Deadline for 2021 Academy of American Poets Prize
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The 2021 Academy of American Poets Prize
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, April 28
Submission for the annual Academy of American Poets prize is open to all undergraduate students. The selected Bennington poet will receive an honorarium of $100 and official recognition from the Academy of American Poets. Submit three of your poems (one per page) as one document attachment in Word or Google Docs (no pdfs) with the heading Academy of American Poets Prize Submission to Michael Dumanis at mdumanis@bennington.edu by Wednesday, April 28. Please include your name on each poem.
The judge for this year's Academy of American Poets prize for Bennington will be Jennifer Chang. Jennifer Chang is an associate professor of English at George Washington University, and also teaches for Bennington College's MFA program. She is the author of two books of poetry, The History of Anonymity and Some Say the Lark. For more information on the judge, click here.
The winner and one honorable mention will be announced in May. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Dumanis.