| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judges |
| 1960 | The Summer Anniversaries | Wesleyan University Press | $5,000 | Rosemary Benét |
| Richard Eberhart | ||||
| Paul Engle | ||||
| Louise Townsend Nicholl | ||||
| Robert Penn Warren |
On August 12, 1925, Donald Justice was born in Miami, Florida. A graduate of the University of Miami, he attended the universities of North Carolina, Stanford, and Iowa.