Healthcare Is Scary. Channel Your Fears Into a Haiku.
Think you can terrify us in 17 syllables? KFF Health News’ eighth annual Halloween haiku contest is now open. Send us your most haunting healthcare verses.
Fear of healthcare bills, insurance woes, and medical mishaps thrives during Halloween. Our annual haiku contest beckons to pen verses that capture these chilling concerns, each three lines totaling 17 syllables. By October 19, submit your poem to our designated submission page, linking it to a relevant KFF Health News article. The judges, comprising our newsroom, shall crown their favorites by October 30.
Winners will receive custom illustrations, social media shoutouts, and feature in our Morning Briefing. For entry details, visit https://kffhealthnews.org/contact-haiku/.
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