Announcement: The Takashi
Hoshino Award at WHC
The World Haiku Club is pleased to announce the creation of a new haiku-related
award, called "The Takashi Hoshino Award" at WHC. This follows The R.
H. Blyth Award as being among a number of high-standard awards which WHC will be
introducing and will aim at becoming one of the most prestigious and important
haiku-related awards in the world. The Takashi Hoshino Award will be
administered only occasionally.
Takashi, great grand-son of Kyoshi, is a leading Japanese haiku master of the
Tamamo School, Editor of the magazine of the same name and a director of the
Kamakura Kyoshi & Tatsuko Memorial Museum. He is the master at WHCtakashi.
It is hoped that as many haijin in the world as possible will try their hand on
this new competition which aims at significantly high standards, style and
quality on a world-wide basis and make their own mark in this very challenging
tournament.
The guidelines of the first Takashi Hoshino Award are set out below. Good luck!
From Susumu Takiguchi
14th July 2003
GUIDELINES FOR THE FIRST TAKASHI HOSHINO AWARD 2003
Overview: A new world haiku award created by The World Haiku Club,
following The R. H. Blyth Award, in the name of a leading Japanese master of the
Tamamo School. Highest standards and quality will be sought in this Competition.
No restrictions as to form, style, subject matter etc., at this time. However,
kigo and/or nature references would be preferable and applicants should have
some basic training in the traditional haiku. The Award will be only occasional.
Language: English (works written in any other languages must be
translated into English. Therefore, aim at top-quality translation)
Eligibility: Open to everybody in the world. Works must be new, original,
unpublished and not being considered elsewhere. By submitting them, you shall be
deemed to have agreed to give permission that the works may be published in the
announcement, publication or any other use which WHC deem fit, including the
World Haiku Review. The copyrights shall revert to the authors once their works
are published. Any work in breach of these requirements, or any other normal
practice of international haiku contests, including those under WHC, which the
organisers deem reasonable, will be rejected and prizes awarded will be
rescinded. In addition, works posted to WHCtakashi will also be considered
(Poets will be contacted if their
works are chosen for final selection to confirm their wish as to whether or
not to enter these works).
How to Submit Works and Fees: No fees unless and until otherwise decided.
You can submit up to 10 haiku poems. Type your works, your first names, your
SURNAME (in capital letters), address, telephone/fax, e-mail address, haiku pen
name, if any, with a brief bio. If you add a brief account about each work, that
would be useful. (How you lay your poems on paper may not necessarily be
observed in the event of publication for technical reasons.)
Send your works by e-mail to: WHC.takiguchi@susumu.freeserve.co.uk
Deadline: to
reach us by Thursday 25th September 2003
Judges: TBD
Announcement of the result: The results will be announced in November
2003 (exact date to be decided) There will be the winner, two runners-up, and
seven honourable mentions. No individual enquiries regarding works submitted
will be answered.
Award: The Takashi Hoshino Award will be conferred to the winner. No
prize is
considered at the moment for the rest of the best ten, except for the honour
of selection.
