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World Children’s 18 thThemeFamilyContest

2023-2024
World Children’s HAIKU Contest
Regional Contests :Organized by

CANADA

Closing date for entries

January 15, 2024

Sponsored by

Cooperation from

Supported byHaiku
InternationalAssociation

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

Haiku Contest Rules
One entry per child(either typed or handwritten) on the theme of “Family”.
Applicants must be the age of 15 and under on 15 January 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.

Applications

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Every entry must be the original and unpublished work of the child himself/herself.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.
Do not write the title. Only three lines of haiku.

Composition

Submission
PeriodOctober 1, 2023
~January 15, 2024

Special award
ceremony

To be held inJuly 2024

Submit Haiku
entries

Japan Airlines Haiku Contest
221-4840 Miller Road
Richmond, BC V7B 1K7

Mail. yvr.admin@jal.com

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.

One Gold, Silver, and Bronze
award winner

Use this application formRegional Contests (in local languages)
About

For general inquiries:
Lisa HamatakeInquiries

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.

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.

Special award winners(Each will receive ¥100,000 as grant money for travel and accommodation expenses in Japan)

will be invited to Tokyo!

Both foreign residents and residents in Japan will receive round-trip air tickets (economy class) to Tokyo for two

The winning haiku from all contests will be posted on JAL Foundation's website.
JAL Foundation will use the personal information collected upon entry of the Haiku Contest for thepurpose of organizing the contest, informing the winner and other activities related to the 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 reserved by JAL Foundation.

World Children’s HAIKU Contest 2023-2024

For more Details

How to Make

JAL Foundation
website (English)

How to makeHAIKU (English)

Application Form

Author's nameFamilyAge

School Name

City, Province:

School Address

Postal CodeTeacher's Name

I agree to the Haiku Contest Rules
above and apply to the contest.

Theme

Teacher's Contact e-mailGuardian's signature

If you are not applying through your school, please complete your personal information below.
Applicant's Name

AgeParent or Guardian's Name
Home Address (For award shipping purpose)

City, Province

Postal CodeContact E-mailPhone* Please attach this application form to the back of submitted work with glue. * Please do not fold artwork when mailing.

Years