$2,500 awarded annually by Shenandoah and Washington and Lee University

The Prize includes publication of new work in Shenandoah.

Eligibility for 2009 Prize: all writers of POETRY with only one published book in that genre.
To apply, send first book,* five unpublished poems and biographical information along with an s.a.s.e. and a check for $25 (from either author or publisher), which brings a year’s subscription to Shenandoah, between March 15 and March 31, 2009 to:

R. T. Smith
The Shenandoah/Glasgow Prize
SHENANDOAH
Mattingly House / 2 Lee Avenue
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450-2116

(540) 458-8908

* Books submitted for consideration will not be returned and will be donated to a local library after the contest has been judged.