☀️ Wales Haiku Journal Summer Competition 2025

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We are delighted to invite haiku writers from around the world to take part in the Wales Haiku Journal 2025 Summer Competition. As a journal for all, we welcome you to join us in celebrating the season, wherever you are, through the meditative form of haiku. This competition is a space to share your reflections on summer — its warmth, transience, quiet wonder, and wild edges — through haiku that capture not only beautiful moments in natural world, but the many resonances with human nature to be found within it. We look forward to receiving your unique evocations of the season and to publishing a global chorus of haiku that illuminate summer in all its forms.

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Competition Rules and How to Enter

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✍️ Accepted Forms

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Traditional, experimental, monoku, or senryu — all haiku forms are welcome.
There is no 5-7-5 requirement. Surprise us with your creativity.

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📅 Deadline

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15th August 2025 at midnight (GMT)
Winners announced: 1st September 2025

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💌 How to Enter

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• Pay your fee (see details below) via the donate button.

• Email entries to waleshaikujournal@gmail.com

• Subject line: Summer Competition 2025

• Include:

  • Your haiku(s)

  • Your payment reference number

  • Your name and country

  • Whether you’re a 🔵 Non-Member or 🟢 Member​

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💷 Entry Fees

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Please select the appropriate pricing tier when entering:

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🔵 Non-Members’ Price

• £1 for 1 haiku

• £3 for up to 5 haiku

• £5 for up to 10 haiku

• You may submit multiple bundles; each bundle must be accompanied by a matching payment.

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🟢 Members’ Price (For Wales Haiku Journal supporters and contributors)

• £1 for up to 3 haiku

• £3 for up to 7 haiku

• £5 for unlimited haiku (sent in one submission)

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How to Pay:

 

 

Use the donate button above. Include your payment reference number with your email submission.

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🏆 Prizes

• 🥇 1st Prize: £100 + Publication

• 🥈 2nd Prize: £50 + Publication

• 🥉 3rd Prize: £25 + Publication

• Plus: 12 additional haiku will be featured in a Special Wales Haiku Journal Competition Edition

Note: All prize money will be sent via PayPal only. Winners must be able to receive PayPal payments.

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📣 Judging

Entries will be reviewed by the Wales Haiku Journal editorial team and invited guest poets.
Judging will focus on originality, depth, imagery, and thoughtful engagement with the haiku form.

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🌐 Results

Winners will be contacted by 25th August 2025.
Results will be shared on the Wales Haiku Journal website and across our social media platforms.

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🧾 Legal & Rights

• All submissions must be original and unpublished.

• AI-generated content and plagiarism will result in disqualification.

• By entering, you grant non-exclusive publication rights to Wales Haiku Journal, with full attribution.

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Questions?
📧 Email us at waleshaikujournal@gmail.com