Cthulhu Haiku Contest Rules and Prizes

Prizes

First place:

• $15 CAD
• the last six issues of the speculative magazine Dreams and Nightmares
  
• a PDF copy of the speculative magazine Greatest Uncommon Denominator (GUD)
• a copy of the anthology Cthulhu Unbound published by Permuted Press

Second place:

• $10 CAD
• a PDF copy of the speculative magazine Greatest Uncommon Denominator (GUD)
• a copy of the anthology Cthulhu Unbound published by Permuted Press
• a copy of Karen L. Newman’s poetry collections EEKU and Toward Absolute Zero

Third place:

• $5 CAD
• a copy of Writers of the Future XXIV
• issue 10 of the speculative magazine Shimmer
  

Prize money paid upon publication. Books/magazines will be mailed or e-mailed after October 31.

Rules

1. Must be in haiku form (see here for haiku rules: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English).
2. Must have an element of Cthulhu Mythos/Lovecraft.
3. We are more concerned about the subject matter and general form than syllabic counts or seasonal references (though extra points if you can get those in).
4. Maximum of three poems per person.
5. Contest submission period: August 3 to September 3, 2009. Results will be posted on Halloween 2009.
6. Submit entries to: innsmouthfp(at)gmail(dot)com in the body of the text. No attachments.

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