2024 FIRST PLACE WINNERS

Minna El Shamsy, Age 13, Grade 8
University of Chicago Lab School

Adrian Stopka, Age 11, Grade 6
Michael Byrne Elementary, Chicago

Henrik Malloy, Age 9, Grade 4
Eliza Chappell Elementary, Chicago

Please enter ONE
original 5-7-5 haiku online
by Saturday, 22 March 2025 at midnight

For the 21st Annual
Haiku Fest Awards Program
Saturday, 26 April 2025
Harold Washington Library Auditorium
400 South State Street in Chicago

Haiku Festival’s Previous Annual Awards Program 

DO YOU HAIKU?

Submit ONE original poem to Haiku Festival for a chance to win cash awards and prizes. Poets must be between 8 and 14 years old. Each poet may submit only ONE original poem.

For questions, please email us at [email protected] or call the Haiku Festival Office at 312-253-7453.