2026 Sejong International Sijo Competition

Winners | Judges | Winning Entries
Winners
AwardOne Division
First PlaceKamila Arystanbekova
Kazakhstan
sijo
Second PlaceChristina Sinor
United States
sijo
Third PlacePit Pinegar
United States
sijo
Honorable MentionEmily Rose Raboy
United States
sijo
Honorable MentionSawyer Kiefer
United States
sijo
Honorable MentionChinaza Joy Ugota
Nigeria
sijo
Honorable MentionLynda La Rocca
United States
sijo
Honorable MentionLinda Hendelman
United States
sijo
Honorable MentionMcLord Selasi Azalekor
Ghana
sijo
Honorable MentionCarissa Coane
United States
sijo

Finalists

49 finalists, listed alphabetically by last name.

NameHome-Country
Jade AdamsNigeria
Kamila ArystanbekovaKazakhstan
McLord Selasi AzalekorGhana
Snehal BhadaniSingapore
Ibtissam BoulesbaaAlgeria
Yeowon ChoiUnited States
Carissa CoaneUnited States
Jobelle ConvocarPhilippines
Susmita Rani DasBangladesh
Leena DassIndia
Rae DelaneMalaysia
Grace DeubigUnited States
Ela DoğanTurkey
Jacob EdwardsAustralia
Oluwanifemi GenevieveNigeria
Leeanne Noela GuevarraPhilippines
Chloe HeUnited States
Linda HendelmanUnited States
Caleb HumphreysUnited States
Lena JacquesFrance
Sevanshi JindalIndia
Bhavin KhilnaniIndia
Sawyer KieferUnited States
Pratibha KumariIndia
Lynda La RoccaUnited States
Alexander da Silva LimaBrazil
Seif Eldien MaherEgypt
Laiba MajeedIndia
Nita ManningUnited States
Urszula MarciniakPoland
John MillerUnited States
Rand MorsyEgypt
Thaise Nascimento CunhaBrazil
Abdulquadir Ibrahim OmotoshoNigeria
Pit PinegarUnited States
Emily Rose RaboyUnited States
Mileva RoumerCanada
Rawad ShakerUnited Arab Emirates
Vidushi SharmaIndia
Sumit ShirswalIndia
Christina SinorUnited States
Adelina StoyanovaBulgaria
Xenium ThebeNepal
Bethel UgbeborNigeria
Chinaza Joy UgotaNigeria
Mike Kevin P. UyPhilippines
Sawyer VogdsUnited States
Brad WesnerUnited States
Yejoon YooUnited States

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