Marsh Hawk Press
is a home for bold, imaginative poetry and poetic memoir—
where language, memory, and the visual arts meet. As a nonprofit publisher, we champion innovative voices,
foster a vibrant creative community, and celebrate outstanding work through our annual literary awards.

We’re proud to publish some of today’s most compelling writers—Jane Hirshfield, Arthur Sze, Denise Duhamel, R.L. Stine, David Lehman, Alfred Corn, Phillip Lopate, Sheila Murphy, Mary Mackey, Indigo Moor, Kim Shuck, Sharon Dolin, Harriet Zinnes, Eileen R. Tabios, Stephen Paul Miller, Chard deNiord, Burt Kimmelman, Sandy McIntosh, Geoffrey O’Brien, Paul Pines, and Steve Fellner—voices that continue to shape contemporary literature.

Our authors and books have earned major national recognition, including the PEN Oakland–Josephine Miles Award, the Eric Hoffer Prize, the Thom Gunn Award, the Calatagan Award, Best American Poetry, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA. Their work has reached readers and listeners across the country, including through NPR’s A Writer’s Almanac.

Sandy McIntosh, Editor and Publisher
Editorial Board
Thomas Fink, Burt Kimmelman, Mary Mackey, Sandy McIntosh, Eileen R. Tabios, and Tony Trigilio

March Hawk Press Prize Contest Judges
2004 – Marie Ponsot; 2005 – Gerald Stern; 2006 – Denise Duhamel; 2007 – David Shapiro;
2008 – Thylias Moss; 2009 – Forrest Gander; 2010 – Anne Waldman; 2011 – Alicia Ostriker;
2012 – Cornelius Eady; 2013 – Charles Bernstein; 2014 – Brenda Hillman;
2015 – Stephanie Strickland; 2016 – Mark Doty; 2017 – Meena Alexander; 2018 – Jane Hirshfield;
2019 – Marge Piercy; 2020 – Susan Howe; 2021 – David Lehman;
2022 – John Yau; 2023 – Mary Jo Bang; 2024 – John Keene; 2025 – Elaine Equi; 2026 – Denise Duhamel