Sponsored by the Binghamton Center for Writers-State University of New York
with support from the Office of the Dean of Binghamton University's Harpur College of the Arts & Sciences

$1,000 Award for a book of poems written in English, 48 pages or more in length, selected by our judges as the strongest collection of poems published in 2015.

Contest Rules:

1. Each book submitted must be accompanied by an application form.
2.  Publisher or author may submit. Author needs to have a U.S. social security number for the prize to be awarded.
3.  Publisher may submit more than one book for prize consideration
4. Two copies of each book should be sent to:
   • Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Director
     Creative Writing Program
     Binghamton University
     Department of English, General Literature, and Rhetoric
     Library North Room 1149
     Vestal Parkway East
     P.O.Box 6000
     Binghamton, NY13902-6000
5. Books should be original work, not translations.
6. Books entered in the competition will be donated to the contemporary literature collection at the Binghamton University Library and to the Broome County Library.
7. Books must be received in the English Department by March 1, 2016 to be considered for the prize.
8. Books cannot be returned.
9. For a list of winners, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope labeled:
   • “Binghamton University Poetry Book Award.”
10. Winners will be announced in Poets & Writers and the AWP Writer's Chronicle.