Celeste Turner Wright Poetry Contest

The Celeste Turner Wright Poetry Prize is sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. Dr. Celeste Turner Wright (1906-1999) became the first woman professor on the UC Davis campus, where she was also the first Ph.D. to teach in the humanities. Along with her scholarly work, she published three volumes of poetry: Etruscan Princess, A Sense of Place and Seasoned Timber. Her memoir, University Woman, appeared in 1981. The competition is designed to encourage the artistic and creative development of student poets. The Academy of American Poets is offering a cash prize of up to $100 for the best poem or group of poems submitted by a registered full time UC Davis student at the time of the award, either graduate or undergraduate.

• All entrants must be registered UC Davis undergraduate or graduate students in Spring quarter of the contest year.
• Submitted poems must be original and previously unpublished.
• You may enter up to five poems not to exceed a total of 10 pages.
• A prize may be given for one poem or for a group of poems.
• Each poem should be on a separate page.
• Do not put your name on any poem. Instead, put the last 4 digits of your student ID number at the top of each page along with "C.T. Wright Poetry Contest."
• Number the pages.

PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW TO SEND YOUR CONTEST ENTRY:

https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0UKOH68VAEXS6Eu