The Haiku Association of Sri Lanka (HASL) is happy to announce its first International Haiku Contest organized to celebrate International Haiku Poetry Day (April 17).

Submission Period: March 15 to April 10, 2026 (by Midnight Eastern Standard Time)

Apply by e-mail: halkusrilanka2026@gmail.com

Subject line: Haiku Contest Sri Lanka 2026-(Your name, Country)

Guidelines & Eligibility

Open to everyone worldwide and of all ages except the organizing committee

Theme: Whispers of Nature (You may explore the subtle, often unheard communication between the natural world fauna, flora, rocks, rivers, ocean, sky, soil, planets, seasons, etc., and human experience.)

1 to 3 entries per person

Language: English

Entrance: Free

Please follow haiku principles when composing your haiku.

No strict syllable count

Must be an original piece of work by the entrant, not previously published in any form or under consideration elsewhere. Selected poems will be published on social media/webpage.

Results: Planning to release the results on April 17, 2026

Please send your haiku with your name, country, and your email address in the body of the email. No attachments please. Please note that the contest will be judged blindly. We will review every submission and will retain the right to disqualify any materials we deem inappropriate for publication

The winners and Honourable Mentions will be selected by an eminent haiku poet who has won many international awards. The name of the judge will be announced along with the results.

Organiser. Haiku Association of Sri Lanka Chaired by Palitha Senarathna

Coordinators of the Contest Lanka Siriwardana and Radhika De Silva

6. The 2026 Tokutomi Haiku Contest

deadline : April 30, 2026

https://yths.org/2026-tokutomi-haiku-contest/

7. Capitale de la Haibun Contest

deadline : Sep - Oct 31, 2026

https://ubupoems.wixsite.com/home/contest

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11 Comments

Linda Papanicolaou

Mar 23

The deadline for the 2026 Yuki Teikei annual Tokutomi haiku contest is early this year: April 30.

5/7/5 haiku using one of this year’s season words.

Directions for submitting may be fou d here on our web page:

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lakshmi iyer

Mar 26

Replying to

Thank you Linda!!

Kala Ramesh

Mar 20

Lakshmi, Please include this in the Calendar.

The submission window for the Haiku Society of America Rengay Award competition will be from April 1, 2026, to May 31, 2026. The contest is open to the public. First Prize is $200; Second Prize, $150; Third Prize, $100. The winning rengay will be published in Frogpond and on the HSA website. All rights revert to authors on publication. Rengay is a shorter, more accessible version of renku and an easy and fun opportunity for two or three poets to collaborate. Find more information at https://www.hsa-haiku.org/hsa-contests.htm#rengay

Yes!

Rowan Beckett Minor

Mar 12

UBU is open for submissions March 15-31. Here are the guidelines:

Thank you!

Dinah Power

Mar 02

Cold Moon has recently changed it's schedule . Going forward

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Mar 01

Kindly let me know if I need to add any more journals or contests in the message box. Thank you!!

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