ukiaHaiku festival
Ukiah is a northern California town whose name, backwards, spells "Haiku." In 2010 the
City of Ukiah will hold its 7th annual haiku contest and festival.
The festival encourages local, national, and international submissions of Contemporary
Haiku.
Website Address: www.ukiahaiku.org
Fee: $5 for up to three haiku.
Limit: Maximum 3 haiku per person.
Eligibility: age 19 and over.
Submission Guidelines:
If emailing: Follow instructions on website, or:
1) Send a separate email for each haiku to [email protected]. Send no more than three
haiku. In body of email include: a) author's name; b) email address; c) the category
(Contemporary); d) the poem; e) alternate/additional contact information;
2) Send the fee by snail mail to ukiaHaiku festival, POB 865, Ukiah, CA 95482.
If snail mailing: Go to www.ukiahaiku.org and download the form. Follow instructions on
the form.
Deadline: February 26, 2010 (postmark or email date).
Judging: Internationally famous haiku poet Jane Reichhold will judge the Contemporary
Haiku category.
Awards: $100 first place, $50 second place, $25 third place, plus a small booklet of
winning poems and publication in that booklet.
Festival and Awards Ceremony: Sunday April 18, 2010, 2 p.m. Winners are strongly
encouraged to attend the festival to read their poems.