Waywiser Books

Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize

Deadline: 
December 1, 2025
Entry Fee: 
$29
Cash Prize: 
$3,000
E-mail address: 

A prize of $3,000 and publication by Waywiser Books is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has published no more than one previous collection. The winner will also give a reading with the contest judge at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. A. E. Stallings will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 88 pages with a $29 entry fee by December 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Waywiser Books, Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, c/o Eric McHenry, Washburn University, 1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka, KS, 66621.

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