Originator: Krzysztof Kokot
Organizers:
Rafał Zabratyński (2011-2015)
Polish Haiku Association (since 2016)
Winners:
2011 – Cynthia Rowe, Australia
2012 – Roberta Beary, USA
2013 – Julie Warther, USA
2014 – Ramesh K, India
2015 – Stanka Boneva, Bulgaria
2016 – Andy Burhardt, USA
2017 – Darrell Lindsey, USA
2018 – Carl Seguiban, Canada
2019 – Marina Bellini, Italy
2020 – Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara, Romania
2021 – Nadejda Kostadinova, Bulgaria
2022 – Brendon Kent, UK
2023 – Wiesław Karliński, Poland
2024 – Mark Gilbert, UK
2025 – Marilyn Ashbaugh, USA
Final Judges:
2011 – Jane Reichhold
2012 – Jim Kacian
2013 – George Swede
2014 – Rafal Zabratynski
2015 – Agnieszka Żuławska-Umeda
2016 – David McMurray
2017 – Hidenori Hiruta
2018 – Kala Ramesh
2019 – Colin Blundell
2020 – Marta Chocilowska
2021 – Iliyana Stoyanova
2022 – Robert Kania
2023 – Charles Trumbull
2024 – Roberta Beary
2025 – Sandra Simpson
Participants:
2011 – 304 from 41 countries
2012 – 312 from 40 countries
2013 – 369 from 47 countries
2014 – 386 from 47 countries
2015 – 336 from 41 countries
2016 – 396 from 57 countries
2017 – 366 from 54 countries
2018 – 331 from 52 countries
2019 – 360 from 55 countries
2020 – 320 from 52 countries
2021 – 420 from 59 countries
2022 – 318 from 54 countries
2023 – 350 from 50 countries
2024 – 444 from 49 countries
2025 – 264 from 44 countries
Archive:
Results 2011
Results 2012
Results 2013
Results 2014
Results 2015
Results 2016
Results 2017
Results 2018
Results 2019
Results 2020
Results 2021
Results 2022
Results 2023
Results 2024
List of prize winners and commended (2011-2025)
- Bakhtiyar Amini, Germany (c 2022)
- Alexey Andreev (II place 2013)
- Andra Andronic, Romania (c 2011)
- Marilyn Ashbaugh, USA (I prize 2025)
- Pasquale Asprea, Italy (c 2017)
- Jonathan Aylett, UK (c 2021)
- Magdalena Banaszkiewicz, Poland (c 2016)
- Sheila Barksdale, UK (II prize)
- Roberta Beary, USA (I place 2012)
- Marina Bellini, Italy (c 2018, I prize 2019)
- Brad Bennett, USA (c 2025)
- Ernest J Berry, New Zealand (II place 2013)
- Wolfgang Beutke, Germany (c 2011)
- Margaret Beverland, New Zealand (c 2011)
- Tom Bierovic, USA (c 2020)
- Christof Blumentrath, Germany (III prize 2023)
- Zlata Bogović, Croatia (c 2017)
- Stoianka Boianova, Bulgaria (c 2018, c 2021)
- Stanka Boneva, Bulgaria (I place 2015)
- Alfred Booth, France (c 2020)
- Nola Borrell, New Zealand (c 2012)
- Ray Bose, USA (c 2012)
- Adrian Bouter, Netherlands (c 2011)
- Nancy Brady, USA (c 2017)
- Mirela Brăilean, Romania (c 2021, III prize 2024)
- Allan Bridges, UK (c 2012)
- Guy van den Broeck, Belgium (c 2011)
- Bouwe Brouwer, Netherlands (III place 2011, III place 2013)
- Helen Buckingham, UK (c 2014)
- Owen Bullock, Australia (c 2015)
- Mihail Buraga, Romania (c 2013)
- Andy Burkhart, USA (I prize 2016)
- Willy Callens, Belgium (c 2023)
- Daniela Lacramioara Capotă, Romania (c 2015, I prize 2020)
- Deborah Carl-Brandt, Germany (c 2019)
- Terry Ann Carter, Canada (c 2014)
- Andrea Cecon, Italy (c 2013)
- Marta Chociłowska (c 2014)
- Sebastian Ciobica, Romania (c 2020, c 2024)
- Cherese Cobb, USA (III place 2014)
- Sue Courtney, New Zealand (c 2023)
- M. R. Defibaugh, USA (c 2023)
- Jan Dobb, Australia (c 2013)
- Ana Drobot, Romania (c 2025)
- Nikola Duretic, Croatia (c 2019)
- Keith Evetts, UK (c 2022)
- Seren Fargo, USA (c 2013)
- Florin C. Florian, Romania (c 2014)
- Lorin Ford, Australia (c 2017)
- Jay Friedenberg, USA (c 2025)
- Zelyko Funda, Croatia (c 2022)
- Katherine Gallagher, UK (c 2011)
- Mark Gilbert, UK (I prize 2024)
- Kevin Goldstein-Jackson (c 2013)
- Anna Goluba, Poland (c 2012)
- Nikolay Grankin (c 2014)
- Engin Gülez, Turkiye (c 2015)
- John Hawkhead, UK (c 2017)
- Vladislav Hristov, Bulgarria (c 2024)
- Lyudmila Hristova, Bulgaria (c 2021)
- Marleen Hulst, Netherlands (c 2012)
- Jonathan Humphrey, USA (c 2024)
- Angiola Inglese, Italy (c 2021)
- Peter Jastremsky, USA (c 2019)
- Ingrid Jendrzejewski, UK (c 2025)
- Niiko Jesensky, UK (c 2013)
- Aleksander Joy, USA (c 2011)
- Zvonko Jurčević, Croatia (c 2018)
- Ramesh K, India (I place 2014)
- Robert Kania, Poland (c 2015)
- Wiesław Karliński, Poland (I prize 2023)
- Brendon Kent, UK (I prize 2022)
- Mohammad Azim Khan, Pakistan (III prize 2017, II prize 2023)
- Ravi Kiran, India (c 2022)
- Alina Kizierowska, Poland (c 2015)
- Janina Kołodziejczyk, Italy (c 2021)
- Marinko Kovačević, Croatia (III place 2015)
- Nina Kovacic, Croatia (c 2022)
- Nadejda Kostadinova, Bulgaria (I prize 2021)
- Isabella Kramer, Germany (c 2018)
- Lavana Kray, Romania (c 2016)
- Gordana Kurtovic, Croatia (c 2024)
- G. R. LeBlanc, Canada (c 2011)
- Michael Henry Lee, USA (II prize 2021, III prize 2025)
- Darrell Lindsey, USA (c 2012, I prize 2017)
- Chen-ou Liu, Canada (c 2025)
- Andrius Luneckas, Lithuania (c 2016, c 2023
- Agnieszka Malinowska, Poland (c 2012)
- Jerzy Małysz, Poland (c 2018, III prize 2019)
- Eryk Margolak, Poland (c 2011)
- Anna Maris, Sweden (II prize 2016)
- Scott Mason, USA (III prize 2021)
- Andy McLellan, UK (c 2017)
- John McManus, UK (c 2011)
- David McMurray, Japan (c 2017)
- Forest Meadow, USA (c 2025)
- Indra Neil Mekala, India (III prize 2016, II prize 2017, II prize 2018, c 2022, II prize 2025)
- Mark Miller, Australia (c 2024)
- Mihai Moldoveanu – Mirco, Romania (c 2021)
- Vasile Moldovan, Romania (c 2015)
- Ewa Moskalik, Poland (c 2020)
- Elena Naskova, USA (c 2016, c 2022)
- Gautam Nadkarni, India (c 2024)
- Boris Nazansky, Croatia (c 2014, c 2018)
- Veronika Zora Novak, Canada (c 2017)
- Anthony Itopa Obaro, Nigeria (c 2018, c 2020)
- Polona Oblak, Slovenia (c 2021)
- Sergio Ortiz, USA (c 2012)
- Semih Ozmeric, Turkiye (c 2020)
- Vandana Parashar, India (c 2023)
- Kerstin Park, Sweden (c 2020)
- Minh-Triêt Pham, France (c 2017)
- Maria Piasecka, Poland (c 2017)
- Gregory Piko, Australia (c 2020)
- Geethanjali Rajan, India (c 2019)
- Milan Rajkumar, India (c 2024)
- Nazarena Rampini, Italy (c 2019)
- Daniel Richard, UK (c 2014)
- Nicholas Rossler, USA (c 2024)
- Marjolein Rotsteeg, Netherlands (c 2023)
- Cynthia Rowe, Australia (I place 2011)
- Srinivas S, India (c 2020)
- Vessislava Savova, Bulgaria (c 2019)
- Olivier Schopfer, Switzerland (c 2014, c 2016, c 2018)
- Greg Schwartz, USA (c 2023)
- Julie Schwerin, USA (c 2023)
- Carl Seguiban, Canada (I prize 2018)
- Yesha Shah, India (c 2013)
- Shloka Shankar, India (II prize 2019)
- Shanmao (c 2021)
- Sława Sibiga, Poland (c 2023)
- Sandra Simpson, New Zealand (c 2013)
- Keith Simmonds, France (c 2015)
- Maria Teresa Sisti, Italy (c 2019, c 2020)
- Tomislav Sjekloca, Montenegro (c 2019)
- Barbara Strang, New Zealand (c 2019)
- Nadezhda Stanilova, Bulgaria (c 2021)
- Debbie Strange, Canada (c 2020)
- Maureen Sudlow, New Zealand (c 2025)
- Alan Summers, UK (c 2016, c 2025)
- Agus Maulana Sunjaya, Indonesia (c 2018)
- Sneha Sundaram, India (c 2015)
- Aakanksha Tanwar, India (c 2025)
- Eduard Tara, Romania (c 2012, c 2016, c 2022)
- Dietmar Tauchner, Austria (II place 2012, c 2013)
- Maria Tomczak, Poland (c 2014, c 2016, II prize 2022)
- Sergiu Vlad, Romania (c 2015)
- Sanja Petrov Vlahović, Croatia (c 2012)
- Gordana Vlašić, Croatia (c 2016)
- Steliana Cristina Voicu, Romania (c 2014)
- Aljoša Vuković, Croatia (III prize 2022, c 2023)
- Julie Warther, USA (I place 2013, c 2014)
- Michael Dylan Welch, USA (c 2016)
- Frank Williams, UK (c 2018)
- Klaus-Dieter Wirth, Germany (II place 2011, II prize 2018)
- Rob Woods, Australia (c 2015)
- Li Xiao (c 2020)
- Susan Yavaniski, USA (c 2022)
- Quendryth Young, Australia (c 2012, II place 2015)
- Eugeniusz Zacharski, Poland (c 2024)
- Olivia Zarzycka, Poland (c 2025)
- Radovan Živanović, Serbia (c 2024)