Deadline: March 3, 2023
Entry fee: $30
About the competition
Started by AWP Board President Emeritus Martin Lammon, the prize honors Donald Hall, former US poet laureate and a remarkable teacher and mentor. The endowment provides funding for the $5,500 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry and publication by University of Pittsburg Press.
Competition guidelines
- Only book-length manuscripts are eligible. The Award Series defines “book-length” as:
- Poetry: 48 pages minimum text;
- Short story or creative nonfiction collection: 150–300 manuscript pages; and
- Novel: at least 60,000 words.
- Read the whole guideline and enter the competition here.