| Year | Title | Publisher | Prize Amount | Judge |
| 1982 | Whispering to Fool the Wind | Sheep Meadow Press | $5,000 | Donald Justice |
Alberto Alvaro Ríos was born on September 18, 1952, in Nogales, Arizona. He received a BA degree in 1974 and an MFA in creative writing in 1979, both from the University of Arizona.