This site gives published English-language haiku, senryu and haibun, with news of the Central Valley Haiku Club (CVHC). For membership or other questions, contact CVHC President w. f. owen.
The Jerry Kilbride Memorial 2012 English-Language Haibun Contest
The 11th Annual Jerry Kilbride Memorial
2013 English-Language Haibun Contest!
Sponsor: Central Valley Haiku Club (CVHC)
Deadline: In hand by December 1, 2013
Submissions: All entries must be in English, unpublished, and not currently under consideration by any online or printed publication. Haibun that have appeared on social network sites are not considered published for the purposes of this contest. There is no limit to the number or length of any submissions. Submit three copies of each haibun, two (2) copies without author information attached for anonymous judging, one (1) copy with author’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address for notification purposes. A first prize of $100 and a second prize of $50 will be awarded. Honorable mention certificates also will be given. The entry fee of $5 (US) per haibun should be paid by check and made out to: Mark Hollingsworth (CVHC Treasurer).
Eligibility: Open to the public; CVHC officers are not eligible.
Correspondence: No entries will be returned. Contestants will be notified by email. Please note that entries that fail to adhere to contest rules will be disqualified.
Judges: Will not be disclosed until the contest winner has been decided.
Send entries to: Yvonne Cabalona,
709 Auburn Street,
Modesto, CA 95350-6079.
If you have further questions, please contact Yvonne Cabalona, YCabalona@gmail.com
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Recent CVHC Writings
Look for our linked haibun book, Tangled in Dreams, available now.
In addition, all of us continue to publish poems and written forms
related to haiku poetry in contests and the many journals in the field
(e.g., Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Mariposa).
early spring--
when the rain stops
I close the door
--Lane Parker
spring hillside
shadow of a cloud
nears a Holstein
--Mark Hollingsworth
end of summer
washing sand
from our swim suits
feet squeezing
into school shoes
--w.f. owen and Yvonne Cabalona
(a three-line poem followed by a two line poem--called tan renga)
green meadow
waiting for flowers
my plant press
--Amy Whitcomb
first warm day
fleas jumping
on linoleum
a horseshoe
thuds the box
(another tan renga)
Best Wishes,
w.f. owen
CVHC President
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