THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS PRIZE 

Open to All Students | Poetry

THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS PRIZE is awarded annually for the best poem or group of poems, preferably on nature, submitted by an undergraduate. Submissions for the poetry prizes should contain one to five poems and not exceed three pages.

THE COLLIN ARMSTRONG POETRY PRIZE

Open to All Students | Poetry

THE COLLIN ARMSTRONG POETRY PRIZE, established in part by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Armstrong, is awarded to the undergraduate author of the best original poem or group of poems. Submissions for the poetry prizes should contain one to five poems and not exceed three pages.

THE CORBIN PRIZE 

Open to All Students | Poetry, Personal or Open Topic Essays

THE CORBIN PRIZE is awarded for an outstanding original composition in the form of poetry or an informal essay. Submissions for the poetry prizes should contain one to five poems and not exceed three pages.

THE LAURA AYRES SNYDER PRIZE

Open to Juniors

THE LAURA AYRES SNYDER PRIZE, endowed by Jeffrey F. Snyder, class of 1960, in honor of his daughter Laura Ayres Snyder, class of 1989, is given annually to subsidize a student-poet during the summer between their junior and senior years. The prize is awarded to a Junior for a manuscript of poetry which should be no fewer than three pages and no more than ten pages.

THE ROLFE HUMPHRIES POETRY PRIZE 

Open to Seniors | Poetry

THE ROLFE HUMPHRIES POETRY PRIZE is presented to that Senior who has achieved the greatest sense of poetic form in their undergraduate writing.

The award shall be made on the basis of three submissions to the English Department in the applicant's senior year, and may include writing produced during the undergraduate years.