The New American Poetry Prize is an annual prize awarded by
New American Press
New American Press is an American not-for-profit literary press founded in 2001, and located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, publishing poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
New American Press was founded in 2001 as part of American Distractions, an arts-suppo ...
. The award was established in 2010 to give voice to emerging writers of innovative poetry. Judges rotate annually, and have included
David Kirby, Jilian Weise, and
Andrew Hudgins
Andrew Hudgins (born 22 April 1951 Killeen, Texas) is an American poet.
Biography
Hudgins was raised in Alabama. He earned a B.A. at Huntingdon College, an M.A. at the University of Alabama, and an M.F.A. at the University of Iowa. He is the auth ...
.
The New American Poetry Prize is awarded annually to one winner for a book-length work of poetry. Authors of winning manuscripts receive a cash award of US$1000 and 25 contributor copies, and their collections are subsequently published under a standard contract.
Winners
* 2014 Arne Weingart for "Levitation for Agnostics"
* 2013 Damien Shuck for ''The Drowning Room''
* 2012 Renamed 2013 to reflect year of award announcement
* 2011 Paul Nemser for ''Taurus"
* 2010 Stephen Haven for ''The Last Sacred Place in North America''
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See also
*
List of American literary awards
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards.
International awards
All nationalities & multiple languages eligible (in chronological order)
* Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901 ...
References
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External links
New American Press Homepage
American poetry awards