Brittingham Prize in Poetry

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The Brittingham Prize in Poetry is a major United States literary award for a book of poetry chosen from an open competition.

The prize, established in 1985, is sponsored by the English Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is selected by a nationally recognized poet, The winner is published by the University of Wisconsin Press in its Poetry Series. Each winning poet receives $2,500 ($1,000 cash prize and $1,500 honorarium for a public reading of the work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison). The winner is announced in February each year. The prize is named for and is made possible by a grant from his foundation. A $28.00 non-refundable reading fee must accompany each manuscript,

Winners[]

See also[]

• American poetry
• List of poetry awards
• List of literary awards
• List of years in poetry
• List of years in literature

External links[]

• The Brittingham Prize in Poetry Homepage
• The Brittingham Family