Myong Cha Son Haiku Award

The Myong Cha Son Haiku Award recognizes poetic achievement among undergraduates enrolled in colleges/universities in the Delaware Valley region of Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties). Created by Kyle Spencer, and named for his mother-in-law, the award offers a $300 prize, and publication in a national literary journal.

The Myong Cha Son Haiku Award welcomes unpublished, original haiku for consideration in the competition. We ask that applicants adhere to the following guidelines.

• The annual competition is open to all undergraduate poets who are enrolled in a college/university in the Delaware Valley (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties).
• The submission should consist of a cover letter and one poem. Please put only the title of the poem at the top of the manuscript.
• The author's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number should be placed on the back of the manuscript.
• All submissions must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2008.
• Submitted poems will not be returned. For notification of contest results please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
• Manuscripts should be sent to:

  Myong Cha Son Haiku Award
  Poetry Center
  West Chester University
  West Chester, PA 19383

Each winner will receive her/his award, and give a public reading at the annual West Chester University Poetry Conference in early June, 2008.