The New American Poetry Prize is an annual prize awarded by New American Press. The award was established in 2010 to give voice to emerging writers of innovative poetry. Judges rotate annually, and have included David Kirby,[1] Jilian Weise,[2] and Andrew Hudgins.

The New American Poetry Prize is awarded annually to one winner for a book-length work of poetry. Authors of winning manuscripts receive a cash award of US$1000 and 25 contributor copies, and their collections are subsequently published under a standard contract.

Winners

  • 2014 Arne Weingart for "Levitation for Agnostics"
  • 2013 Damien Shuck for The Drowning Room[3]
  • 2012 Renamed 2013 to reflect year of award announcement
  • 2011 Paul Nemser for Taurus"[4]
  • 2010 Stephen Haven for The Last Sacred Place in North America[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WordCraft - Blog - Submission Sunday 11.4.12".
  2. ↑ "ArtSake » Blog Archive » Artist Opportunities on the Road Less Traveled". artsake.massculturalcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Damien Shuck - Damien Shuck Poetry Homepage". damienshuck.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
  4. ↑ "Stars That Never Touch the Sea by Paul Nemser". 10 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "New American Press". www.newamericanpress.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15.
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