Applications are now open for the Leonard L. Milberg ’53 High School Poetry Prize to recognize outstanding work by student writers in the 11th grade in the U.S. or abroad.
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.
2024-25 Contest Timeline
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.
2024-25 Contest Submissions
Students may submit their contest entries using the online submission form, which will be available beginning October 21, 2024.
