A Call for Pin oy HAI KU

Theme: "Pinoy Haiku: Verses from Mother Earth" ( Mga Taludtod Mula Kay Inang Daigidig) Contest Rules:

e message of the haiku must deal with appreciation of environment, or respect towards nature, or any observation about the natural world. ntestants should be Filipino citizens living in the Philippines or abroad. ries may be in Filipino or English.

Filipino, haiku must be in 7-5-7 syllables. The lines may use any of the following rhyme schemes: a-a-a, a-a-b, a-b-b, or a-b-c. e Filipino haiku entry must be accompanied by a free or direct English translation below the page. English, the 5-7-5 syllables should be observed with or without a rhyme scheme. maximum of two (2) haiku entries are allowed per contestant.

bmissions may be done by mail, e-mail, or fax. Please use the free downloadable Entry Form at this website: www.ph.emb-japan.go.jp for submission through the Embassy of Japan.

ubmitted by mail, entries should be printed by computer (12-point font size) or typewritten on the Entry Forms. ubmitted via e-mail, entries must be in a Word Document file and sent as an attachment. A scanned signature is required in the entry form ssible, send one (1) accomplished Entry Form with your signature by mail or fax. ubmitted by fax, entries should be printed by computer or typewritten (12-point font size) on the Entry Forms. o (2) haiku per Entry Form should be observed. Do not put any distinguishing mark on your entries.

ase avoid fancy, hard-to-read typefaces. ase send your entries to: Japan Information and Cultural Center Embassy of Japan 2627 Roxas Boulevard Pasay City 1300, Philippines Fax to: (632) 551-5784 E-mail to: jicc-mnl@japanembassy.ph or jiccmanila@yahoo.com

giarized haiku, previously-published haiku or haiku closely similar to previously published haiku will automatically be disqualified. Entries sho tted to other contests or publications. ries will be considered the property of the Embassy of Japan and the organizers and therefore will not be returned. Copyright of the works re thor but the latter grants, assigns and transfers into the Embassy of Japan and the organizers the right to publish any of the entries as it ma cretion, without necessity of any payment other than the prize which may have been awarded to the winning entries. e works must show literary merit and social significance. Only haiku entries that passed the criteria for evaluation of the judges will be publis Winning Entries. The decision of the Judges is final. inning entries will appear in The Japan Bulletin (The official publication of the Embassy of Japan) and on the Embassy of Japan website.

ine of submission: Not later than Wednesday, June 12, 2008. Your entry must be postmarked or submitted on-line by this date.

ds: Top three poems and ten honorable mentions on each category (English and Filipino).

s: Top three and others will be awarded. Prizes will be announced later.

uncement of Winning Works: Winners will be notified on July 2008. The awarding ceremony will be held during the Philippine-Japan Frien on the same month and the venue will be at the Japan Information and Cultural Center Multipurpose Hall, Roxas Boulevard, Manila.