The Backwaters Prize in Poetry Honorable Mention

The Backwaters Prize in Poetry, an international poetry book competition initiated by the Backwaters Press in 1998, has produced award-winning books by some of America’s finest authors. The annual Prize builds upon an impressive backlist in poetry and creative prose that contributes to the cultural significance and preservation of diverse social groups and societies across the world. Each year one poetry manuscript is selected as an overall winner, and one poetry manuscript is selected as an honorable mention, by a committee of preliminary judges and one final judge. Both the selected winner and honorable mention are published by the University of Nebraska Press. Submission guidelines for the prize series can be found at nebraskapress.unl.edu/the-backwaters-press-prize-in-poetry/.