| Year | Prize Amount |
| 2006 | $25,000 |
Born on July 23, 1959 in Everett, Washington, Carl Phillips is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Silverchest (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013),Double Shadow (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012),Quiver of Arrows: Selected Poems 1986-2006 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007) and Riding Westward (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006).