The Program in Creative Writing’s Princeton University Poetry Contest for High School Students recognizes outstanding work by student writers in the 11th grade.

http://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/high-school-contests/poetry-contest/

Prizes: First Prize – $500, Second Prize – $250, Third Prize – $100

To apply online, please complete the form 

http://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/high-school-contests/poetry-contest/

 before midnight on November 27, 2015.

The jury will consist of members of the Princeton University Creative Writing faculty such as Michael Dickman, Paul Muldoon, James Richardson, Tracy K. Smith, Susan Wheeler, and Monica Youn. The winning poems and results will be posted on the Program in Creative Writing page at arts.princeton.edu in February 2016. Submissions will not be returned.