| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judge |
| 2016 | Rapture | Graywolf Press | $5,000 | Tracy K. Smith |
Sjohnna McCray was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 7, 1972. He studied at Ohio University and earned an MFA from the University of Virginia where he was a Hoyns Fellow. McCray also received an MA in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.