A global Open Access Haiku competition!
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We all know the definitions or descriptions of Open Access given in the Berlin/Bethesda/Budapest texts: likewise we have all heard other definitions of Open Access veering from the tersely functional to the wordily inspirational. But what about poetical? This has been an under-used side of advocacy! What we would like to hear is what colleagues think is the spirit of Open Access - as a haiku! To coincide with the activities taking place during Open Access Week 2009, it is with great pleasure that SHERPA announces the launch of a global competition to write a ‘Haiku’ on "The Spirit of Open Access". Entrants should seek to sum up open access using the haiku form, or at least its modern English version: three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables respectively that encapsulate a mood, feeling, insight or poetic summary of the subject. The traditional reference to a season would be an elegant inclusion. Entries can be inspirational, reflective, humourous or plain wierd! This is a competition for a haiku as an encapsulation of open access. Limericks, couplets, sonnets and sagas will also be read by us with pleasure and may get a special mention, but its a haiku that will get the prize! :-) |
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Entries, in English, should be emailed to bill.hubbard@nottingham.ac.uk and the closing date is *BEFORE* Open Access week, on 5pm GMT on Friday 16th October 2009. Anyone may enter, and the winning entry will be picked as the most fitting by the SHERPA Core Team and its Directors, whose decision is final. The winning entry will be announced during Open Access week. The winner will receive a modest award, as well as a SHERPA ‘goody bag’.
The winner and other entries will be publicised during Open Access week and likely used by colleagues during the week and in the future, so, need we mention, entries should be submitted as Open Access - a CC by-nc-sa licence please!
The SHERPA Core Team look forward to receiving your entries –
Good luck!