Sora Award

The Sora Award is an award for service to the Haiku Society of America. It was established by a vote of the Executive Committee in its meeting in Boston on 28 June 2001. The Sora Award was proposed by Jerry Kilbride to honor an HSA member who has made an outstanding contribution to the organization over time. The award consists of a certificate and a small gift. The first award was presented at the HSA meeting in New York City in September, 2001.

Sora Award recipients include:

2008 Charles Trumbull
2007 William J. Higginson
2006 Leroy Kanterman
2005 Doris Heitmeyer
2004 Francine Porad
2004 H.F. Noyes
2003 Elizabeth Searle Lamb
2003 Jerry Kilbride
2001 LA Davidson