• The award is open to any poet writing in English
• You should not have had a full-length book of poetry published previously.
• The book should have a volume of 48 or more pages in an edition of 500 or more copies.
• Moreover, University of Pittsburgh employees, former employees, current students, and those who have been students within the last three years are not eligible for the award.

Submit your Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize manuscript online! During the submission period (March 1 – April 30), simply go to the Submittable page, where you’ll find easy-to-follow instructions.

Manuscripts should be between 48 and 100 pages.

Also, include your curriculum vitae.

Each manuscript must be accompanied by a $25.00 entry fee, paid through Submittable at the time of your submission.

Manuscripts in consideration by other publishers are elligible, but if your manuscript is for publication elsewhere, you must withdraw it through Submittable.

Results will be announced in the fall on our website and social media feeds, and in major poetry and writing magazines once a winner has been chosen.