| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judges |
| 1989 | God Hunger | Viking Press | $25,000 | William Pritchard |
| Sydney Lea | ||||
| Liz Rosenberg |
In 1946, Michael Ryan was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received a BA from the University of Notre Dame, an MA from Claremont Graduate University, and both an MFA and PhD from the University of Iowa.