Fish Publishing Haiku Prize
Deadline: April 5, 2026
Mary-Jane Holmes will judge the Fish Haiku Prize. She will select 10 haiku to be published in the Fish Anthology 2026, which will be launched during the West Cork Literary Festival in July. Each winner will receive $134.
Haiku and Senryu are a Japanese form of short poetry. Senryu tend to be about human foibles while Haiku tend to be about nature. Traditional Haiku and Senryu consist of 17 syllables, in three lines, 5, 7, and 5. Many poets do not rigidly adhere to this and nor will we. Both Haiku and Senryu are welcome!
Submit unpublished work. Entry fee: $6. This contest is open to writers of any nationality writing in English.
