The 2026 MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZES
CONTEST JUDGE: Denise Duhamel
The MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZE
$2,000.00 Cash Prize and Publication of the Book
WINNER: Anne Champion
The ROBERT CREELEY MEMORIAL AWARD
$250.00 Cash Prize
WINNER: Eugene Gloria
The ROCHELLE RATNER MEMORIAL AWARD
$250.00 Cash Prize
WINNER: Cassie Burkhardt
FINALISTS:
Rilye Fries, Nancy Keating, Kelly DuMar, Victor McConnell, Susan Grimm, Jeffrey Morgan, Liz Robbins, Loretta Tobin, and Gregory McDonald.
See POEMS FROM THE 2026 POETRY CONTEST
About Marsh Hawk Press’ Screening Process
Manuscripts submitted to the Marsh Hawk Press prize contests are screened anonymously. During the screening process, every manuscript is read by at least two Marsh Hawk Press editors. Submissions are winnowed to a group of finalists from which the Contest Judge chooses the winners.
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