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Each year the Academy of American Poets and the English Department sponsor the contest. The judge is typically an off-campus poet or editor whose name is announced when the decisions are made public.

$100 First place prize is awarded to the lead winner and honorable mentions may be chosen should the judge see fit.

Some previous winners have gone onto prestigious graduate programs in creative writing—and are publishing on the national level.

Read winning poetry by selecting the year below.