The international Nicholas A. Virgilio Haiku and Senryu contest for students opened on Tuesday, Jan. 20, and all submissions are due on Friday, March 20 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Six winners will be chosen and will each receive a prize of $250. The students do not have to have prior experience with writing haiku or senryu, and the contest is open to all students in grades 7-12. Here are some resources on writing haiku for beginners.
Students can submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3V1yhG8R1-aik5k6Etbx191rTaXF…
Regulations:
- Submit up to three haiku/senryu.
- Contest submissions must not have been already submitted elsewhere for publication.
- AI generated haiku will not be considered.
Eligibility: Students in grades 7 through 12, enrolled in school as of September 2025.
For full guidelines (and to view past winners), please visit the Haiku Society of America Virgilio Contest site: https://www.hsa-haiku.org/virgilioawards/Virgilio-contest-guidelines202…
You can also find the submission form and details on nickvirgiliohaiku.org.
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| Verse4Verse: Drag + Poetry | Ridgewood, NY | |
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| Poetry reading & open mic: Rooted in Us: Celebrating Black Writers and the Legacy of S. Pearl Sharp | Altadena, CA | |
| 16th Annual Creative Edge Lecture featuring Arthur Sze | Irvine, CA | |
| Poets Meet-Up | Temecula, CA | |
| Mayda del Valle and Mark Turcotte Reading | Chicago, IL | |
| Poetry Reading by Alumni Leah Flax Barber and Will Schutt | Oberlin, OH | |
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