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- 5/31: Dreamers Haiku Contest
- 7/31: Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards
- 10/31: San Francisco International Competition for Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka

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- 3/20: Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Student Haiku and Senryu Competition for Grades 7-12
- 4/1: High/Coo Chapbook Competition
- 4/30: medmic Winter Haiku Contest
- 5/1: San Francisco International Competition for Haibun

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- 2/28: Maya Lyubenova International Haiku Contest
- 2/28: Prix Jocelyne-Villeneuve
- 2/28: Sejong Writing Competition
- 2/28: Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest
- 2/28: World Children's Haiku Contest - Regional Contest
- 3/13: Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Awards Competition

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currently open #haiku (& related forms) contests:

- 2/9: Mercer County Library System Haiku Contest
- 2/15: HSA Merit Book Awards
- 2/20: Myong Cha Son Haiku Award
- 2/28: Atlanta Haiku Festival Competition
- 2/28: Betty Drevniok Award
- 2/28: ITO EN Oi Ocha Shinhaiku Contest

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scifi/fantasy/horror markets that opened for submissions this week:

- Abyss & Apex (for fiction)
- Aurealis
- Carmen et Error
- Fantastic Voyages anthology (Critical Blast Publishing)
- Flash Point Science Fiction
- NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast (for short non-flash fiction)
- SpecPoVerse

New to Haiku: Some Journals and Publications to Consider for Your Submissions - The Haiku Foundation

another great #haiku resource from @mamajoules.bsky.social

thehaikufoundation.org/new-to-haiku...

that's great advice. Roberta Beary is exceptional at crafting powerful haibun out of raw emotion.

- 2/28/26: Only Human: A Senryu Journal
- 2/28/26: Prix Jocelyne-Villeneuve (Haiku Canada)
- 2/28/26: Prune Juice
- 2/28/26: Quail Eggs
- 2/28/26: Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest
- 2/28/26: tinywords
- 3/1/26: Chrysanthemum
- 3/15/26: right hand pointing
- 3/15/26: Time Haiku

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#haiku #senryu #tanka journals that reopened to submissions yesterday (with deadlines):

- 2/15/26: Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal (theme: "green")
- 2/15/26: Post-ku
- 2/15/26: The Cicada's Cry
- 2/28/26: Atlanta Haiku Festival Competition
- 2/28/26: cattails
- 2/28/26: Kingfisher

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So disgusting. But a great poem. That last line really hits.

Whoa, that second one is really powerful

forgot to tag @thehaikutec.bsky.social - congrats on the Commended poem Alan! great kigo.

Check out the 15th Polish International Haiku Competition results:

- A cool new kigo from Alan Summers - "goose feather snow"

- A standout poem by Aakanksha Tanwar - strong imagery & multiple interpretations

- Insightful & interesting commentary from Sandra Simpson

psh.org.pl/15th-pihc-20...

- 5/31/26: Dreamers Haiku Contest
- 7/31/26: Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards

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- 2/28/26: Maya Lyubenova International Haiku Contest
- 2/28/26: World Children's Haiku Contest - Regional Contest
- 3/13/26: Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Awards Competition
- 4/1/26: High/Coo Chapbook Competition
- 5/1/26: San Francisco International Competition for Haibun

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- 1/31/26: Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition
- 2/1/26: Bloodroot Haiku Award
- 2/9/26: Mercer County Library System Haiku Contest
- 2/15/26: HSA Merit Book Awards
- 2/20/26: Myong Cha Son Haiku Award
- 2/28/26: Betty Drevniok Award
- 2/28/26: ITO EN Oi Ocha Shinhaiku Contest

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so many current #haiku contests...

- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/15/26: Marianne Bluger Book and Chapbook Awards
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay

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for some reason Google decided that the list of haiku submission deadlines violated some rule or other. it's under review now, hoping to have it back online soon.

haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com/p/haiku-mark...

Requests, Not Demands: How to Get Your Books into Libraries

for authors looking for ways to get their books in the hands of more readers, check out this column by Peter Derk on LitReactor. It's 6 years old but still just as relevant, with good insights into the workings of selling books to libraries.

litreactor.com/columns/requ...

- 2/1/26: Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award
- 2/13/26: The Green Feather Award
- 2/13/26: The Tomorrow Prize
- 3/1/26: BSFS Poetry Contest

links to all of them here:
haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com/p/speculativ...

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current scifi/fantasy/horror fiction & poetry contests:

- 12/31/25: Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition (includes a short story category)
- 1/26/26: Globe Soup Christmas Horror Short Story Competition
- 1/31/26: Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition

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- 5/1/26: San Francisco International Competition for Haibun
- 7/31/26: Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards

links to all of them here:
haiku-and-horror.blogspot.com/p/haiku-mark...

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- 1/31/26: Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition
- 2/1/26: Bloodroot Haiku Award
- 2/20/26: Myong Cha Son Haiku Award
- 2/28/26: Betty Drevniok Award
- 2/28/26: ITO EN Oi Ocha Shinhaiku Contest
- 2/28/26: World Children's Haiku Contest - Regional Contest

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current #haiku contests:

- 12/31/25: IHS International Haiku Contest
- 1/11/26: Golden Haiku Poetry Competition
- 1/31/26: British Haiku Society Awards
- 1/31/26: Martin Lucas Haiku Award
- 1/31/26: San Francisco International Competition for Rengay

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2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.

Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀

IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:

- 12/31/25: Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition (includes a short story category)
- 2/1/26: Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award
- 2/13/26: The Green Feather Award
- 2/13/26: The Tomorrow Prize
- 3/1/26: BSFS Poetry Contest

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current scifi/fantasy/horror fiction & poetry contests:

- 11/30/25: Drabble Harvest Contest
- 12/15/25: Uncharted Magazine Novel Excerpt Prize
- 12/20/25: Cannon Publishing High Caliber Awards
- 12/21/25: Dead of Winter Horror Fiction Writing Contest

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scifi/fantasy/horror markets that reopened to poetry/fiction submissions this month:

- Abyss & Apex (for poetry)
- Allegory
- Carmen et Error
- Dracula Beyond Stoker (theme: "Van Helsing")
- Eternal Haunted Summer (theme: "The Good Neighbors")
- khōréō (theme: "Revolutions")
- PodCastle

Great twist with the last line!

- 2/20/26: Myong Cha Son Haiku Award
- 2/28/26: World Children's Haiku Contest - Regional Contest
- 5/1/26: San Francisco International Competition for Haibun
- 7/31/26: Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards

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