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World Children’s 18 thThemeFamilyContest

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

FINLAND

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

Terms and Conditions
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
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Every entry must be the original and unpublished work of the child himself/herself.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.

One Gold, Silver, and Bronze
award winner

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'sregional 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.
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
entriesAvia Pilot, Lentäjäntie 3, 01530 Vantaa, Finland

Inquiries

Mail. heloth@ml.jal.com

For more Details

JAL Foundation will use the personal information collected upon entry of the Haiku Contest for the purpose oforganizing 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

JAL Foundation
website (English)

Application Form

How to Make
How to makeHAIKU (English)

ThemeFamily

Please complete all sections
Age

Author's name(Original language)

Years
Address

City

Country

ZipcodeTelephone

E-MailI agree to the Haiku Contest Terms andConditions above and apply to the contest.

Parent or 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.