RESULTS OF THE 8th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU CONTEST
HAIKU CALENDAR LUDBREG 2009

REZULTATI 8. MEĐUNARODNOG NATJEČAJA
ZA HAIKU-KALENDAR LUDBREG 2009

The number of 310 haikus written by 106 authors from 21 countries (Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Trinidad & Tobago and United States of America) were received for competition to the 8th international haiku contest Haiku Calendar Ludbreg 2008. Here are the results.

First Prize ($ 100)
Prva nagrada (100 američkih dolara)

1. Enes Kišević, Zagreb; Croatia/Hrvatska ****

woman in the dark
tears lit up her weeping face
for a while

 Second Prize ($ 50)
Druga nagrada (50 američkih dolara)

2. Marc Bonetto, France/Francuska ***

snow over snow
silence
after silence

Third Prize (3 x $20)
Treća nagrada (20 američkih dolara)

3. Silva Trstenjak, Štrigova; Croatia/Hrvatska **

one after another
morning sun lights
candles of ice