Haiku & Xmas Jumper Contest.

[Vaughan]

Exciting News Everyone

Due to an unexpected and kind donation from an anonymous benefactor this particular competition is going to change slightly.

It will be split into 2 contests.

1.  A Haiku Contest where there will be improved prizes of  …..  Drum Roll  please….

1st Place   –   A$ 1,000
2nd Place  –   A$  750
3rd Place  –   A$  500
4th place  –   A$  250
5th Place  –   A$  250

This contest involves writing an original wintery Haiku with 3 lines and syllabells of  5 , 7 , 5.
You can enter up to a maximum of 2 Haikus each but only one can win a prize. The prize will be awarded to the highest ranking Haiku. Then prizes awarded to the next highest ranking Haikus by a different writer.  No more than one prize can be won by a writer in this contest.

AND 

2.  A Christmas Jumper  Contest  where there will be improved prizes of  …..  Drum Roll  please….

1st Place – A$  1000
2nd Place – A$  500
3rd Place –  A$  250 

This involves finding the best ugliest jumper  or sweater you can find. It can be one taken yourself or one you have found off the internet. Please ensure it is sized to a width of 300.  Only 1 entry per person in this contest.

Once completed and found, send your entries to Saga55 who will publish them in separate topics anonymously.

The persons entering and secret Judges will list the Haikus and Jumpers in order of preference and send to Saga55 who will award points.
There will also be a public vote where points will also be awarded.
In the end, the entries with the most votes will be announced as Winners and the entrants identified.

Open and Deadline for Entries.   Dec 6 to Dec 20 Midnight EST
Open and Deadline for voting:   Dec 20 to 30 Dec 2020  Midday EST.
Winners Announced on New Years Eve and prizes awarded.

Thank you to The Contests Benefactor.
JessiCapri  & Vaughan will remain Directors of both contests.

We hope you will all enjoy entering both competitions and that it will bring some light relief in these Covid 19 Times.

Good Luck everyone.
Please tell your friends. Spread the word of this and the other contests and get them to join the Forum Community.
We look forward to receiving your entries.

[Saga55]

WINTRY HAIKU PRIZES
1st Place   –   A$ 1,000
2nd Place  –   A$  750
3rd Place  –   A$  500
4th place  –   A$  250
5th Place  –   A$  250

So far we have had  3 Entries into this Wintry Haiku Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can do it.

Haiku – This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin.
It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season.

Syllable  –  a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.

Still not sure –   when you say a word, usually when your mouth or tongue moves to a different shape … that's the next syllable.
There are 3 syllables in the word “syllable”, 2  in “fire” , 1 in “wood”

Got it?  Fantastic.
Now you can write your Haiku –
Total 3 lines 17 syllables,
line 1 has to have 5 syllables,
line 2 has to have 7 syllables and
line 3 has to have 5 syllables.   

Each person can enter up to a maximum of 2 Haiku poems. They do not have to rhyme.

Have a go. We would love to read your work. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788131000744017940/Countdown1AAB.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

6 days left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

Christmas Jumper PRIZES
1st Place – A$  1000
2nd Place – A$  500
3rd Place –  A$  250

So far we have had  3 Entries into this Christmas Jumper Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can find a great picture of a Christmas jumper/sweater and pm it to us. The prizes are well worth the effort.

Each person can only enter once so find the best ugliest jumper you can!

Have a go. We would love to see your jumper. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and the Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788130927934308383/Countdown1AABC.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

6 days left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

WINTRY HAIKU PRIZES
1st Place   –   A$ 1,000
2nd Place  –   A$  750
3rd Place  –   A$  500
4th place  –   A$  250
5th Place  –   A$  250

So far we have had  5 Entries into this Wintry Haiku Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can do it.

Haiku – This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin.
It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season.

Syllable  –  a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.

Still not sure –   when you say a word, usually when your mouth or tongue moves to a different shape … that's the next syllable.
There are 3 syllables in the word “syllable”, 2  in “fire” , 1 in “wood”

Got it?  Fantastic.
Now you can write your Haiku –
Total 3 lines 17 syllables,
line 1 has to have 5 syllables,
line 2 has to have 7 syllables and
line 3 has to have 5 syllables.   

Each person can enter up to a maximum of 2 Haiku poems. They do not have to rhyme.

Have a go. We would love to read your work. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788131000744017940/Countdown1AAB.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

5 days left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

Christmas Jumper PRIZES
1st Place – A$  1000
2nd Place – A$  500
3rd Place –  A$  250

So far we have had 6 Entries into this Christmas Jumper Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can find a great picture of a Christmas jumper/sweater and pm it to us. The prizes are well worth the effort.

Each person can only enter once so find the best ugliest jumper you can!

Have a go. We would love to see your jumper. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and the Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788130927934308383/Countdown1AABC.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

THREE days left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

WINTRY HAIKU PRIZES
1st Place   –   A$ 1,000
2nd Place  –   A$  750
3rd Place  –   A$  500
4th place  –   A$  250
5th Place  –   A$  250

So far we have had  9 Entries into this Wintry Haiku Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can do it.

Haiku – This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin.
It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season.

Syllable  –  a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.

Still not sure –   when you say a word, usually when your mouth or tongue moves to a different shape … that's the next syllable.
There are 3 syllables in the word “syllable”, 2  in “fire” , 1 in “wood”

Got it?  Fantastic.
Now you can write your Haiku –
Total 3 lines 17 syllables,
line 1 has to have 5 syllables,
line 2 has to have 7 syllables and
line 3 has to have 5 syllables.   

Each person can enter up to a maximum of 2 Haiku poems. They do not have to rhyme.

Have a go. We would love to read your work. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788131000744017940/Countdown1AAB.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

THREE days left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

Christmas Jumper PRIZES
1st Place – A$  1000
2nd Place – A$  500
3rd Place –  A$  250

So far we have had 6 Entries into this Christmas Jumper Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can find a great picture of a Christmas jumper/sweater and pm it to us. The prizes are well worth the effort.

Each person can only enter once so find the best ugliest jumper you can!

Have a go. We would love to see your jumper. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and the Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788130927934308383/Countdown1AABC.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

TWO days left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

WINTRY HAIKU PRIZES
1st Place   –   A$ 1,000
2nd Place  –   A$  750
3rd Place  –   A$  500
4th place  –   A$  250
5th Place  –   A$  250

So far we have had  11 Entries into this Wintry Haiku Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can do it.

Haiku – This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin.
It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season.

Syllable  –  a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.

Still not sure –   when you say a word, usually when your mouth or tongue moves to a different shape … that's the next syllable.
There are 3 syllables in the word “syllable”, 2  in “fire” , 1 in “wood”

Got it?  Fantastic.
Now you can write your Haiku –
Total 3 lines 17 syllables,
line 1 has to have 5 syllables,
line 2 has to have 7 syllables and
line 3 has to have 5 syllables.   

Each person can enter up to a maximum of 2 Haiku poems. They do not have to rhyme.

Have a go. We would love to read your work. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788131000744017940/Countdown1AAB.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

TWO days left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

Christmas Jumper PRIZES
1st Place – A$  1000
2nd Place – A$  500
3rd Place –  A$  250

So far we have had 6 Entries into this Christmas Jumper Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can find a great picture of a Christmas jumper/sweater and pm it to us. The prizes are well worth the effort.

Each person can only enter once so find the best ugliest jumper you can!

Have a go. We would love to see your jumper. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and the Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788130927934308383/Countdown1AABC.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

ONE day left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

WINTRY HAIKU PRIZES
1st Place   –   A$ 1,000
2nd Place  –   A$  750
3rd Place  –   A$  500
4th place  –   A$  250
5th Place  –   A$  250

So far we have had  11 Entries into this Wintry Haiku Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can do it.

Haiku – This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin.
It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season.

Syllable  –  a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.

Still not sure –   when you say a word, usually when your mouth or tongue moves to a different shape … that's the next syllable.
There are 3 syllables in the word “syllable”, 2  in “fire” , 1 in “wood”

Got it?  Fantastic.
Now you can write your Haiku –
Total 3 lines 17 syllables,
line 1 has to have 5 syllables,
line 2 has to have 7 syllables and
line 3 has to have 5 syllables.   

Each person can enter up to a maximum of 2 Haiku poems. They do not have to rhyme.

Have a go. We would love to read your work. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788131000744017940/Countdown1AAB.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

ONE day left

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

Christmas Jumper PRIZES
1st Place – A$  1000
2nd Place – A$  500
3rd Place –  A$  250

So far we have had 7 Entries into this Christmas Jumper Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can find a great picture of a Christmas jumper/sweater and pm it to us. The prizes are well worth the effort.

Each person can only enter once so find the best ugliest jumper you can!

Have a go. We would love to see your jumper. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and the Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788130927934308383/Countdown1AABC.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

This is the LAST Day For Entries!!

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

WINTRY HAIKU PRIZES
1st Place   –   A$ 1,000
2nd Place  –   A$  750
3rd Place  –   A$  500
4th place  –   A$  250
5th Place  –   A$  250

So far we have had 13 Entries into this Wintry Haiku Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can do it.

Haiku – This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin.
It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season.

Syllable  –  a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.

Still not sure –   when you say a word, usually when your mouth or tongue moves to a different shape … that's the next syllable.
There are 3 syllables in the word “syllable”, 2  in “fire” , 1 in “wood”

Got it?  Fantastic.
Now you can write your Haiku –
Total 3 lines 17 syllables,
line 1 has to have 5 syllables,
line 2 has to have 7 syllables and
line 3 has to have 5 syllables.   

Each person can enter up to a maximum of 2 Haiku poems. They do not have to rhyme.

Have a go. We would love to read your work. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788131000744017940/Countdown1AAB.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

This is the LAST Day for Entries!

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

Christmas Jumper PRIZES
1st Place – A$  1000
2nd Place – A$  500
3rd Place –  A$  250

So far we have had 7 Entries into this Christmas Jumper Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can find a great picture of a Christmas jumper/sweater and pm it to us. The prizes are well worth the effort.

Each person can only enter once so find the best ugliest jumper you can!

Have a go. We would love to see your jumper. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and the Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788130927934308383/Countdown1AABC.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

THREE HOURS left For Entries!!

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

WINTRY HAIKU PRIZES
1st Place   –   A$ 1,000
2nd Place  –   A$  750
3rd Place  –   A$  500
4th place  –   A$  250
5th Place  –   A$  250

So far we have had 13 Entries into this Wintry Haiku Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can do it.

Haiku – This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin.
It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season.

Syllable  –  a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.

Still not sure –   when you say a word, usually when your mouth or tongue moves to a different shape … that's the next syllable.
There are 3 syllables in the word “syllable”, 2  in “fire” , 1 in “wood”

Got it?  Fantastic.
Now you can write your Haiku –
Total 3 lines 17 syllables,
line 1 has to have 5 syllables,
line 2 has to have 7 syllables and
line 3 has to have 5 syllables.   

Each person can enter up to a maximum of 2 Haiku poems. They do not have to rhyme.

Have a go. We would love to read your work. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788131000744017940/Countdown1AAB.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

THREE HOURS left for Entries!

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

[Saga55]

Christmas Jumper PRIZES
1st Place – A$  1000
2nd Place – A$  500
3rd Place –  A$  250

So far we have had 7 Entries into this Christmas Jumper Contest. Obviously we would love more to enter. 
We think you can find a great picture of a Christmas jumper/sweater and pm it to us. The prizes are well worth the effort.

Each person can only enter once so find the best ugliest jumper you can!

Have a go. We would love to see your jumper. Come on… Support your forum. Support us. Support your friends and the Achat forum community.

[img]https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/478965126473711636/788130927934308383/Countdown1AABC.jpg?width=649&height=405[/img]

THIS CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.  NO FURTHER ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Deadline for Entries Midnight EST 20 DEC (5am GMT 21 DEC 2021)

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