Announcing the University of Chicago Magazine Alumni Haiku Contest
Five. Seven. And five.
Syllable by syllable,
the theme: Chicago.
Winners printed here,
black ink on these white pages.
Fortune follows too.
For those who like their
info straight: it’s a haiku
contest. See below.
Winning haiku will appear in the Mar–Apr/07 University of Chicago Magazine.
$300 First Prize
$200 Second Prize
$100 Third Prize
1. Submissions are limited to three original, previously unpublished haiku about the University—in English, in the five-seven-five syllabic format.
2. Submissions must be typewritten or e-mailed, with the author’s name and address on a separate cover sheet or e-mailed.
3. All submissions must be postmarked by January 15, 2007.
Send entries to:
Alumni Haiku Contest
University of Chicago Magazine
5801 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Or via e-mail to:
uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu
Subject line: Haiku