Despite a successful international academic career as a renowned mathematician, with professorships in Australia and the US, as well as his native Croatia at the University of Zagreb, it is primarily as a Japanologist and haiku poet that Vladimir Devide is now remembered.
Devide was not only one of the world's most celebrated haiku poets, but a tireless promoter of Japanese culture. If Croatia is now considered a Haiku "superpower", with more poets practicing the art per capita than any other nation, it is largely thanks to his efforts.
A full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vladimir Devide has won a number of awards and honours, including the Le Prix CIDALC (1977), the Prize of the City of Zagreb (1982), and for his work as a promoter of Japanese culture, the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure (1983).
Vladimir Devide died in August 2010, and this competition pays tribute to his vision and passion for haiku.
SUBMISSION FAQs
Who can submit?
Anyone may submit a haiku to this open competition.
What style of haiku do the judges prefer; traditional or modern?
The judges will consider each poem on its individual merits, and make no distinction between traditional and modern haiku.
How many submissions may I make?
We ask that you submit only one haiku.
Can I submit a haiku that has already been published before or that is already in circulation?
We ask that the haiku you submit not be already published or in circulation.
In which language may I submit a haiku?
The language of the competition is English.
How can I submit?
Please send your submission by email to librasia@iafor.org with 'Haiku competition' in the subject heading. Please remember to include your name, address and contact details.
What is the deadline for submission?
All entries must be received by the deadline of March 1, 2013.
Who will judge my haiku?
The jury will be headed by His Excellency Dr Drago Stambuk, Croatian Ambassador to Brazil, and noted poet.
When and where will the results be announced?
The winner of the 3rd Vladimir Devide Award and the runner up prize will be formally announced at the LibrAsia conference in April 2013, and thereafter published on the conference website.
What are the prizes?
The winner and runners up, as well as those receiving commendation from the jury, will be published as a limited edition monograph. The winner and one runner up will receive a book of poetry, and if present in Osaka at the time of the conference, will be invited to the conference to receive their prize.
Devide was not only one of the world's most celebrated haiku poets, but a tireless promoter of Japanese culture. If Croatia is now considered a Haiku "superpower", with more poets practicing the art per capita than any other nation, it is largely thanks to his efforts.
A full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vladimir Devide has won a number of awards and honours, including the Le Prix CIDALC (1977), the Prize of the City of Zagreb (1982), and for his work as a promoter of Japanese culture, the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure (1983).
Vladimir Devide died in August 2010, and this competition pays tribute to his vision and passion for haiku.
The Third Vladimir Devide Haiku Award Grand Prize was awarded to Krzysztof Kokot of Poland for the following entry:
knock on the door –
from this and other side
question marks
Please click here to download the 2013 winner, runners up, and commended entries
The Second Vladimir Devide Haiku Award Grand Prize was shared by two authors for the following entries:
on the steps
of the Freedom Memorial
a discarded snake skin
Anthony Kudryavitsky, Ireland
The rocking chair-
a young pregnant woman
swings her big belly
Tomislav Maretiċ, Croatia
The First Vladimir Devide Haiku Award was won by Jim Kacian of the United States of America, for the following haiku:
late autumn sun
the field too small to hold
my shadow
Dr Stambuk reads the winning entry to the inaugural Vladimir Devide Haiku Award
Please click here to download the 2012 winner and runner-up entries.
Please click here to download the 2011 winner and runner-up entries.
knock on the door –
from this and other side
question marks
Please click here to download the 2013 winner, runners up, and commended entries
The Second Vladimir Devide Haiku Award Grand Prize was shared by two authors for the following entries:
on the steps
of the Freedom Memorial
a discarded snake skin
Anthony Kudryavitsky, Ireland
The rocking chair-
a young pregnant woman
swings her big belly
Tomislav Maretiċ, Croatia
The First Vladimir Devide Haiku Award was won by Jim Kacian of the United States of America, for the following haiku:
late autumn sun
the field too small to hold
my shadow
Dr Stambuk reads the winning entry to the inaugural Vladimir Devide Haiku Award
Please click here to download the 2012 winner and runner-up entries.
Please click here to download the 2011 winner and runner-up entries.
SUBMISSION FAQs
Who can submit?
Anyone may submit a haiku to this open competition.
What style of haiku do the judges prefer; traditional or modern?
The judges will consider each poem on its individual merits, and make no distinction between traditional and modern haiku.
How many submissions may I make?
We ask that you submit only one haiku.
Can I submit a haiku that has already been published before or that is already in circulation?
We ask that the haiku you submit not be already published or in circulation.
In which language may I submit a haiku?
The language of the competition is English.
How can I submit?
Please send your submission by email to librasia@iafor.org with 'Haiku competition' in the subject heading. Please remember to include your name, address and contact details.
What is the deadline for submission?
All entries must be received by the deadline of March 1, 2013.
Who will judge my haiku?
The jury will be headed by His Excellency Dr Drago Stambuk, Croatian Ambassador to Brazil, and noted poet.
When and where will the results be announced?
The winner of the 3rd Vladimir Devide Award and the runner up prize will be formally announced at the LibrAsia conference in April 2013, and thereafter published on the conference website.
What are the prizes?
The winner and runners up, as well as those receiving commendation from the jury, will be published as a limited edition monograph. The winner and one runner up will receive a book of poetry, and if present in Osaka at the time of the conference, will be invited to the conference to receive their prize.
