About Me

BILLY ANTONIO was born in 1975 in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Philippines.

He is the author of a mini-chapbook, In a Country with Two Seasons (Poems-For-All), two poetry chapbooks, Losing a Balloon: Haiku and Senryu (Alien Buddha Press) and where it was (Clare Songbirds Publishing House, New York), and a short fiction collection, Thread and Other Stories (Alien Buddha Press).

He was a fellow for fiction at the 44th University of the Philippines National Writers Summer Workshop in Baguio City, Philippines. His short story, The Kite, has been broadcast on 4EB-FM, 98.1, Brisbane, Australia. His poetry has won international recognition including first places in the European Kukai and Shiki Kukai, commendation in the Diogen Spring Tanka Contest and Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest, and honorable mentions in the Annual Mainichi Haiku Contest and Setouchi Matsuyama International Photo Haiku Contest. He is a Dwarf Stars Award nominee.

Some of his fiction and poetry have been published in journals, magazines (print and online), and anthologies. His Japanese short form poetry have appeared in The Red Moon Anthology of English Language Haiku, The Living Haiku Anthology, The Living Senryu Anthology, The Dwarf Stars Anthology. His haiga have been featured in World Haiku Association Haiga Contest, Haigaonline and Daily Haiga.

Copyright Notice

Copyright 2014-2024 Billy Antonio
All prose and poetry posted on this blog are original works of Billy Antonio unless otherwise indicated.

Monday, September 22, 2014

Published haiku in Asahi Haikuist Network

I have a haiku published in Asahi Haikuist Network, September 19, 2014 edition. Read the haiku here http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/style/AJ201409190009


at No comments:
Labels: ,

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Indian Kukai # 7

Yay! I won 3rd Place in the Indian Kukai # 7. See the winners here http://indiankukai.blogspot.in

# 27

quiet river -
a fish wrinkles
the face of the moon

(13, 2, 4) = 29 pts
at No comments:
Labels: ,

Friday, September 19, 2014

European Quarterly Kukai # 7- Autumn 2014

#67 
spider fight
shouts and shrieks of boys
news of war

(0-0-1)  = 1 pt
Prompt: Animals
at No comments:
Labels: ,

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Diogen Spring 2014 Haiku Contest

Yay! Third Placer in haiku and honorable mention in tanka in the Diogen Spring Haiku 2014 participated in by 144 authors from 26 countries. See the winners here http://www.diogenpro.com/diogen-spring-haiku-2014.html








at No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

Search This Blog

Total Pageviews

Followers