Country United States Reward(s) $1500, publication Last awarded 2015 | Presented by WCU Poetry Center First awarded 2006 | |
Awarded for unpublished 50-100 typed pagemanuscript of formal poetry | ||
The Donald Justice Poetry Award is a national competition sponsored by the Iris N. Spencer Poetry Awards of the West Chester University Poetry Center. It has been given annually since 2006 to an American poet for an unpublished book-length manuscript of formal poetry.
Each year, one manuscript is selected for the award and is published in the spring. The submissions are judged blindly and selected by a notable poet who works in traditional forms. Past judges have included R. S. Gwynn, David Mason,A. E. Stallings,and Marilyn Nelson.
The winner receives $1,500 and will have the manuscript published in a single edition of 500 copies. The award is presented at the annual West Chester University Poetry Conference in early June. A full scholarship to the conference is included as part of the award.
Past winners
The following are the winners of the Donald Justice Poetry Award: