Poetry awards Poetry awards The Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a major American literary award for a first full-length book of poetry in the English language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize"
The Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry is a biennial prize given by the Library of Congress on behalf of the nation in recognition for the most distinguished book of poetry written by an American and published during the preceding two years. The winner is chosen by a three-member jury appointed by a selection committee composed of the Librarian of Congress, the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, a publisher named by the Academy of American Poets and a literary critic nominated by the Bobbitt family. The $10,000 prize is donated by the family of the late Mrs. Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt of Austin, Tex., in her memory, and established at the Library of Congress. Bobbitt was the late President Lyndon B. Johnson's sister. While a graduate student in Washington, D.C., during the 1930s, Rebekah Johnson met college student O. P. Bobbitt when they both worked in the cataloging department of the Library of Congress. They married and returned to Texas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry"
The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets. It goes to the best volume of poetry published by a first time poet. It is presented in honour of poetry promoter Gerald Lampert. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gerald Lampert Award"
The Griffin Poetry Prize is Canada's youngest and most lucrative poetry award. It was founded in 2000 by Scott Griffin, a wealthy automotive part manufacturer. The awards go to one Canadian and one international poet who write in the English language. Each winner receives CAD$50,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Griffin Poetry Prize"
The Harold Morton Landon Translation Award is a U.S. literary award given by the Academy of American Poets to recognize a published translation of poetry from any language into English. The award was first given in 1976 to Robert Fitzgerald and was awarded biannually until 1987, when it began to be awarded annually. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harold Morton Landon Translation Award"
The Kate Tufts Discovery Award is a counterpart of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, that is awarded to first book poets. The prize for the award is $10 000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kate Tufts Discovery Award"
The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is an American prize that is one of the world's most lucrative poetry awards. It is presented to an emerging poet who has not yet received great fame or success, but who does have an established body of work. The winner of the award receives $100,000. The award was created by Kate Tufts in honour of her late husband Kingsley Tufts. She also created the smaller Kate Tufts Discovery Award which goes to a first time poet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award" shortopedia moments.
This is a list of awards that are, or have been, given out to writers of poetry, either for a specific poem, collection of poems, or body of work. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of poetry awards"
Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize is awarded to students of the University of Oxford for Best Composition in English verse by an undergraduate who has not yet been in attendance at Oxford for four years since his or her date of admittance. It was founded by Sir Roger Newdigate, Bt (1719-1806) in the 18th century. The winning poem is read at Encaenia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Newdigate prize"
The Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets. It is presented in honour of poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by her husband in 1975. Each winner receives an honourarium of $1000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pat Lowther Award"
Thousands of poetry awards and prizes are given throughout the world, ranging from very well-respected down through ones that are nothing more than con schemes designed to milk gullible would-be poets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Poetry prizes"
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. However, special citations for poetry were presented in 1918 and 1919. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pulitzer Prize for Poetry"
The Gold Medal for Poetry, originally instituted by King George V, is awarded in some years on 23 April, for a book of verse written by a United Kingdom or Commonwealth of Nations citizen; before 1985 it was awarded only to British writers (this rule clearly not having hardened by 1940). The award committee is chaired by the British Poet Laureate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry"
The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is a British literary award. It has been awarded annually, since 1993, by the Poetry Book Society, of which T. S. Eliot was a founding member in 1953. As of 2005, the monetary prize is ₤10 000. ...more on Wikipedia about "T. S. Eliot Prize" It's my www.shortopedia.com! shortopedia
The Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition is an annual event of Yale University Press aiming to publish the first collection of a promising American poet. The contest was founded in 1919, and is the oldest annual literary award in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition"
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