What's New on the HSA Site

This page is a chronicle of updates to the HSA web site. Please send any suggestions for corrections or updates to Randy Brooks, Electronic Media Officer, 2008. rbrooks@millikin.edu

You may view the 2006 What's New Updates in the web archives. (This includes all previously noted updates.)

January 2008

Updated new 2008 submission policies for Frogpond magazine. 1-4-08

Added PAYPAL donation links to the Join or Subscribe Online page. 1-4-08

Updated Merit Book Award pages, including judges comments: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000. 1-4-08

Archived the descriptions of the 2007 HSA Meetings and earlier HSA Meeting Archives. 1-4-08

October 2007

Updated pages for 2008 Membership Renewals. 10-16-07

Announced the winners of the 2007 Henderson Award & 2007 Brady Award. 10-10-07

Added missing information on Merit Book Awards for 2004, 2005, and 2006. 10-4-07

September 2007

Updated regional news and quarterly meeting details for 2007. 9-19-07

August 2007

Added a visitors & HSA members' signature haiku map. Add your location and haiku to the map! 8-19-07

Details of the Rochester, New York HSA Third Quarterly Meeting are available. 8-19-07

Invitation for HSA members to enter Seinan Jo Haiku Contest, deadline September 26, 2007. 8-18-07

Mildred Kanterman Memorial Merit Books Awards for 2007 added. Also restructured the Merit Book Awards archive page so that each year winners and judges' comments may be viewed or printed separately. See the archives page of Merit Book Award winners or view each year's award books with judges comments: 2007 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000. 8-1-07

Posted an obituary for haiku poet and HSA member, L.A. Davidson (1917-2007), written by her daughter, Laura Tanna. 7-31-07

Added list of recipients of the HSA SORA Award. 7-31-07

June 2007

Haiku North America 2007 Book Fair update. 6-25-07

Einbond Renku Contest Award for 2006 added. Also restructured the Einbond Awards page so that each year may be viewed separately for easier printing & file size. Winners by Year: 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001. 6-20-07

May 2007

Haiku North America update and link. 5-18-07

Boston Haiku Society news update. 5-18-07

HSA Regional Announcements & News update. 5-18-07

Added obituaries for Kay Anderson and Wim Lofvers. 5-18-07

Submit to the HSA Member's Anthology by May 31, 2007. 5-17-07

Urban Echoes Entertainment is pleased to announce the first annual Silken Verse Awards. 5-16-07

April 2007

Member news that haiku poet Wim Lofvers died on April 25, 2007. 4-26-07

Added link to Haiku North America 2007. 4-21-07

March 2007

Updated details about the First Quarterly Meeting of HSA on Society Meetings page. 3-13-07

February 2007

Added a new HSA Members News & Announcements web page. New HSA Members announcements will not be noted on this "What's New" page, so please check the HSA Members News & Announcements page for updates. 2-13-07

Some members reported having trouble downloading the PDF membership form, so a web page version was added to the web site. New members can print the Membership Application Web Page and use it to mail in an application. 2-8-07

January 2007

Added the 1988-2006 award winners of Gerald Brady Memorial Award competition to the Gerald Brady Memorial Award Senryu Collection. 1-16-07

Loaded and linked 2007 HSA Brochure (pdf file). Added judges commentary for the 2006 Henderson awards and judges commentary the 2006 Brady Senryu awards. Also added a link from the HSA nameplate on each page to the home page. 1-7-06

Updated new officers for 2007, annual HSA contest details, Frogpond guidelines, and current details for regional meetings. 1-5-07

Changed navigation menu to include subtle rollover effect. Added a new link to Central Valley Haiku Club. 1-2-07