Library Undergraduate Poetry Prize

Deadline – May 5, 2018

The UO Libraries/Oregon Poetry Association Poetry Prize rewards two undergraduate students every other year who demonstrate high-quality works of poetry in which the library has played a role in their artistic output.
Awards will consist of a tuition-supported poetry workshop and a limited edition printing (in broadside) of their winning poem by an Oregon fine press printer.

Prizes will be awarded for a single poem on any topic or theme.

Criteria

• A maximum of 5 poems should be submitted, which were produced during the student’s undergraduate years.
• Currently enrolled University of Oregon undergraduates (and graduating seniors).
• Poems must be a final version prior to submission.

Application Instructions (attach in your email all items listed below)

• A Biographical Statement (200-450 words)
• One poem per page saved as separate PDF files (total maximum 5 poems)
• Acknowledgments Page

Deadline & Process

• Due May 5, 2018 (11:59 pm)
• Applications are reviewed at the end of the Spring semester by the Awards Committee (a panel of UO librarians, UO faculty and Oregon Poetry Association members) who will select a winning poem.
• Students receive awards in the form of a tuition-supported poetry workshop.
• Students also receive five (5) copies of their printed work.
• Awards will be presented at the Oregon Poetry Association conference, held in Eugene, OR, on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at the Knight Library Browsing Room.

Contact

• Email questions and submissions to: oregonloons@gmail.com

Copyright and Distribution Information

• Authors retain the copyright to their work.
• Winning printed poems are deposited in Oregon libraries, archives, and historical repositories that collect fine press printed materials.

Funded by the University of Oregon Libraries and the Oregon Poetry Association.