Get Your BOO On! Submit Your Scariest Halloween Health Care Haikus

A pen and ink illustration that shows a witch looking at her cell phone in horror while laying on the ground. Her cat sits on her stomach and paws at the window, where virulent viruses float menacingly outside. The image text reads, "Halloween health care haiku! Enter now! 2024!"
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News)

Boo! We scared you. Now it’s your turn to give our newsroom a scare. Submissions are now open for KFF Health News’ sixth annual Halloween haiku competition. KFF Health News has been publishing reader-submitted health care haikus for years and is on pins and needles to read how this spooky season inspires you. We want your best scary health care or health policy haiku. We’ll share favorites on our social media channels, and members of our staff will pick the winners, announced on Thursday, Oct. 31.

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Prizes:

The top three haikus will be announced with a custom comic illustration drawn by staff illustrator Oona Zenda and featured in the KFF Health News Morning Briefing. Chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner will read the grand-prize winner on KFF Health News’ “What the Health?” podcast on Oct. 31, and we will give you a shout-out ― or hair-raising scream ― on our social media pages, with the hashtag #HealthCareScare.

2023 Halloween Haiku Contest Winners

(Illustration: Oona Zenda/KFF Health News; Haiku: Madeline Steward)
(Illustration: Oona Zenda/KFF Health News; Haiku: Tom Cook)
(Illustration: Oona Zenda/KFF Health News; Haiku: Brynne McBride)

2022 Halloween Haiku Contest Winners

(Illustration: Oona Zenda/KFF Health News; Haiku: Paul Hughes-Cromwick)
(Illustration: Oona Zenda/KFF Health News; Haiku: Micki Jackson)
(Illustration: Oona Zenda/KFF Health News; Haiku: Michael L. Millenson)
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