The Leonard L. Milberg ’53 High School Poetry Prize recognizes outstanding work by student writers in the 11th grade in the U.S. or abroad. Contest judges are poets on the Princeton University creative writing faculty, which includes Michael Dickman, Katie Farris, Ilya Kaminsky, Lynn Melnick, Paul Muldoon, Kathleen Ossip, and Patricia Smith.
Location(s)
Schedule
- Fall
Cost/Compensation
- Free
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be high school students in the 11th grade either in the U.S. or abroad
Deadline
- November 10th, 2024
Application or Entry Requirements
- Applicants may submit up to 3 poems
- Submissions may consist of poems that are currently submitted to other contests, that have won other contests, or that have been previously published.
Notifications of Decisions
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Other Dates to Keep in Mind
- Application period opens in late October.
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