Levis Reading Prize
Summary
The Levis Reading Prize is awarded annually for the best first or second book of poetry published in the previous calendar year. Traditionally, the winner receives an honorarium and are invited, expenses paid, to Richmond to present a public reading in the following fall.
Guidelines
The prize is given annually for the best first or second book of poetry published in the previous calendar year (2023).
Entries must have been published within the 2023 calendar year. Entries from vanity presses or self-published works are not eligible. Because judges for the contest will come from the faculty of the VCU MFA Creative Writing Program, entries from VCU program graduates and affiliates are not eligible.
Payment
Traditionally, the winner receives an honorarium and are invited, expenses paid, to Richmond to present a public reading in the following fall.
