Haiku Crush

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Haiku Crush runs an international annual haiku competition and anthology search accepting traditional and modern haiku in English.

Response time info: Winners will be announced and contacted during October.

Read the full guidelines at haikucrush.com↗

Submission calls

poetryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 18Fee: $9.00Pays: One Grand Prize Winner receives $200; two Judges Grand Mention winners receive $150 each; up to 50 runner-ups are also published.

Open to: Submissions must be in English; entrants must provide their full name and email address, and previously published work must be eligible for republication.

International competition for traditional and modern haiku in English. Original and previously published haiku are welcome if the entrant has republication rights; up to four haiku may be entered per $9 paid submission. The 2026 deadline is October 18, 2026. Prizes total $500, and selected haiku will be published in the anthology.

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