Participants worldwide
Youth, young adults, general adult participants in Korea, and adult participants living overseas may apply individually or through a group.
An international literary exchange festival where young writers and creators share the senses of nature, season, life, peace, and everyday moments through short poems.
Before applying, please review the eligibility, submission format, privacy policy, and scope of copyright use.
Youth, young adults, general adult participants in Korea, and adult participants living overseas may apply individually or through a group.
Each submitted work must be the participant’s own original creation, and each participant may submit up to three poems.
Entries may be submitted in Korean, English, Japanese, or other languages. For other languages, a Korean or English translation is recommended.
Overseas minors are, in principle, required to apply through a group representative to ensure privacy protection and guardian consent.
Korea Haiku World Youth Festival 2026 is an international literary exchange event for youth, young adults, and creators from Korea and around the world who are interested in Korea Haiku. Through short poetic forms, participants share the senses of nature, season, life, peace, and everyday moments. The festival respects the tradition of Japanese haiku while exploring and sharing the possibilities of Korea Haiku based on the Korean language and Korean sensibility.
Youth, young adults, and general adult participants residing in Korea may apply individually or through a group. Minors require the consent of a guardian or supervising teacher.
Adult participants living overseas may apply individually. They must complete the application form, privacy consent, and consent for publication and use of submitted works by themselves.
For the protection of personal information and the clear confirmation of guardian consent, overseas minors are generally not allowed to apply independently. They must apply through a school, literary group, cultural institution, youth organization, supervising teacher, or equivalent representative.
Participants under the age of 18
Participants aged 18 to 30
Participants aged 31 or older
Applications submitted collectively by a representative of a school, literary group, cultural institution, youth organization, Korean language school overseas, or international exchange organization
Participants may freely choose a theme within the following range.
Individual applicants must complete and submit the official application form.
For group entries, a representative submits the participant list and works collectively.
The following principles apply to protect the personal information and rights of minor participants.
For operational purposes, this festival regards participants under the age of 18 as minors, considering differences in the age of majority by country. If the laws of the participant’s country or region provide stricter protection, those standards may take precedence.
The organizer collects only the minimum personal information necessary for festival operation, application confirmation, judging, announcement of awardees, archive production, exhibition, and publicity. Collected personal information will not be used for purposes other than the festival, and will be safely destroyed after the retention period in accordance with relevant laws and internal standards. For minor participants, the confirmation process involving group representatives and guardian consent will be strengthened.
Copyright of submitted works remains, in principle, with the creator. By submitting, however, participants agree that the organizer may use the works within the scope of award announcements, website publication, festival archives, exhibitions, reading events, press releases, promotional materials, and non-commercial educational or international exchange purposes related to Korea Haiku. If the organizer intends to use works in commercial publications or separate paid content, separate consultation will be conducted with the creator or legal guardian.
Works will be judged mainly according to the following criteria.
The official submission period for 2026 will be announced later. The festival currently plans to receive entries in October.
The announcement date will be announced later. Awardees will be announced on the official website of the Korea Haiku Federation and may also be notified individually.
Application forms and works must be submitted through the designated online application system or official submission email.
Individual and group entries follow different procedures and consent confirmation methods. In particular, overseas minors are required in principle to apply through a group representative.