Rilke Poetry Prize 2020

Rainer Maria Rilke Poetry Prize 2020 

An annual award of $10,000 recognizing a book that demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision written by a mid-career poet and published in the preceding year. The prize is named after the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), a writer whose work embodies the qualities of ambition, intellectual and imaginative scope, and technical mastery we seek to recognize.

Submission period open until November 30, 2019

Entrants must have published at least two previous books of poetry

Work must be original poetry written in English

Eligible books must have been published between November 1, 2018 – October 31, 2019

Books may be submitted by presses or by writers themselves and must be postmarked by November 30, 2019

Each submission must include 3 copies of the book and a completed entry form

Submission Requirements

Authors or publishers will mail completed entry form with three copies of the book submission to address below.

Click here to download and complete the entry form.

Mail entry form and submission to:

UNT Rilke Prize

Department of English

University of North Texas

1155 Union Circle #311307

Denton, TX 76203-5017

Visit the website: http://english.unt.edu/creative-writing/unt-rilke-prize