RESULTS OF THE 8th INTERNATIONAL HAIKU CONTEST

HAIKU CALENDAR LUDBREG 2009

REZULTATI 8. MEĐUNARODNOG NATJEČAJA

ZA HAIKU-KALENDAR LUDBREG 2009

The number of 310 haikus written by 106 authors from 21 countries (Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Trinidad & Tobago and United States of America) were received for competition to the 8th international haiku contest Haiku Calendar Ludbreg 2008. Here are the results.

First Prize ($ 100)

Prva nagrada (100 ameriィkih dolara)

1. Enes Kišević, Zagreb; Croatia/Hrvatska ****

woman in the dark

tears lit up her weeping face

for a while

ハSecond Prize ($ 50)

Druga nagrada (50 ameriィkih dolara)

2. Marc Bonetto, France/Francuska ***

snow over snow

silence

after silence

Third Prize (3 x $20)

Treća nagrada (20 ameriィkih dolara)

3. Silva Trstenjak, 。trigova; Croatia/Hrvatska **

one after another

morning sun lights

candles of ice

Honorable Mention (alphabetical order)

Raquel D. Bailey, USA/SAD

Ernest Berry, New Zealand/Novi Zeland

Jim Kacian, USA/SAD

Magdalena Lubomirova Borisova, Bulgaria/Bugarska

Jacek Margolak, Poland/Poljska

Jasminka Nadaškić-Đorđević, Serbia/Srbija

Oana Aurora Posnaines, Romania/Rumunjska

Dragan J. Ristić, Serbia/Srbija

Stjepan Ro)ić, Ivanić Grad; Croatia/Hrvatska

Ana Ruse, Romania/Rumunjska

Valeria Simonova Cecon, Italy/Italija

Barbara Strang, New Zealand/Novi Zeland

Eduard Tara, Romania/Rumunjska

teljka Vuィinić-Jambrešić, Ivanić Grad; Croatia/Hrvatska

Verica tivković, Serbia/Srbija

The judges:

Zdravko Kurnik

Duško Matas

Boris Nazansky

Zdenko Oreィ

Mirko Varga