Leonard L. Milberg '53 High School Poetry Prize 2024 (Open to Students Worldwide)

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About Leonard L. Milberg '53 High School Poetry Prize

The Leonard L. Milberg '53 High School Poetry Prize recognizes outstanding work by student writers in the 11th grade in the U.S. or abroad. Contest judges are poets on the Princeton University creative writing faculty, which includes Michael Dickman, Katie Farris, Ilya Kaminsky, Lynn Melnick, Paul Muldoon, Kathleen Ossip, and Patricia Smith.

 

• School: Princeton University

Benefits of Leonard L. Milberg '53 High School Poetry Prize

• First Prize - $1,500
• Second Prize - $750
• Third Prize - $500

Leonard L. Milberg '53 High School Poetry Prize Requirements

• Any student currently enrolled in the 11th grade (or international equivalent) in the U.S. or abroad-in public, non public, charter school, or a home-school setting-is eligible to participate.
• Applicants may submit up to 3 poems.
• They accept poems in other languages; however, the student must translate their own poems into English and provide the translation as part of their entry.

Application Date and Process

After a student successfully submits their poems using the online entry form, the student will receive an email confirmation/copy of their entry sent to the student email address provided in the entry form.

Submissions for the 2024-25 contest will be accepted from October 21 through the deadline of November 10, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (ET). No late entries will be accepted after the deadline.

Application Deadline

10 November, 2024

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