Calling all poets!
The University Libraries invites UB undergraduate and graduate students to participate in our annual poetry competitions. Entries are due by Friday, April 1 at 5pm 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.
2022 submission guidelines:
- One or more poems saved as a Word document (.doc, .docx)
- 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.
By submitting to these prizes you agree to have your submission added to the Annual Student Poetry Contest records in the University Archives, to allow the University Archives to make preservation and access copies, and to the possibility that they may be displayed online in the future for educational purposes.
May 13, 2022 update:
We are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s awards:
The Friends of the University Libraries Undergraduate Poetry Prize:
Parker Jamieson
The Academy of American Poets Prize:
Spencer Williams
The Dan Liberthson Poetry Prize Graduate Student Prize:
Katie Naughton