Haiku contest!
This articulo will answer all your preguntas about this contest:
What is a Haiku?
A Haiku is a short poem, originally from Japan. It built up of three lines of words. The first line contains 5 syllables, the segundo line 7 syllables and the third line 5 syllables. Last years winning Haiku por Diblover111 is a good example:
This is a haiku. (5 syllables)
I wish I had a pencil, (7 syllables)
But I have a pen. (5 syllables)
Haiku’s are traditionally about seasons o nature, but since we are all modern people, and we amor artistic freedom, the Haiku’s for this contest can be about anything tu want.
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How can I enter?
To enter the Haiku contest, tu will have to follow these rules:
1. Your poem must be a Haiku. In contrary to last year, we will be strict regarding the number of syllables. Poems that not meet this requirement will not be entered in the contest.
2. Don’t use Haiku’s that tu have publicado online before. We will be checking for plagiarism and online names are always hard to track down. If we find your Haiku somewhere else online, it will not be entered in the contest.
3. tu can sumbit up to 2 Haiku’s per user. If tu want to only enter one, that’s fine too, but two each is the maximum.
4. Your Haiku(‘s) must be publicado before July 1st! All poems entered after that fecha will not be entered in the contest.
5. Send your Haiku(‘s) in a personal message to me, link. Do so por clicking on ‘Send a Message’ on my perfil page. The subject of that message must be: *Your username*’s Haiku entry 2011.
How will the winner be chosen?
There will be special Haiku contest judges who will judge all publicado Haiku’s. They will chose their six favorito! Haiku’s. Those will be publicado as a pick, where the users of fanpop will select the winner.
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All info on this years Six Word Story contest can be found here:
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All info on the regular FGT competition can be found here:
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If tu have any más questions, please feel free to ask them below!
