The Results of the Eleventh HIA Haiku Contest

The Award ceremony for the Eleventh Haiku Contest was held at Arcadia Ichigaya Tokyo from 10:30 till 11:15, on Saturday November 28th, 2009. The 20th Anniversary of HIA Symposium and reception party followed.

The Eleventh HIA Haiku Contest

Sponsored by Haiku International Association
Supported by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times

Judges :
Inahata Teiko, Takaha Shugyô, Uda Kiyoko, Arima Akito, Hoshino Tsunehiko, Bôjô Nakako, Kurahashi Yôson, Nagata Ryûtarô, Yamazaki Hisao, Ôkubo Hakuson, Yamazaki Satoshi ,Tanayama Harô, Anzai Atsushi, Katô Kôko, Yamada Hiroko, Ôtaka Mukai, Kashiwabara Min'u

The Haiku International Association Award

HIA Kogure Award (in honor of Kogure Gôhei, former president)

The Association of Haiku Poets Award

The Modern Haiku Association Award

The Association of Japanese Classical Haiku Award

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Award

The Japan Times Award

parîsai wo yonde imadani pari shirazu

Yoshida Hiroshi

I write of Bastille Day in my haiku yet do not know Paris

Judges :
Kiuchi Toru, Kimura Toshio

Prize Winners

Selected by Toru Kiuchi
Two invalids−
me disabled veteran
and a deer.
Tomislav Ž. Vujčič（Serbia）

waterfowl
drift into
photos
Owen Bullock（New Zealand）

Selected by Toshio Kimura
Gliding to sea
towers of sandy castle.
Long lizard's tail
Tatjana Stefanovič （Serbia）

late autumn
moonlight preserved
in a glass jar
Olga Hooper （U.S.A）

Honorable Mentions Selected by Kiuchi
night of silence I find a river stone in my pocket Pamela A. Babusci（U.S.A）	winter afternoon one empty space in the library carpark Kirsten Cliff（New Zealand）
moonlight− Spanish moss hung from tree ghost swaying Naomi Y. Brown（U.S.A）	summer shower: Donald Duck's head peeping out of gutter-pipe Tatjana Stefanovič（Serbia）

Selected by Kimura
ghosts of distant conflict still haunt− the unarmoured soul David Dayson（UK）	new coolness soldiers' black boots crunch leaves of gold Roberta Beary（U.S.A.）
all the reed combed in one way the wind in a marsh Zeljka Vucinic Jambre（Croatia）	full moon the hole of his wedding ring Petar Tchouhov（Bulgaria）

Impression of HIA Symposium and Photo Gallery

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:30am〜 Place: "Ichigaya Arcadia" 4-2-25 Kudankita Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo TEL 03-3261-9921 Symposium Panelists:   Lenard Moore　President of Haiku Society of America Annie Bachini　President of British Haiku Society Stefan Wolfschutz　President of German Haiku Society Marijan Cêkolj　President of Croatian Haiku Society Akito Arima　President of Haiku International Association Coordinator:   Tsunehiko Hoshino, Vice President of HIA Symposium Theme:   "HAIKU Worldwide ― Present and Future" Haiku Contest: Announcement of the winning works: Saturday. November 28, 2009 The judges will comment on the winning works in the Award Ceremony. The winning works will also appear in the "HI" journal. Up to Two(2):   haiku per entrant can be accepted for the entry Note: Works already published elsewhere are not accepted. Entry Forms:   Please use the Application form which is inserted in "HI" journals. Photocopied Application form can be accepted Please PRINT haiku clearly or by e-mail from the Application Form. Closing date:   September 20, 2009 judges:   KIUCHI Toru, KIMURA Toshio Entry forms should be sent to:   The Haiku International Association（HIA） 2-7 Azuma Bldg. 7F Ichigaya Tamachi, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-0843 Japan TEL:81-3-5228-9004 FAX:81-3-5228-9007 Sponsor:   Haiku International Association Co-Sponsors:   Association of Haiku Poets, Modern Haiku Association, Association of Japanese Classical Haiku Supporters:   Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times, U.S.Embassy, Embassy of Germany, Embassy of Croatia, British Council Granted by:   The Tokyo Club