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World Children’s 18 thThemeFamilyContest

2023-2024
World Children’s HAIKU Contest
Regional :contests

Organized by

HONG KONG

Sponsored by

Closing date for entries

January 15, 2024

Cooperation from

Sponsored byHaiku
InternationalAssociation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Japan Committee for UNICEF

Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan

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(21 cm x 29.7cm) or letter-sized paper (8.5in. x 11 in.).
Glue the application form on the back of the work.

Submission
Period2023.10.1~2024.1.15

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Every entry must be the original and unpublished work of the child himself/herself.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 award
ceremony

To be held in
July 2024.

Application form separately provided

Japanese-Language contest

Special awards

Results to be announced in Jun. 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 language)

About

Results to be announced in Jun. 2024.

Works in local languages other than Japanese may be submitted from various regions.
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 ofthe Japanese Language Contest andRegional Contest, three most outstanding
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.

Special award winners

will be invited to Tokyo!

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.

Winning Haiku piece will become publicly announced with the author name, age and contest host city name.
Submit Haikuentries
Inquiries

Unit 1911, 19/F, Mira Place Tower A, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon,
Hong Kong (Administration department)
For general Inquiries

For more Details
JAL Foundation website(English)

TEL. 2847- 4567

JAL Foudation 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 tothe Haiku contest. 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 reservedby JAL Foundation.

World Children’s HAIKU Contest 2023-2024

Application FormThemeFamily

Please complete all sections
Age

Author's name(Original language)
Author's name(English)

Years

Address
City

Country/Region

Post code

Telephone

E-MailI agree in the Haiku Contest Rules on thebottom of cover page and apply the contest.

Guardian's signature* Please attach this application form to the back of submitted work with glue (no staples please).
* Please do not fold artwork when mailing.