{"id":5295,"date":"2024-06-01T12:52:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T16:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=5295"},"modified":"2024-06-01T12:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T16:52:35","slug":"p-international-ejca-spring-haiku-contest-theme-spring","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/p-international-ejca-spring-haiku-contest-theme-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"P &#8211; International EJCA Spring Haiku Contest. Theme: Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"id_nRdhKQ6\" class=\"WaLayoutContainerFirst\" data-componentid=\"nRdhKQ6\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"nRdhKQ6_row\">\n<td id=\"id_u3dwfyr\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"u3dwfyr\">\n<div id=\"id_yKUSzjR\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"yKUSzjR\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_VpeXSTJ\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"VpeXSTJ\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<h1 class=\"promo\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"\" class=\"artText\" title=\"International EJCA Spring Haiku Contest 2024\n2024\u5e74\u5ea6\u30a8\u30c9\u30e2\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3\u65e5\u672c\u6587\u5316\u5354\u4f1a\u3000\u6625\u306e\u4ff3\u53e5\u5927\u4f1a\" src=\"https:\/\/ejca.org\/Content\/ArtText\/16480.png?text=International%20EJCA%20Spring%20Haiku%20Contest%202024%0A2024%E5%B9%B4%E5%BA%A6%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E5%8D%94%E4%BC%9A%E3%80%80%E6%98%A5%E3%81%AE%E4%BF%B3%E5%8F%A5%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A&amp;style=Site%20title%2011&amp;styleGroup=100&amp;fn=PT%20Sans&amp;fs=40&amp;sid=12477090553546166\" alt=\"International EJCA Spring Haiku Contest 2024\n2024\u5e74\u5ea6\u30a8\u30c9\u30e2\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3\u65e5\u672c\u6587\u5316\u5354\u4f1a\u3000\u6625\u306e\u4ff3\u53e5\u5927\u4f1a\" name=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"promo\" align=\"right\"><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_EEYGAN3\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"EEYGAN3\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"EEYGAN3_row\">\n<td id=\"id_CoEgV5x\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"CoEgV5x\">\n<div id=\"id_KNieqvc\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"KNieqvc\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_JugHoG8\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"JugHoG8\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong>We are ready to receive your submissions by June 22nd!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong><em>As of June 1st, we have already over 100 poems by over 50 Haiku poets!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"WaLayoutSeparator\" data-componentid=\"CoEgV5x_separator\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"id_K5fhHEQ\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"K5fhHEQ\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"WaLayoutSeparator\" data-componentid=\"K5fhHEQ_separator\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"id_hRhjYBf\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"hRhjYBf\">\n<div id=\"id_U8ZAWDa\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"U8ZAWDa\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_jLgEuAo\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"jLgEuAo\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">looking for our 2023 Contest &amp; winners?<\/p>\n<p>-&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ejca.org\/Spring-Haiku-Contest-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow this link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_V24sigW\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"V24sigW\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_ntJPsyp\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"ntJPsyp\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"ntJPsyp_row\">\n<td id=\"id_lS13esB\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"lS13esB\">\n<div id=\"id_4yiYHe5\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"4yiYHe5\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_BrmHHmi\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"BrmHHmi\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span><br \/>\nsakura gave me silence \u3000<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span>the flowers of the soul open<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span>and the sky is bright<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><em>Translated:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span>\u3055\u304f\u3089\u306f\u3000\u6c88\u9ed9\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u9b42\u306e\u82b1\u3005\u304c\u54b2\u304d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u305d\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3000\u7a7a\u306f\u660e\u308b\u304b\u3063\u305f<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong><br \/>\n<span><em>Mykyta Ryzhykh (Canada),<br \/>\nwinner \u201cBest overall &#8211; English language Haiku\u201d category<br \/>\nin our 2023 contest!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"WaLayoutSeparator\" data-componentid=\"lS13esB_separator\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"id_YvxmSB8\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"YvxmSB8\">\n<div id=\"id_8XVJv6z\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"8XVJv6z\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_uqEbimf\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"uqEbimf\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ejca.org\/resources\/20_EVENTS\/2024\/EJCA_Haiku_Contest_2024.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_FjLkQDL\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"FjLkQDL\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"FjLkQDL_row\">\n<td id=\"id_5lEN7g8\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"5lEN7g8\">\n<div id=\"id_YPTloGC\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"YPTloGC\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_SHGXlIp\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"SHGXlIp\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">With Springtime finally upon us and the cherry and plum trees blossoming again, following the great successes of the 2022 and 2023 editions of this contest, EJCA once\u00a0<strong>again<\/strong>\u00a0calles upon your hidden poetic talents and invites you to\u00a0<strong>get creative<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>craft and submit<\/strong>\u00a0a Haiku, suitably themed to celebrate the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Prizes (and bragging rights when you are named among the best) are providing an additional incentive (should you need that extra bit of a &#8216;nudge&#8217; to grab your pen).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">We are looking forward for many of you to join and re-join the fun this year!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong><em>Kids:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0We would love to see submissions from aspiring young poets!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">News, winners and a selection of poems will be announced on this page and in moshi moshi and\/or our social media channels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"WaLayoutSeparator\" data-componentid=\"5lEN7g8_separator\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"id_SHg9tbg\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"SHg9tbg\">\n<div id=\"id_aATnAY5\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"aATnAY5\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_CwqWckA\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"CwqWckA\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p>\u6625\u304c\u3084\u3063\u3068\u8a2a\u308c\u3001\u685c\u3084\u6885\u304c\u518d\u3073\u82b1\u958b\u304f\u4e2d\u3001\uff12\uff10\uff12\uff12\u5e74\u3068\uff12\uff10\uff12\uff13\u5e74\u306b\u5927\u6210\u529f\u3057\u305fEJCA\u306e\u6625\u306e\u4ff3\u53e5\u5927\u4f1a\u3092\uff12\uff10\uff12\uff14\u5e74\u5ea6\u3082\u4e3b\u50ac\u81f4\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6765\u305f\u308c\u3001\u7686\u69d8\u306e\u96a0\u308c\u305f\u8a69\u7684\u624d\u80fd\u3088\uff01\u3053\u306e\u6a5f\u4f1a\u306b\u305c\u3072\u30af\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u306a\u624d\u80fd\u3092\u5168\u958b\u306b\u3057\u3001\u6625\u306b\u56e0\u3093\u3060\u4ff3\u53e5\u3092\u8a60\u3093\u3067\u3001\u5927\u4f1a\u306b\u3054\u53c2\u52a0\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u7686\u69d8\u306b\u3082\u3046\u5c11\u3057\u300c\u3088\u3057\u53c2\u52a0\u3059\u308b\u305e\uff01\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u6c17\u6982\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u305f\u3081\u3001\uff08\u5165\u8cde\u3057\u305f\u969b\u306b\u81ea\u6162\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u6a29\u5229\u306b\u52a0\u3048\u3066\uff09\u8cde\u91d1\u3082\u7528\u610f\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u306e\u65b9\u306e\u3054\u53c2\u52a0\u3001\u6628\u5e74\u3001\u4e00\u6628\u5e74\u306b\u52a0\u3048\u3066\u306e\u518d\u53c2\u52a0\u3092\u304a\u5f85\u3061\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u304a\u5b50\u69d8\u65b9\uff1a\u82e5\u304f\u3066\u8a69\u5fc3\u306e\u3042\u308b\u7686\u69d8\u306e\u3054\u6295\u53e5\u3082\u697d\u3057\u307f\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_Bg8uKRO\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"Bg8uKRO\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"Bg8uKRO_row\">\n<td id=\"id_pI2wowU\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"pI2wowU\">\n<div id=\"id_phoefuT\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"phoefuT\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_RfEW9eX\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"RfEW9eX\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<h1 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"\" class=\"artText\" title=\"How to participate?\" src=\"https:\/\/ejca.org\/Content\/ArtText\/13685.png?text=How%20to%20participate%3F&amp;style=Eagle&amp;styleGroup=300&amp;fn=Accidental%20Presidency&amp;fs=30&amp;sid=5964976146746233\" alt=\"How to participate?\" name=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_6UxeNkI\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"6UxeNkI\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"6UxeNkI_row\">\n<td id=\"id_6w6Kxte\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"6w6Kxte\">\n<div id=\"id_t2jk9qn\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"t2jk9qn\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_YUBxRd2\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"YUBxRd2\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Before or on the\u00a0<strong>22nd of June 2024, 23:59 MDT<\/strong>, you are being asked to submit your Haiku\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/aCN3qVsXT7rUXwha6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using this Google form (link)<\/a>\uff08\u3053\u306e\u4ff3\u53e5\u5fdc\u52df\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30e0\u306e\u30ea\u30f3\u30af\u3092\u4f7f\u3063\u3066\uff12\uff10\uff12\uff14\u5e74\uff16\u6708\uff12\uff12\u65e5\uff12\uff13\u664259\u5206\uff08MDT)\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3054\u6295\u53e5\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\uff09<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Our jury will be reviewing the submissions by end of June\/early July\uff08\u5be9\u67fb\u306f\uff16\u6708\u672b\u304b\uff17\u6708\u306e\u59cb\u3081\u306b\u884c\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff09<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_ARQJBIt\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"ARQJBIt\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"ARQJBIt_row\">\n<td id=\"id_YByRzip\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"YByRzip\">\n<div id=\"id_dF7H1Jp\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"dF7H1Jp\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_FitFAtS\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"FitFAtS\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<h1 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"\" class=\"artText\" title=\"Rules \/ \u5fdc\u52df\u8981\u9818\" src=\"https:\/\/ejca.org\/Content\/ArtText\/11784.png?text=Rules%20%2F%20%E5%BF%9C%E5%8B%9F%E8%A6%81%E9%A0%98&amp;style=Eagle&amp;styleGroup=300&amp;fn=Accidental%20Presidency&amp;fs=30&amp;sid=561027831873883\" alt=\"Rules \/ \u5fdc\u52df\u8981\u9818\" name=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_Oq6tFkY\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"Oq6tFkY\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"Oq6tFkY_row\">\n<td id=\"id_5EwugOc\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"5EwugOc\">\n<div id=\"id_EtPcy1D\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"EtPcy1D\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_txTgiNi\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"txTgiNi\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Everyone is invited (whether EJCA member or not) to participate\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong>You<\/strong>\u00a0can submit up to two unpublished Haiku that\u00a0<strong>you<\/strong>\u00a0have authored.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">To be considered for prizes, your poem should follow the spirit of good Haiku form &#8211; see below, section &#8220;What is a Haiku?&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><span>Make sure to give your Haiku a\u00a0<strong>Spring<\/strong>\u00a0theme by including a Spring seasonal word of your choice.\n<p><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Our jury will evaluate all submissions to determine winners in the various categories<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong>Jury:\u00a0Shajin Watanabe<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Shajin Watanabe sensei:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Watanabe sensei is a protege to Kusatao Nakamura and was awarded the Saitama Literature Award. After his retirement from teaching Japanese literature (kokugo) at Urawa Akenohoshi Girls&#8217; Senior High School, he taught haiku poetry at Saitama Police Academy for a number of years. Currently, he is the chair of Haiku Society, &#8220;Sumeraki, &#8221; while teaching haiku at numerous workshops.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"WaLayoutSeparator\" data-componentid=\"5EwugOc_separator\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"id_MqVHhQC\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"MqVHhQC\">\n<div id=\"id_fiS6maf\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"fiS6maf\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_PVFwXtN\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"PVFwXtN\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">-\u53c2\u52a0\u8cc7\u683c\u3000\uff0dEJCA\u4f1a\u54e1\u3067\u3042\u308b\u5fc5\u8981\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u3069\u306a\u305f\u3067\u3082\u5fdc\u52df\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans 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class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Here are the 2024 prize categories.<br \/>\nThe current year\u2019s jury is once again a published haiku poet,\u00a0<strong>Shajin Watanabe<\/strong>.<br \/>\nWe greatly appreciate his work.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_cyw9jVC\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"cyw9jVC\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong>Best overall &#8211; Japanese language Haiku<br \/>\nPrize: 30$<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_xoGv6Nk\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"xoGv6Nk\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" 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align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_PCLbIR4\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"PCLbIR4\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong>Brightest Young Poet (16 years of age and under)<br \/>\nPrize: 30$<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_ujViTXp\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"ujViTXp\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"ujViTXp_row\">\n<td id=\"id_GIEABab\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"GIEABab\">\n<div id=\"id_Pl5WMkB\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"Pl5WMkB\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_neVf9XW\" 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class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"Bs83Csv_row\">\n<td id=\"id_bKEW57T\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"bKEW57T\">\n<div id=\"id_jONj5cu\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"jONj5cu\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_le4jxyy\" class=\"WaGadgetFirst WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"le4jxyy\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">From\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wikipedia<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Haiku (\u4ff3\u53e5) is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases that contain a kireji, or &#8220;cutting word&#8221;, 17 on (phonetic units similar to syllables) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern, and a kigo, or seasonal reference. Similar poems that do not adhere to these rules are generally classified as senry\u016b.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Haiku originated as an opening part of a larger Japanese poem called renga. These haiku written as an opening stanza were known as hokku and over time writers began to write them as stand-alone poems. Haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_LeLKsvK\" class=\"WaGadgetLast WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"LeLKsvK\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong>What you should keep in mind:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">For haiku inspiration, look closely at everything around you in nature, at home, at school, and at work. Write your draft of a haiku, letting yourself be free and creative. Then ask the following questions about your haiku to help you improve them.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><strong>How long<\/strong>\u00a0is your haiku? It\u2019s usually good to write in three lines of about 10 to 17 syllables. In Japanese, you will want to stay with 5-7-5 sounds (&#8216;mora&#8217;). In English, haiku don\u2019t have to be in the pattern of 5-7-5 syllables.<br \/>\nSee this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahaiwrimo.com\/why-no-5-7-5\">link<\/a>\u00a0if you want to know more.<\/p>\n<p>The following questions are much more important to observe:<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Does your haiku name or suggest one of the\u00a0<strong>seasons<\/strong>\u2014spring, summer, fall, or winter? In Japanese, a kigo or \u201cseason word\u201d tells readers when the poem happens, such as saying \u201ctulips\u201d for spring or \u201csnow\u201d for winter. This is one of the most important things to do in haiku.<br \/>\n<strong>For our contest this year, you want to give it a Spring theme!<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"WaLayoutSeparator\" data-componentid=\"bKEW57T_separator\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"id_4L6Suw9\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"4L6Suw9\">\n<div id=\"id_9z9I5e3\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"9z9I5e3\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_LgBlyuY\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"LgBlyuY\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">What you should keep in mind (continued):<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Does your poem make a \u201cleap,\u201d by having\u00a0<strong>two parts<\/strong>? In Japanese, a kireji or \u201ccutting word\u201d usually cuts the poem into two parts (never three). It\u2019s not just having two parts that matters, though. Rather, it\u2019s the implication in the relationship of the two parts that matters. Giving your poem two often fragmentary parts is also one of the most important goals in haiku.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Is your haiku about\u00a0<strong>common, everyday events in nature or human life<\/strong>? To help you do this, describe what you experience through your five senses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Does your poem give readers\u00a0<strong>a feeling<\/strong>? It can do this by presenting what caused your feeling rather than the feeling itself. So others can feel what you felt,\u00a0<strong>don\u2019t explain or judge<\/strong>\u00a0what you describe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Is your poem in the\u00a0<strong>present tense<\/strong>? To make your haiku feel like it\u2019s happening right now, use the present tense.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Did you write from your\u00a0<strong>own personal experience<\/strong>? When you write other kinds of poetry, you can make things up, but try not to do that with haiku. Memories are okay, though.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">How did you capitalize or punctuate your poem? Haiku are usually not sentences (they\u2019re usually fragments), so they don\u2019t need to start with a capital, or end with a period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Does your haiku\u00a0<strong>avoid a title and rhyme<\/strong>? Haiku are not like other poems, which may have these features. Haiku don\u2019t have titles and rarely rhyme.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #212121; font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><em>(adapted from Michael Dylan Welch&#8217;s excellent blog: https:\/\/www.graceguts.com\/essays\/haiku-checklist)<\/p>\n<p>Another source worth reading, with some more historical and stylistic information is\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tofugu.com\/japan\/haiku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HAIKU: A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN 5-7-5\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_QbjYclP\" class=\"WaLayoutContainer\" data-componentid=\"QbjYclP\">\n<table class=\"WaLayoutTable\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"WaLayoutRow\" data-componentid=\"QbjYclP_row\">\n<td id=\"id_8yKMHhm\" class=\"WaLayoutItem\" data-componentid=\"8yKMHhm\">\n<div id=\"id_4wTZYyk\" class=\"WaLayoutPlaceHolder placeHolderContainer\" data-componentid=\"4wTZYyk\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"id_l6wGBQp\" class=\"WaGadgetOnly WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"l6wGBQp\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"\" class=\"artText\" title=\"Questions?\" src=\"https:\/\/ejca.org\/Content\/ArtText\/22364.png?text=Questions%3F&amp;style=Eagle&amp;styleGroup=300&amp;fn=Accidental%20Presidency&amp;fs=30&amp;sid=3186742982200130\" alt=\"Questions?\" name=\"\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id_921iWxx\" class=\"WaGadgetLast WaGadgetContent  gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"921iWxx\">\n<div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">Please contact:<\/span><span><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:haiku@ejca.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ea6852;\">haiku@ejca.or<\/span><\/strong>g<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For haiku inspiration, look closely at everything around you in nature, at home, at school, and at work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3],"class_list":["post-5295","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-contest","cat_contest"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5296,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/5295\/revisions\/5296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5295"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=5295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}