OFFICIAL JUDGING PROCESS

A Fair Three-Stage Blind Review

Each entry is separated from identifying information such as the author’s name, country, and affiliation, and is reviewed in three stages using a blind code.

Official judging period November 1–30, 2026

Blind codes are generated and works are assigned after submissions close.

STAGE 01

Stage 1 · Eligibility and Preliminary Review

Eligibility, submission format, number of works, compliance with the rules, and the basic completeness of each entry are checked.

EligibilityFormatRule complianceBasic completeness
STAGE 02

Stage 2 · Professional Literary Review

Without author information, judges consider literary quality, originality, expression, concreteness, seasonal awareness or poetic context, and resonance.

Literary qualityOriginalityExpressionResonance
STAGE 03

Stage 3 · Final Selection of Awardees

Finalist works are compared and examined in depth, followed by a comprehensive panel discussion to determine awardees and award levels.

Finalist reviewPanel discussionAward selectionAward levels
BLIND REVIEW

Judging the work itself

Personal information is kept separate from the judging materials so that factors unrelated to the work do not affect the evaluation.

01

Separate personal data

Names, countries, and affiliations are removed from judging materials.

02

Generate blind codes

Each work receives a unique code for review.

03

Review by code

Judges see only the work and its blind code.

04

Match final results

Confirmed results are linked to participant information after judging ends.

Scope of disclosure

To protect fairness and independence, detailed scoring, individual scores, and judge-specific comments are not disclosed. Award titles and the number of recipients may be adjusted according to the volume and quality of submissions, and an award may remain unfilled when no suitable work is found.

Korea Haiku World Youth Festival 2026

In the 2026 Youth Festival, official judging and awards are limited to youth and young adults. General visitors may join Festival Lounge programs but are not included in the official competition.

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