Awards & Contests

Gwendolyn Brooks

The Department of English and Foreign Language seeks poetry written in English by undergraduate students of Alabama A&M University full or part-time.

Deadline—April 1st, 2023. Winners announced April 18th.

To apply, see details below.

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2022 contest rules

  • one poem per entrant
  • 60 lines or less
  • include the title of your poem
  • previously unpublished
  • no simultaneous submissions
  • poems by current students only
  • Microsoft Word or PDF
  • 12-point sized Times New Roman font
  • No self-identifying information on the poem (other than A# in top right corner) 
  1. scan the QR code above or use this link: https://forms.gle/MkPAYwR4W8p8ENjt9
  2. fill out biographical fields
  3. upload poem, including A # (no other identifying info)
Contact Pamela Monasco: pamela.monasco@aamu.edu

 

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