Thursday, February 07, 2008

The Jerry Kilbride Memorial 2008 English-Language Haibun Contest

The Jerry Kilbride Memorial 2008 English-Language Haibun Contest


Sponsor: Central Valley Haiku Club

Deadline: In hand by September 1, 2008

Submissions: All entries must be unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere, and in English. 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 ($5 US dollars per haibun) should be made out to: Mark Hollingsworth (CVHC Treasurer).

Eligibility: Open to the public; CVHC officers are not eligible.

Correspondence: No entries will be returned. Send business-sized SASE for a list of the winning entries. Please note that entries without SASE, insufficient postage, or 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.

Central Valley Haiku Club books

The Central Valley Haiku Club (CVHC) has several member-written books available from our Leaning Bamboo Press:

blink: A collection of haiku, senryu, tanka and haibun. Yvonne Cabalona, Don Delcollo, Ty Hadman, Kaz Ide, Jennifer Jensen, Jerry Kilbride, Shiela Mahan, Claris Moore, w. f. owen, Jo Lea Parker, and Barbara J. Williams. 2002. $5 USD

feel of the handrail: Haiku by Yvonne Cabalona, Mark Hollingsworth, Claris Moore, w. f. owen, Lane Parker, Leslie Rose, and June Shook. $7 USD

Tangled in Dreams: A linked haibun project. Yvonne Cabalona, Mark Hollingsworth, Claris Moore, w. f. owen, Lane Parker, and Leslie Rose. Includes the first place and first and second honorable mentions of the CVHC's Second Annual English-Language Haibun Contest. 2006. $9 USD

Contact:
Leaning Bamboo Press
709 Auburn Street
Modesto, CA 95350
YCabalona@sylvan.k12.ca.us