Waywiser Press

Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize

Deadline: 
December 1, 2023 - Check back on October 15th for Upcoming Deadline
Entry Fee: 
$29
Cash Prize: 
$3,000
E-mail address: 

A prize of $3,000 and publication by the Waywiser Press 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 under the auspices of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Paul Muldoon 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 Press, Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, 6419 Cedonia Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21206.