Libraries Tararua Poetry Competition

Submission Guidelines

• There are 2 categories: Open category and Haiku category.
• Maximum of two entries per person across both categories;
  at least one poem will be published online, selected by us.
• Competition to run from 28th July to 15th August 2025.
• Open to all New Zealand residents aged 16 years and over (employees of Libraries Tararua are not eligible to enter).
• Entries must be accompanied by the name, age, address and phone/email of the entrant. Each entry should state clearly which category (Haiku or Open).
• All entries must be in English. Email to library@tararuadc.govt.nz or hand in at any branch of Libraries Tararua. If emailed, poem/s can be in the body of the email or attached as a Microsoft Word or Publisher document. Handwritten entries will be accepted; however, they must be legibly printed.
• All poems are to be an original creation of the entrant, and previously unpublished.
• By entering, you grant Libraries Tararua exclusive royalty-free and irrevocable license to copy, store, distribute and publish your submitted poem/s.
• No late entries will be accepted.
  Entries close 5pm on Friday 15th August 2025.
• There will be one prize, for the best judged poem in each category, as selected by the judge. The judge’s decision is final.
• The winner will be announced on Friday 22nd August 2025, on Library social media.