American Academy of Poets

This $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The prize includes a ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York.

Must be a: U.S. Citizen; or, resident of the United States for the ten-year period prior to the submission deadline; or, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Legal Permanent Status (LPS), or any subsequent categories designated by the U.S. authorities as conferring similar enhanced status upon non-citizens living in the United States.

Books must be submitted in the year after their publication, which means that books published in 2025 may not be submitted for consideration until 2026.



Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

Submissions must be published in the previous year, be 48 pages or more, and be by a living poet.

Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize

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