The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2025: Sanam Sheriff and their manuscript Humہم. “Books are among the most sacred gifts I’ve received from the people I love. To … Continue reading Announcing the 2025 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry Winner
The University of Nebraska Press is happy to announce that Maggie Smith will be the judge for the 2025 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry competition. Maggie Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books of poetry and prose, … Continue reading Announcing the Judge for the 2025 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2024: Kimberly Ann Priest and her manuscript Wolves in Shells. “Wolves in Shells carries a narrative that spanned over two decades of … Continue reading Announcing the 2024 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry Winner
The submission period for the Backwaters Press yearly poetry prize is now open, and ends May 1. Guidelines for the prize series can be found here. The judge for the 2024 contest is Tomás Q. Morín. Morín is the author of the … Continue reading The 2024 Backwaters Prize in Poetry competition is now open
The University of Nebraska Press is happy to announce that Tomás Q. Morín will be the judge for the 2024 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry competition. Morín is the author of the poetry collections Machete, A Larger Country, and Patient Zero. He … Continue reading Announcing the Judge for the 2024 Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2023: Julie Choffel and her manuscript Dear Wallace. “I’m thrilled that Dear Wallace won this prize and honored to work with … Continue reading Announcing the 2023 Backwaters Prize in Poetry Winner
The submission period for the Backwaters Press yearly poetry prize is now open, and ends May 1. Guidelines for the prize series can be found here. The judge for the 2023 contest is Hilda Raz. Raz is the editor of the … Continue reading The 2023 Backwaters Prize in Poetry competition is now open
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2022: Laura Reece Hogan of Los Angeles, California, and her manuscript Butterfly Nebula. Hogan will be awarded $2,000 for her winning … Continue reading Announcing the 2022 Backwaters Prize in Poetry Winner
The submission period for the Backwaters Press yearly poetry prize begins today, April 1, and ends May 1. Guidelines for the prize series can be found here. The judge for the 2022 contest is Christine Stewart-Nuñez, South Dakota poet laureate from … Continue reading The 2022 Backwaters Prize in Poetry competition is now open
The University of Nebraska Press is proud to announce the winner of the Backwaters Press Prize in Poetry for 2021: Laura Bylenok and her manuscript Living Room. Bylenok will be awarded $2,000 for her winning collection and itwill be … Continue reading Announcing the Backwaters Prize in Poetry Winner
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