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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

2011
Olivia Clare
T. Zachary Cotler
Farnoosh Fathi
Allison Seay
Marcus Wicker

2010
Brooklyn Copeland
Miriam Bird Greenberg
Nate Klug
Dora Malech
Christopher Shannon

2009
Malachi Black
Eric Ekstrand
Chloë Honum
Jeffrey Schultz
Joseph Spece

2008
Nicky Beer
Roger Reeves
Michael Rutherglen
Alison Stine
Caki Wilkinson

2007
Sean Brian Bishop
Megan Grumbling

2006
Colin Cheney
David Krump

2005
Michael McGriff
Miller Oberman

2004
Nathan Bartel
Emily Moore

2003
Katherine Larson
Kathleen Rooney

2002
Emily Rosko
Marc Bittner

2001
Ilya Kaminsky
Alissa Leigh