Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers
The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers, established in 2007, is an esteemed annual competition dedicated to celebrating the remarkable talent of high school students with a passion in poetry.
Interested in the competition?
Competition Overview
High school sophomores and juniors
Eligibility
Free
Entry fee
November 1 through November 30
Submission deadline
Competition Details
1. Introduction
The Kenyon Review hosts two competitions: Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers and The Kenyon Review Poetry Contest. The competition is named in honor of Patricia Grodd, who supported The Kenyon Review and its various programs, as well as her unwavering dedication to education and profound affection for the art of poetry. Each year, the Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize provides a remarkable platform for these gifted young poets to showcase their creativity, express their unique perspectives, and make their voices heard in the literary world.
2. Judges
The final judge for this year’s contest is poet Cate Marvin. Cate Marvin is an award-winning poet and professor whose work has received significant acclaim. Her debut collection,World’s Tallest Disaster, was selected by Robert Pinsky for the 2000 Kathryn A. Morton Prize, and in 2002 she won the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize. She later co-edited the anthology Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century. Her subsequent collections include Fragment of the Head of a Queen, which earned her a Whiting Award, and Oracle, named one of “The Best Poetry Books of 2015” by The New York Times. Her most recent collection, Event Horizon, was published in 2022. Marvin teaches in the Stonecoast M.F.A. Program at the University of Southern Maine and is a Professor of English at the College of Staten Island, CUNY. She is also a Guggenheim Fellow.
3. Prizes
- The winner will receive a full scholarship to a Kenyon Review Young Writers workshop.
- Note: If the winner has previously attended a Young Writers Summer Residential Workshop, the scholarship may be applied to the Young Writers Summer Online or Winter Online Workshops.
- The winning poem and runners-up will be published in The Kenyon Review.
Submission Requirements
1. Submission Guidelines
- Submit one unpublished poem only.
- Your entry must not be submitted simultaneously to other magazines or contests.
2. Formatting
- Acceptable file formats include PDF, Word document (.doc or .docx), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Microsoft Wordpad, Notepad, and Apple TextEdit (.txt).
3. Submission Process
- Submit your poem through The Kenyon Review’s Submittable page.
- Complete all required fields, attach your file, and click the “submit here” button.
