The Touchstone Awards reward excellence and innovation in the haiku genre. Over 500 poems published during 2013 were nominated for Touchstone Poem Awards, and over 70 books published during 2013 were nominated for Touchstone Book Awards. After several rounds of careful deliberation, the Poem Panel … [Read more...]

We had a terrific response to our call for submissions for the Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards in 2013. Over 70 works were submitted. To all who participated, thank you. And to the authors and publishers of the nominated books, your efforts reveal a haiku publishing scene that is thriving and … [Read more...]

In the closing months of last year, we had a terrific response to our call for submissions to the Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems. The Awards recognize excellence and innovation in English-language haiku and senryu published in juried public venues during each calendar year. To those of you … [Read more...]

In 2010, The Haiku Foundation launched the Touchstone Awards with the aim of expanding possibilities for English-language haiku by encouraging excellence and innovation. Each year since, we've received a large number of inspired books. How to do justice to them? We do so only with the help of a … [Read more...]

The Haiku Foundation annually awards a small selection of English-language haiku published during the previous year. We put a lot of effort into building a process that will work and be fair. The name of the Awards reflects our aspirations. We hope to one day look back on the selected poems and call … [Read more...]