Louise Louis / Emily F. Bourne PSA Student Award
Deadline: December 15 if emailed by Ms. James for inclusion in a school packet (NA pays entry fee); December 22 if mailed on your own ($5 fee paid by you).
Eligibility: Grades 9-12
Entry Fee: $5 if submitted by student. $20 (paid by Newark Academy) for an unlimited number if submitted by teacher. Checks made payable to Poetry Society of America. (Membership not required).
Award: One of the most prestigious awards available to poets. $250.
Submit: One unpublished poem
Previous Winners: See winning poems here.
Website: poetrysociety.org
About:
Endowed under the wills of Louise Louis Whitbread and Ruth M. Bourne, this prize is awarded for the best unpublished poem by a student in grades 9 through 12 from the United States. Teachers or administrators may submit an unlimited number of their students’ poems, one submission per student.
Instructions:
• Only one entry per student.
• Previous PSA winners cannot be re-submitted.
• Previously published work cannot be submitted.
• No translations.
• No poems by multiple authors.
• Entry must have 1 cover page and 2 collated copies of your poem.
Cover Page:
Name
Address
Email (if available)
Phone
Name of the Award
Title and First Line of first poem in submission
Your name should not appear anywhere else besides this cover sheet.
Cover Sheet Template: It’s not a requirement, but you might find it helpful to use our cover sheet template.
Mailing Address:
Poetry Society of America
Annual Award Submission
15 Gramercy Park
New York, NY 10003