“The twenty-fifth New Criterion Poetry Prize,” by the Editors

The Editors are pleased to announce the twenty-fifth New Criterion Poetry Prize for a book-length manuscript of poems that pay close attention to form.

Judges: Peter Filkins, Roger Kimball & Adam Kirsch.

The winner will receive $3,000 and the winning manuscript will be published in the winter of 2026.

Contestants can submit their entries here.

An entrance fee of $25 is required for each online entry. Manuscripts should not exceed sixty pages in length. Submissions must be received no later than May 15, 2025. The winner will be announced in the summer of 2025. 

For a list of previous winners, please visit our bookstore.