Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize 2025
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The University of Pittsburgh Press announces the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize 2025. The award is open to any poet writing in English who has not had a full-length book of poetry published previously.
The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a literary award for a first full-length book of poetry in the English language. Manuscripts should be between 48 and 100 pages. The entry fee is $25 per manuscript.
The prize: The prize carries a cash award of $5,000 and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press in the Pitt Poetry Series.
Benefits
A $5,000 cash award.
Publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press.
Eligibility criteria
The poet must write in English.
The poet must not have previously published a full-length book of poetry.
Manuscripts should be between 48 and 100 pages.