Deadline:
September 30, 2025
Cash Prize:
$3,000
E-mail address:
Website:
A prize of $3,000 is given annually for a single poem that evokes the U.S. South. The winner will also receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Oxford, Mississippi, for the awards ceremony in March 2026. Submit one poem of up to 60 lines by September 30. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
University of Mississippi, Writing and Rhetoric Department, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677. Susan Nicholas, Coordinator.
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