The German Language Contest has a long standing tradition and we are happy to announce that for the 2023/24 contest a total of 117 children created Haiku about the topic of "Family". With the support of the German Haiku Association, the Japanese Cultural Centre in Cologne, the Japanese German Centre in Berlin and many enthusiastic teachers were able to spread the joy of writing Haiku across the whole country and even to German speaking children in Switzerland and Italy. The works created by the children each encompassed their own unique understanding of this year's topic, some were witty, some were contemplative, some showed wisdom and understanding of human relationships beyond the creator's years. All of them were a delight to read, which made the selection of the winners exceedingly.
I hope that many of the participating children will continue to show interest Haiku, thus making them part of the "family" of Haiku enthusiasts all over the world.