Contest Judges

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2023

 

Kala Ramesh (Haiku)

Tanya McDonald  (Senryu)

Alan Peat (Tanka)

Stephen Henry Gill and Shalini Pattabiraman (Haibun)

Jennifer Burd and Laszlo Slomovits (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

J Hahn Doleman

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2022

 

Marion Clarke (Haiku)

Gideon Young (Senryu)

Susan Burch (Tanka)

Taofeek Ayeyemi and Jennifer Hambrick (Haibun)

Garry Gay (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

J Hahn Doleman

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

 

2021

 

Lenard D. Moore (Haiku)​

Robin Anna Smith (Senryu)

Hazel Hall (Tanka)

Kala Ramesh and Keith Polette (Haibun)

Dan Schwerin and Julie Schwerin (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

J Hahn Doleman

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2020

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Crystal Simone Smith (Haiku)

Shloka Shankar (Senryu)

Christine Villa (Tanka)

Lew Watts (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

J Hahn Doleman

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2019

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Scott Mason (Haiku)

Michael Ketchek (Senryu)

Michael Dylan Welch (Tanka)

Seren Fargo (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2018

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Lee Gurga (Haiku)

Christopher Herold (Senryu)

Kenneth Slaughter (Tanka)

Deborah P Kolodji (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2017

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Paul MacNeil (Haiku)

Paul David Mena (Senryu)

David Rice (Tanka)

Billie Wilson (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig 

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2016

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Lee Gurga (Haiku)

Ferris Gilli (Senryu)

Marilyn Hazelton (Tanka)

Tanya McDonald (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2015

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Ce Rosenow (Haiku)

Carlos Colon (Senryu)

Margaret Chula (Tanka)

Garry Gay (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2014

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Michele Root-Bernstein (Haiku)

Jim Kacian (Senryu)

Michael McClintock (Tanka)

Beverley George and Ron C. Moss (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2013

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Michael Dylan Welch (Haiku)

Stanford M. Forrester (Senryu)

Garry Gay (Tanka)

 

Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2012

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Don Wentworth (Haiku)

Dee Evetts (Senryu)

Adelaide Shaw (Tanka)

 

Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2011

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Christopher Herold (Haiku)

Scott Mason (Senryu)

Roberta Beary (Tanka)

Renee Owen (Rengay)

 

Contest Chairs:

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2010

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Marco Fraticelli (Haiku)

Ferris Gilli (Senryu)

John Stevenson (Tanka)

Paul Watsky (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs: 

Carolyne Rohrig

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2009

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Naia (Haiku)

Ce Rosnow (Senryu)

Alexis Rotella (Tanka)

Billie Wilson (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

John Thompson

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2008

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Renee Owen,  Michael Sheffield (Haiku)

Chuck Brickley (Senryu)

Jim Wilson (Tanka)

Ebba Story (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs: 

John Thompson

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2007

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Billie Wilson (Haiku)

Roberta Beary (Senryu)

Ellen Compton (Tanka)

Cherie Hunter Day (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Paul Miller

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2006

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Paul MacNeil (Haiku)

Carlos Colón (Senryu)

Pamela Miller Ness (Tanka)

Michael Dylan Welch (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Paul?

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2005

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Christopher Herold (Haiku)

Tom Clausen (Senryu)

Jane Reichhold (Tanka)

Ebba Story and John Thompson (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Lane Parker

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2004

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George Swede (Haiku)

Standord M. Forrester (Senryu)

Michael McClintock) (Tanka)

??? (Rengay)

 

Contest Chairs:

David Grayson

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2003

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paul m.(Haiku)

John Stevenson (Senryu)

Lynne Leach (Tanka)

Paul Watsky (Rengay)

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Contest Chairs:

Carolyn Hall

Fay Aoyagi (Rengay)

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2002

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Jerry Kilbride (Haiku)

w. f. owen (Senryu)

Cherie Hunter Day (Tanka)

 

 

2001

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(Missing)

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2000

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Laurie W. Stoelting (Haiku)

Paul O. Williams (Senryu)

Ebba Story (Tanka)

 

 

1999

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Yvonne Hardenbrook (Haiku)

Carolyn Talmadge (Senryu)

Fay Aoyagi (Tanka)

Helen K. Davie and Rich Krivcher(Rengay)

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