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Over 400 Haiku from 64 poets were submitted for Riverbeats Live 09.
Entries were numbered and names of writers removed.

We are delighted to announce the following awards:
* “Best Three Haiku by one Writer”
Judged by NWG Inc editors Sue Crawford, Glenn Anderson

Joint 1st Place: Nathalie Buckland and Quendryth Young (Book awards)
Joint 2nd Place: John Bird and Margaret Louise Grace (Certificates)
Commended: Roberta Beary, Lorin Ford, Mark Miller
Also on the shortlist were: Brian Bell, Liz Rule

* “Haiku that best captures the Spirit of Riverbeats”
Judged by Riverbeats Musical Director, Dale Barlow:
Gayle Barbagallo ($100)

For more details please go to our Haiku news page
For winning Haiku go to our Haiku Ezine Page

Hello to all our patient poets. Competition results are on their way soon!

Over 400 haiku from 64 poets were forwarded to Riverbeats directors. Once they’ve identified the haiku they want to use, they work with the musicians and visual technicians to produce an integrated performance. As soon as their list is finalised we’ll advise you.

Meanwhile congratulations to all entrants who have sent us a wonderful collection of the beautiful, the serious and the wry. We hope to create a special page in our ezine for some of your creations (with additional permission of course). More on that later.

sue crawford

Parramatta City Council and New Writers’ Group Inc
announce that two prizes will be awarded for Haiku submitted to Riverbeats Live 09

• A Certificate and $100 cash prize
  “For the haiku that best captures the spirit of Riverbeats”
  judged by Riverbeats Musical Director, Dale Barlow.
• A Certificate and book of Haiku poetry
  “For best three Haiku by one writer”
  judged by NWG Inc editors, Sue Crawford and Glenn Anderson

For details and an entry form, please go to our Haiku page