Richard Wilbur Award

The Richard Wilbur Award is named in honor of the American poet Richard Wilbur and was established at the University of Evansville under the direction of William Baer. The competition welcomes submissions of unpublished, original poetry collections, and public domain or permission-secured translations may comprise up to one-third of the manuscript. This biennial competition (awarded in even-numbered years) is open to all American poets, and the winning manuscript is published by the University of Evansville Press.

The entry fee is $25 per manuscript, and the award is $1000 as well as publication in the University of Evansville Press.