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The Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize

A prize of $2,000 is given annually for a poetry collection published in the previous year by a resident of upstate New York. The winner will also give a reading and teach a master class at Utica University.

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Competition Details

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Prize: $2,000 For best poetry collection published by an Upstate author.

Submission Deadline:
August 31, 2022

Entry Fee:
There is no entry fee.

Final Judge:
(To be announced.)

Entry Form

Entry Instructions:

Send completed entry form, a brief CV listing creative and scholarly accomplishments, and two (2) copies of the work to:

Gary Leising
Utica University
School of Arts and Sciences
1600 Burrstone Road
Utica, NY 13502

**NOTE: Books may be sent in by author or publisher.

Submission Criteria:

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Submitted work must be a book of poems in English, at least 48 pages long, published between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 by a resident of Upstate New York. Collections by more than one author, "collected" or "selected" volumes, collections of translations, self-published works, and vanity press publications are not eligible.

Additional Requirements:

Winner must agree, upon contest entry:

  • to give permission for portions of the winning work to be reproduced for publicity; and
     
  • to, at a mutually agreeable date in April 2023, 1) receive the award in person, 2) give a reading at Utica University, and 3) meet with students in a master class.

All books entered in competition will be donated to the Utica University library and the Utica Public Library.

A galley of previous Eugene Nassar Poetry Prize recipients (2012 to present).

Past Nassar Poetry Prize Winners

Contact Us

Gary Leising

Dr. Gary Leising

Gary Leising

English Department Chair
(315) 223-2381
gleisin@utica.edu

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