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World Children’s 18 thThemeFamilyContest

2023-2024
World Children’s HAIKU Contest
Closing date for entries

Regional Contests :San Francisco Bay Area January 15, 2024

Organized bySponsored by

Cooperation from

Supported by

Haiku
InternationalAssociation

Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Japan Committee for UNICEF

Haiku Contest Rules
Applications

One entry per child(either typed or handwritten) on the theme of "Family".
Applicants must be the age of 15 and under on January 15, 2024.
The haiku must be accompanied by hand-drawn or hand-crafted artwork on the samepage, using A4-sized paper(21cm x 29.7cm) or letter-sized paper (8.5in. x 11in.).
Glue the application form on the back of the work.

Submission
PeriodOctober 1, 2023
~January 15, 2024

Composition

Any form of artwork(except photographs or digital images) can be submitted.
Every entry must be the original and unpublished work of the child himself/herself.
Assistance by others(parents, other adults, siblings, or other children) is prohibited.
The haiku must be presented in three short lines.
All rights(for compositions and artwork) will be reserved by JAL Foundation.

Special awardceremony

To be held inJuly 2024

Application form separately provided

Japanese-Language Contest

Special awards

Results to be announced in Jan. 2024

Works in Japanese may be submitted from around the world. Winners will beannounced on JAL Foundation's website and receive a certificate and prize.
Use this application form

Regional Contests (in local languages)

About

Results to be announced in Jun. 2024

Works in local languages other than Japanese should be submitted to the participant's
regional contest. Winners will be selected for each region and receive a certificate and prize.

One Gold, Silver, and Bronze
award winner
From among the Grand Prize winners of
the Japanese Language Contest andRegional Contests, the three mostoutstanding works overall will be selected.

Winners of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards will be invited to an award ceremony in Tokyo.
Winners will be decided by a panel of judges organized by JAL Foundation.
(Each will receive ¥100,000 as grant money for travel and accommodation expenses in Japan)
Both foreign residents and residents in Japan will receive round-trip air tickets (economy class) to Tokyo for two

Special award winners

will be invited to Tokyo!

The winning haiku from all contests will be posted on JAL Foundation's website.
Submit Haiku
entries

Address: Japan Airlines, P.O. Box 280025, San Francisco, CA 94128

Inquiries

For general inquiries

Mail. org.sfossu.jal@jal.com（email address and so on）

For more Details

How to MakeJAL Foundation
website (English)

How to makeHAIKU (English)

JAL Foundation will use the personal information collected upon entry of the Haiku Contest for the purpose of organizing the contest, informing the winner and other activities related to the Haikucontest. Winning Haiku piece will become publicly announced with the author's name, age and contest host city name. All rights to the entry (poem and artwork) will be reserved by JAL Foundation.

World Children’s HAIKU Contest 2023-2024

Application Form

Theme

FamilyAge

Author's name (English)

Years
School Name & Address
GradeSchool Name
CityCountry

Zip code

Teacher’s Name

Teacher’s Telephone
Teacher’s E-Mail

I agree to the Haiku Contest Ruleson the cover page and apply to the contest.

Parent or guardian's
signature:

If you are not applying through your school, please complete your personal information below.
CityAddressCountry / Region

ZipcodeTelephone

E-Mail*Please attach this application form to the back of submitted work with glue (No staples please). *Please do not fold artwork when mailing.