We are pleased to announce that Shane McCrae, January Gill O’Neil, and Monica Youn will judge the 2023 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and that Leila Chatti, John Murillo, and Sam Sax will judge the 2023 James Laughlin Award.
The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The winning poet will receive $25,000, a ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York, and distribution of the winning book to Academy members. To learn more and submit, visit: poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/lenore-marshall-poetry-prize.
The James Laughlin Award recognizes and supports a second book of poetry forthcoming in the next calendar year. The winning poet receives a prize of $5,000, an all-expenses-paid weeklong residency at The Betsy Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, and distribution of the winning book to Academy members. To learn more and submit, visit: poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/james-laughlin-award.
Submissions for the 2023 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and 2023 James Laughlin Award will be accepted online from January 1, 2023 to May 15, 2023 (11:59 p.m. ET).