| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judges |
| 1991 | Campo Santo | Louisiana State University Press | $5,000 | Marvin Bell |
| Lucille Clifton | ||||
| Robert Morgan |
On May 31, 1946, Susan Wood was born in Commerce, Texas. She received her BA from East Texas State University and her MA from University of Texas, Arlington, before continuing her graduate studies at Rice University.