The Ina Coolbrith Memorial Poetry Prize

The Ina Coolbrith Memorial Poetry Prize was established by friends of Ina Coolbrith, former Poet Laureate of California. The competition is designed to encourage the artistic development of student poets. Local winners are forwarded to the statewide contest. On the State level, cash prizes totaling $500 will be awarded and divided at the discretion of the judges. 

Awards are made for the best unpublished poem or group of poems by an undergraduate student at the system-wide University of California campuses, University of the Pacific, Mills College, Stanford University, Santa Clara University, and St. Mary's College. Winning manuscripts are filed in the University Archives at the Bancroft Library on the Berkeley campus.

Submitted poems must be typewritten, original, and unpublished.  You may enter as many poems as you wish, but each poem should have its own title.  Please limit entries to 15 pages or less.
 

Submission Guidelines for Students:

• Last 4 digits of your student ID number in the upper-right corner
• The name of the contest in the upper-right corner
• Title of Poem(s)
• Do not put your name on the poem(s) / submission