The eighth annual Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers will begin accepting entries in November. The prize, which is open to high school sophomores and juniors throughout the world, is juried by David Baker, KR‘s poetry editor.
Nearly 600 entries were received last year, with the winner, Natalie Landers of Tarrant, Alabama, receiving a full scholarship to KR’s popular Young Writers summer workshop. The top two runners-up received partial scholarships to attend the summer workshop, and all three poets will be published in the Fall issue of The Kenyon Review.
Students are invited to submit one poem via an online submission system beginning November 1. Visit KR’s Web site for a link to the contest submission page at that time. The contest will close on November 30.
High school teachers are encouraged to pass along this information to sophomores and juniors.