Robert H. Winner Memorial Award
Deadline December 15 (must be received by this date), formerly December 31. Highly recommended contest awards $2,500 for unpublished or published poetry by a mid-career poet who has not had substantial recognition, and is open to poets over 40 who have published no more than one full-length collection of poetry. Submit brief but cohesive manuscript of 10 pages online. Sponsored by The Poetry Society of America, the nation's oldest poetry organization. We highly recommend joining ($55 per year, $35 for students). Free to Poetry Society of America members; $15 entry fee for nonmembers.
Source: https://poetrysociety.org/awards/annual-awards/poetry-society-of-america-awards
Published: November 25, 2025
