their name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, age, and any Haiku group or club of which they are a member. Students are also asked to include their school names.
When applying with standard postcards, write the poems and entry division on the rear and the other information on the front.
・Do not apply by the Internet, FAX, if applications are made as part of a group.

PANEL OF JUDGES

Japanese Haiku divisions

・Sawako Agawa, essayist

・Shimpei Asai, photographer

・Tota Kaneko, Haiku poet

・Yoson Kurahashi, Haiku poet

・Sumio Mori, Haiku poet

・Kazuko Yoshiyuki, actress

English Haiku division

・Tsunehiko Hoshino, Haiku poet, Vice Chairman of Haiku International Association

・Philip D. Zitowitz, Associate Professor at Meiji University

ANNOUNCEMENT

1.Poems will be published on the "Oi Ocha" series of packages (Starting September 2010.)
2.Those who win a prize and winner will be notified of the resules of the judging by mail and e-mail. (Scheduled for July 2010)

Sponsor

ITO EN New Haiku Contest Executive Committee

Supporting Organizations

・The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
・The Modern Haiku Association (Gendai Haiku Kyokai)
・The Students Haiku Association of Japan
・Haiku International Association (H.I.A)
・NHK Gakuen
・NHK Culture Center
・Asahi Culture Center
・Sankei Gakuen
・Mainichi Bunka Center
・Yomiuri-Nihon Television Network Culture Center
・Japan Educational Exchanges and Services
・Nihon Kyoiku Shimbunsha

Please direct all inquiries to

The New Haiku Contest office

TEL: 03-3264-4050

Weekdays, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Japan time (except holidays)