2021 Student Poetry Prizes
Let your poetic voice be heard!
The University Libraries invite UB students to participate in our annual poetry competitions for undergraduate and graduate students. Entries are due by March 19, 2021 in the following categories:
The Dan Liberthson Poetry Prize
$100 prize for the best poem or group of poems submitted by a UB graduate student.
The Friends of the University Libraries Undergraduate Poetry Prize
$200 prize for the best poem or group of poems submitted by a UB undergraduate student.
The Academy of American Poets Prize
$200 prize for the best poem or group of poems submitted by a UB undergraduate or graduate student.
2021 submission guidelines:
- One or more word-processed, double-spaced poems
- Entries should not exceed 5 pages
- Student’s name should not appear on the entries
- Include a cover sheet with:
- The name of the prize
- Your name, address, e-mail and phone number
- Email your entry as a single attachment to lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu
For additional information, please contact: The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries at lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu.