Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships

 
Five Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowships in the amount of $15,000 will be awarded to young poets through a national competition sponsored by the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry. Established in 1989 by the Indianapolis philanthropist Ruth Lilly, the fellowships are intended to encourage the further study and writing of poetry.

The deadline to apply for the 2012 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship was March 31, 2012. Finalists will be notified by e-mail by August 1. Winners will be announced on September 1.

If you have any questions, contact: lgarbutt@poetrymagazine.org

About the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship Program

Established in 1989 by Ruth Lilly to encourage the further writing and study of poetry, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship program has dramatically expanded since its inception. Until 1995, university writing programs nationwide each nominated one student poet for a single fellowship; from 1996 until 2007, two fellowships were awarded. In 2008 the competition was opened to all U.S. poets between 21 and 31 years of age, and the number of fellowships increased to five, totaling $75,000.

 

Past Prize Receipts

2007
Sean Brian Bishop
Megan Grumbling

2006
Colin Cheney
David Krump

2005
Michael McGriff
Miller Oberman

2004
Nathan Bartel
Emily Moore

2002
Emily Rosko
Marc Bittner

2000
Christina Pugh
Wayne Miller

1999
Kevin Meaux
Maudelle Driskell

1998
Christine Stewart
Robin Cooper-Stone

1997
Delisa Mulkey
W. Morri Creech

1996
Erin G. Brooks
Zarina Mullan Plath

1995
Matt D. Collinsworth

1993
Davis McCombs

1991
Gregory A. Sellers

1990
Cathy Wagner

1991
Saskia Hamilton

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