Haiku Poets of Northern California
Open now for poetry.
Last checkedHaiku Poets of Northern California sponsors annual San Francisco International contests for haiku, senryu, tanka, rengay, and haibun.
Submission calls
San Francisco International Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka Contest; entries must be in hand by October 31, 2026. There is no submission limit. First-place winners in each category receive $100, and winning poems appear in Mariposa.
San Francisco International Rengay Contest; entries must be in hand by January 31, 2026. There is no submission limit. Rengay must follow the specified two- or three-poet stanza formats and be titled.
San Francisco International Haibun Contest; deadline May 1, 2026. The contest is conducted double-blind, and multiple-author haibun are considered a single entry for each author.
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