Scholarship Announcement
for High School Seniors

Four scholarships in the amounts of $200 to $500 will be awarded to the authors of the four best seasonal haiku submitted by high school seniors. Eligibility and rules:

1. The contest is open to haiku submitted by students in the United States and Canada who are high school seniors during the 2002–03 academic year.

2. Each student may submit up to three haiku.

3. Each entrant’s haiku should be on one sheet of paper. The entrant’s name and address are to appear in the upper left corner, and the name and address of the high school plus the principal’s name are to be placed in the upper right corner.

4. The haiku must be the original creation of the student who submits them.

5. Entries are to be sent to:

Modern Haiku Scholarship Contest
PO Box 68
Lincoln, IL 62656-0068

6. Entries must be received (not postmarked) by March 1, 2003.

7. The haiku will be judged by the editors of Modern Haiku, with the assistance of a panel of recognized haiku poets if it is deemed desirable by the editors.

8. The winning haiku will be published in the summer 2003 issue of Modern Haiku.

9. The decision of the judges will be final.

10. Entrants should keep a copy of their haiku as entries will not be returned.

11. Guidelines are available at the above address. Enclose an SASE with any requests or correspondence.