This year, in addition to the regular competition, we will also be having a

Haiku contest!

This article will answer all your questions 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 seconde line 7 syllables and the third line 5 syllables. Last years winning Haiku par 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 ou nature, but since we are all modern people, and we l’amour artistic freedom, the Haiku’s for this contest can be about anything toi want.

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How can I enter?
To enter the Haiku contest, toi 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 toi have posté 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. toi can sumbit up to 2 Haiku’s per user. If toi want to only enter one, that’s fine too, but two each is the maximum.

4. Your Haiku(‘s) must be soumis before July 1st! All poems entered after that rendez-vous amoureux, date will not be entered in the contest.

5. Send your Haiku(‘s) in a personal message to me, link. Do so par clicking on ‘Send a Message’ on my profil 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 soumis Haiku’s. They will chose their six favori Haiku’s. Those will be posté 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:

link

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If toi have any plus questions, please feel free to ask them below!